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May 2017

May 26, 2017

The Real Face of the Persecuted

Two and a half years ago, Florida charity worker Arnold Abbott made world headlines when...

May 22, 2017

Is Living Together Before Marriage a Sin?

When I was a young girl, I thought I’d be happily married to a nice...

May 19, 2017

For the Literal Love of Christ, Stop Making Jesus White

The fact that, in most biblical films, Jesus is cast as a white man while...

May 15, 2017

I Don’t Want to Be an American Christian, I Just Want to Follow Jesus

The label American Christian is largely and globally associated with negative connotations.

May 12, 2017

A Mother’s Day Without Proverbs 31

In my fundamentalist life, by now I would have been dreading Mother’s Day ...

May 01, 2017

It’s Okay to Love Your Religion without Forcing People to Convert

Why does the idea of simply trying to follow Jesus, loving others, and NOT trying...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Do Our Pets Go to Heaven?

The Bible is silent on this issue, but since so many people own pets and,...

April 27, 2017

We Agree: We Can’t Agree to Disagree on Anti-Gay Bigotry

When bigotry uses the tools of my trade -- in this case Greek philology --...

April 26, 2017

Your Permission Is Not Required

I’m finished asking permission and I won’t beg for forgiveness. I don’t need your authorization...

April 25, 2017

Nones, Dones and Religionless Christianity, Part 3

Secularism isn't a looming evil that must be resisted, but is a lived statement of...

April 19, 2017

Nones, Dones and Religionless Christianity, Part 2

For Dietrich Bonhoeffer, religious language is often a mask or a shield that protects us...

April 17, 2017

Nones, Dones and Religionless Christianity, Part 1

There's a better way to think about the future of religion. It's found in Dietrich...

April 07, 2017

One God

Several years ago, after going through a very troubling church experience, I went through a...

April 03, 2017

“I Just Go by What the Bible Says” and Other Ridiculous Things Pastors Say

If spent any time in a fundamentalist or evangelical church, you’ve probably heard some variation...

March 2017

March 31, 2017

This Is Red Letter Love

What exactly is red letter Love? I mean, we all know the great command to...

March 27, 2017

What I Believe Doesn’t Matter

Cindy Brandt, Do you believe in Hell? asks the most recent commenter on my blog.

March 24, 2017

I Desire Mercy, Not Masochism

In the fourteenth century Europe was struck by the bubonic plague, the deadliest disease outbreak...

March 22, 2017

Our Fire Is Ruining Facebook

I have been told that I can come off too harsh in my outspoken opposition...

March 17, 2017

Dear American Conservative Church

Dear American Conservative Church, I know I can be pretty hard on you and you...

March 15, 2017

Here’s Why Progressive Christianity Just Doesn’t Work

I'm anticipating a lot of people will read the title of this article without clicking...

March 10, 2017

It’s Time to Rethink Judgment

Evangelical Christians often focus on the idea of God's judgment as a terribly frightening event...

March 08, 2017

The Rapture, Hell and Salvation: How Our Doctrines Can Breed Fear, Suspicion and Judgment

Lately I have been considering the practicality of fervently holding to doctrines and beliefs.

March 06, 2017

The Incompetent God

As much as God wants to bring us into salvation, is He completely powerless without...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Not Your White Jesus

Jesus is not a white guy. I hate to break it to you, but all...

February 22, 2017

People, Not Projects: Re-Thinking Evangelism

We need to re-think evangelism--what it means and should look like.

February 21, 2017

God-Breathed: Questioning Inerrancy

Growing up, I was taught that the Bible is the Word of God, and that...

February 20, 2017

An Open Letter to Anyone Who Has Left a Church

To anyone who has left a church, especially those who left a church I've attended--I...

February 15, 2017

When Jesus Said “Love Your Enemies,” I Think He Meant “Don’t Kill Them.”

I am sometimes asked, How can you be a Christian and not support the death...

February 14, 2017

An Underlying Issue with the Letter Signed by Evangelical Leaders

Much of Evangelical Christianity has dehumanized Muslims by treating them as a project rather than...

February 13, 2017

How I Lost My Salvation

It started in 2013. I got married in January and a month later, in February,...

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