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July 2021

July 20, 2021
I've said it before but it probably bears repeating: Theology can be vitally important. However,...
July 15, 2021
I cohost a podcast called Heretic Happy Hour. The running gag is that we claim...
July 13, 2021
I love making memes. They are fun, creative, and take very little time to create....
July 08, 2021
What does it mean to repent? If you ask most evangelical Christians, they'll likely start...
July 07, 2021
"Jesus quotes the Old Testament, therefore he affirms everything in it." How many of you...
July 05, 2021
If you are a member of the LGBTQ community, and you are "out," you've probably...

June 2021

June 30, 2021
In my last entry, I discussed a ridiculous Paul Washer quote about how God saves...
June 29, 2021
"When a man gets saved, he gets saved from God. The justice of God was...
June 23, 2021
I am not interested in the fact that John Piper disapproves of the celebration of...
June 22, 2021
When I first returned to Patheos back in November 2020, I wrote a piece about...
June 21, 2021
Universalism pisses a lot of Christians off. Not all of them, but a lot of...
June 17, 2021
Earlier this week, I had an informal debate/discussion with a radio host named Frank Holzhauser...
June 15, 2021
When Jesus talked about hell, he used the Hebrew or Aramaic equivalent of the Greek word...
June 08, 2021
Please don't get me wrong; I love sex. It feels amazing. It's a great way...
June 04, 2021
Dear Christian Haters, Bigots, and Homophobes, Forgive me if this letter comes across as nothing...
June 04, 2021
I recently read an article by my friend Keith Giles that got me thinking (I know,...

May 2021

May 26, 2021
A few weeks back, I was watching an online debate between my friend Keith Giles...
May 24, 2021
The moment when you take your first step through the gates of hell, the only...
May 20, 2021
The other day, my man Derrick Day ironically shared to Facebook an asinine article called "10...
May 19, 2021
I have friends who believe that theology doesn't matter, and while I respect where some...
May 18, 2021
Most Christians I've met say they believe in hell. Typically, it's reserved for non-believers who...
May 12, 2021
The Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus is a go-to passage infernalists use to...
May 11, 2021
The cool thing about being a writer is that if you do it well enough...
May 01, 2021
A few weeks ago, The Gospel Coalition released a book about deconstruction called Before You...

April 2021

April 20, 2021
The 4-booklet anthology, entitled The Bonfire Sessions: A Year of Shadow and Flame, is out...
April 19, 2021
Last week, I came out as bisexual. Needless to say, it's been an interesting week....
April 13, 2021
I'm happily married to a woman. We've been married for nearly 17 years. Some people...
April 12, 2021
The Parable of the Prodigal and His Brother comes from Luke 15:11-32 and is a...

March 2021

March 30, 2021
In Part I of this two-part series, we talked about Christianity's assumptions about so-called "original...
March 29, 2021
A lot of Christians have a skewed view of sin. If I had to guess...
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