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November 2022

November 01, 2022
Is there a right or wrong way to grieve? Is it possible to get “stuck”...

October 2022

October 27, 2022
Deconstruction is not a new movement. Plato's allegory of the cave is an ancient story...
October 23, 2022
Fundamentalism shoots itself in the foot by telling people that they can't be good Christians...
October 19, 2022
Is Halloween really Satan's holiday? When I was a kid that's what I was told....
October 17, 2022
These days it seems like everything is polarized. It's Republicans versus Democrats, pro-life versus pro-choice,...
October 14, 2022
Fun-damn-mentalists enjoy scaring the Hell out of people. They love the idea of people burning...
October 11, 2022
If you missed Clergy Appreciation Day (October 9, 2022),  don’t worry—your church can still show...
October 06, 2022
Clergy Appreciation Day in 2022 is October 9th and your minister is well aware of that....
October 04, 2022
Many pastors are quiet quitting the church. If you're unfamiliar with that term, it's come...
October 02, 2022
What do you say to people experiencing homelessness when they speak to you on the...

September 2022

September 29, 2022
Many people call the gift of tongues their Prayer Language. This assumes that it is...
September 25, 2022
Is See You at the Pole an annual event of spiritual dedication, or a perfect...
September 22, 2022
You may have heard it said that the gift of tongues is a lesser gift....
September 19, 2022
“Receive the Holy Spirit,” whispered my Pentecostal friend. One hand was on my chest and...
September 15, 2022
Is the Holy Spirit only for Christians? While Jesus’ followers disagree with each other on...
September 12, 2022
In my last articles, I must have come across as if I believe that Jesus...
September 09, 2022
When the church claims that Jesus was sinless, what does that mean? In this series’...
September 06, 2022
Was Jesus sinless? Christian teaching claims that he was—but what does that mean? In my...
September 02, 2022
When we read great literature, we expect the best heroes to have flaws. Whenever you...

August 2022

August 30, 2022
I love the song “Cuss a Little,” by Kylie Morgan. It’s about sin, hypocrisy, and...
August 26, 2022
Why do we worship God? Does God need to be worshipped? Throughout the Bible, people...
August 23, 2022
When Jesus said, “Don't cast your pearls before swine (Matthew 7.6),” what did he mean?...
August 19, 2022
As a progressive Christian, I have deconstructed many things about my faith - but not...
August 17, 2022
If you give a man a fish, you will feed him for a day. If...
August 12, 2022
Evangelical pastors look at me as if I’ve grown two heads when I say I...
August 10, 2022
How do you handle it when your relatives believe differently? Cain killed Abel because of...
August 08, 2022
The Church often uses internal discipline to cover up crime. Because the church believes itself...
August 05, 2022
Recently, I saw a meme of a father wielding the Shield of Faith to protect...
August 03, 2022
Are pastors supposed to function as God’s morality police? Is there a better way than...
August 01, 2022
Church discipline is all about bullying people who don't conform. There--I said it.   A...
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