Bible

Back in the 7th grade I got invited to a weekend-long retreat put on by...

It never fails that every time I try to deconstruct the traditional Christian concept of...

One day at the pool I saw a toddler almost march right off the edge...

"Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body. Here...

When I was in college I used to get so perturbed by my Bible professors...

Do you know how many people the Bible says were raised from the dead on...

I've said before that I'm not much of a fan of Jesus. If the reports of...

Growing up, my favorite superhero was definitely Superman. Hands down, no one else captured my...

Without googling it, would you know what a CVDP is? Would you immediately know what the...

When evangelical Christians first began debating the issue of abortion, they were nowhere near as...

I quit attending church nearly a decade ago, and up until that point I had...

It’s funny how you can read a story or watch a movie at two different...

Years ago Robert Fulghum wrote a best-selling book entitled All I Really Need to Know I...

When I first started writing and speaking to groups about my departure from the faith,...

Even on its own terms, an inerrant Bible is an absurdity. I'll explain what I...

Those of us who broke up with Jesus (he wouldn't return our calls) are accustomed to having...

It's amazing how different your upbringing can look to you after you get some distance...

You may not find this as fascinating as I do, but I recently came across...

Quite often I find myself in conversations with folks who feel that I left my...

If you are like me and you've got years of writing as a Christian out...

I've written before about the prevalence of projection among people of faith (if you haven't...

I recently heard a sermon reminding us all that "God never promised to make us...

What if I told you the book of Revelation really does have something to say...

I've labored for years now trying to articulate the main reasons why I left my...

I recently wrote about a revelation of sorts that I feel I need to unpack...

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon...

A few years back I had the pleasure of thinking-out-loud-together with Phil Vischer, co-creator of...

A friend wrote me this past weekend to ask a really good question: Why [do]...

When talking about my past relationship with Christianity, I talk a lot about shame. When...

“Where will you be when reality strikes?” Once upon a time, my "Papaw and Mamaw"...