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June 2026

June 08, 2026

After the Eulogy Comes the Resurrection

I have been to enough funerals to know that the days after are...

December 2025

December 01, 2025

A Eulogy for the Sleeping Church

For the last 20 years, I have been a disruptor – a corrective. Whether...

August 2025

August 01, 2025

Trump’s America or Constantine’s Rome?

Throughout the process of researching for the Kingdom of Man, I was surprised by just...

July 2025

July 03, 2025

Are Christian Nationalists Behind our Involvement with Iran?

In the Kingdom of Man, I stated unequivocally that untrained conservative evangelicals (politicians and other...

July 16, 2024

Kierkegaard and Christian Nationalism

I was wrong. In fact, I wasn’t even close on this one—an intellectual anomaly for...

June 2024

June 17, 2024

Proof The SBC Intentionally Subjugates Women

The recent annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) held in Indiana let the...

April 2024

April 10, 2024

4 Things Progressive Christians Get Wrong

Nothing encourages a person more than telling them what they are doing wrong. I have...

September 2023

September 25, 2023

Evangelicalism Will Eventually Die and This is Why

It seems like an extreme statement to state that evangelicalism will die. In general, I...

July 2023

July 20, 2023

The SBC Will Never Allow Women To Be Pastors And Here’s Why

Recently Saddleback Church was expelled from the SBC for employing a woman pastor within their...

June 2023

June 20, 2023

A Progressive Interpretation of the Bible

In the realm of progressive thinking, issues with evangelicalism often stem from questions of authority...

May 2023

May 23, 2023

Why Am I Trying To Destroy The Church?

First and foremost the church needs no help from me in destroying itself. It...

May 08, 2023

5 Things Pastors Can Do For The Next Election Cycle

If you have ever read the Gospel Coalition Blog you will be familiar with...

February 2023

February 27, 2023

5 Takeaways from The Disfellowship of Saddleback by The Southern Baptist Convention

Last week the Southern Baptist Convention disfellowshipped (dismissed) Saddleback Church in Lake Forest California....

December 2022

December 15, 2022

Sex, Masturbation, and Purity Culture: My Conversation With Linda Kay Klein

I recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat with purity culture expert...

November 2022

November 29, 2022

Was Jesus Transgender?

Recently a student, Joshua Heath, a Cambridge University fellow, preached a sermon that has...

November 23, 2022

A Call To All Pastors To Start Taking Discipleship Seriously

I have spent a lot of time in formal and informal ministry. I have been...

October 2022

October 27, 2022

Why It’s Good That Christianity is Progressive

If you have ever read Alisa Childers book “Another Gospel”, then you will know that...

August 2022

August 13, 2022

Feds Getting Involved in SBC Investigation

I have been covering the sexual abuse claims within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) for...

March 2022

March 16, 2022

Sexual Harassment at Christianity Today

Another evangelical institution has been accused of sexual misconduct. Yesterday it was reported that Christianity...

November 2021

November 18, 2021

Why Evangelicals Hate Deconstruction

Public critiques from evangelicals regarding deconstruction are on the rise over the last few years....

November 10, 2021

Either, Is Ignorance Bliss, OR Curing Cognitive Dissonance

Why do people say ignorance is bliss? The simple answer is because sometimes it’s better...

October 2021

October 28, 2021

What is Going on at Cornerstone University?

Cornerstone University is a small, liberal arts university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. If you live...

July 2021

July 05, 2021

A Conversation with Doug Pagitt

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Emerging Church forefather Doug Pagitt. Doug...

June 2021

June 14, 2021

The SBC and an Introduction to Critical Race Theory

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is among many groups considering the efficacy of Critical Race...

June 07, 2021

Deconstruction (Part One): Church & Scripture

For a long time, it remained a mystery to me as to why evangelicals have...

May 2021

May 14, 2021

Breaking Glass Steeples: On the God-Given Rights of Women

The amount of time dedicated to the issue of the roles of women in Church...

April 2021

April 18, 2021

The Weight of Truth

I remember when I officially cut ties with evangelicalism. It was a feeling of relief,...

April 13, 2021

A Response to Roger E. Olson’s View of Progressive Christianity

Roger E. Olson recently wrote an article “Who Is A ‘Progressive Christian’ and How Is...

April 05, 2021

A Conversation with Kristin Du Mez About Jesus and John Wayne

I had the unique privilege of interviewing Kristin Du Mez for the UNenlightenment podcast about...

March 2021

March 12, 2021

A Conversation With Brian McLaren: Trumpism, Culture, & Doubt

I had a chance to sit down with Brian McLaren this past week via Zoom...