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October 21, 2020
The Gospel: Meaning and Magic Amid Decline
For years now, evangelical leaders have coped poorly or not at all with their overall...
October 20, 2020
The Fantasy and the Reality of Evangelical Youth Groups
Of late, we've been checking out the hilarious, utterly-lacking-in-self-awareness ramblings of aspiring youth evangelist Greg...
October 19, 2020
I Love Evangelicals’ Predictions About Evangelicalism’s Future (LSP #162)
Today, Lord Snow Presides over what evangelicals' predictions about the future reveal about themselves.
October 18, 2020
The Fantasy Youth Evangelists Sell Pastors (Doesn’t Ever Happen)
Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about an evangelist named Greg Stier. Like...
October 17, 2020
Where White Evangelicals REALLY Lost Their Way
Richard T. Hughes thinks he has finally nailed exactly what went wrong with white evangelicals....
October 16, 2020
Counting the (False) Costs of My Teen Zealotry
As we reviewed evangelist Greg Stier's three totally-surefire teen evangelism strategies, many of us got...
October 15, 2020
‘Counting the Costs’ is Music to Authoritarian Ears
Before I get into the harm his suggestions do to children, I realized I needed...
October 14, 2020
Greg Stier: Mobilizing a Child Army For Jesus
Evangelicals don't ever catch this essential disconnect between their fetishization of innocence and their ruthless...
October 13, 2020
Greg Stier’s Reframing Game: Basic Gaslighting
Today, we'll cover his second suggestion: emotionally manipulating teenagers with reframing. I'll show you how...
October 12, 2020
The Redemption of Johnny Lawrence (LSP #161)
Hi and welcome back! Last week, we had a really good time mocking evangelist Greg...
October 11, 2020
How Greg Stier Thinks Teens Will Save Christianity
Today, let's examine Greg Stier's first piece of advice to the tribe -- and see...
October 10, 2020
Greg Stier, Teen-Ministry Huckster, Thinks Teens Will TOTALLY Save Christianity
Hi and welcome back! The self-serving pandering of toxic Christians will never, ever stop amusing...
October 09, 2020
Beware: Esports Is the Big New ‘Mission Field’
Christians have wrecked their credibility in so many places that it's getting hard for them...
October 08, 2020
The Trump Betrayal Evangelicals Just Aren’t Talking About
Hi and welcome back! Last week, news emerged about Donald Trump mocking and belittling evangelical...
October 07, 2020
Why Toxic Christians Hate ‘Weak Christians’ So Much
Hi and welcome back! One recent topic of interest around here is the redefinition of love...
October 06, 2020
Long Ago, When Evangelicals Cared About Being ‘Stumbling Blocks’
Today, let me show you why evangelicals can't take health precautions and can't care about other people's health and...
October 05, 2020
‘A Word from the Lord’ Still Doesn’t Make Sense (LSP #160)
Today, Lord Snow Presides over these bizarre little performances and how they're used in authoritarian...
October 04, 2020
Trump’s COVID-19 Denial: Playing Stupid Games for Stupid Prizes
Hi and welcome back! Sometimes, the news astonishes me. However, this was not one of...
October 03, 2020
Well, Well: LifeWay Is SUING Former CEO Thom Rainer
Today, let me show you what's going on with the LifeWay lawsuit against Thom Rainer,...
October 02, 2020
The Real Tipping Point of Christian Dominance (Already Came and Went)
Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about Thom Rainer's assertion in 2018 that American...
October 01, 2020
Where Thom Rainer’s ‘Tipping Point’ Changed (and Why)
In his 2018 blog post, he warned his readers that American churches were cruising toward...
September 2020
September 30, 2020
Weaponized Pet Names: Recognize This Control-Grab
Hi and welcome back! I find inspiration in the strangest places sometimes. Case in point:...
September 29, 2020
Self-Interest Above All: The SBC Needs More Sales
This whole situation is a hilarious example of self-interest -- and evangelicals can't even see...
September 28, 2020
UYC: Single Christian Man Tells ‘Christian Girls’ Never to Settle (LSP #159)
He's one of many, many thousands of men and women in his end of Christianity...
September 27, 2020
The Autopsy of ‘Autopsy of a Deceased Church’
Hi and welcome back! Recently, we've been checking out Thom Rainer's Autopsy of a Deceased Church:...
September 26, 2020
Autopsy: Thom Rainer’s 12-Step Church Revitalization Plan
Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, I showed you a 2014 book by Thom Rainer, Autopsy of...
September 25, 2020
Thom Rainer’s ‘Autopsy’ Needs Churches to Totally Change Now Please
In essence, 'Autopsy' demands that evangelical churches become something besides what they are and always...
September 24, 2020
Christian Games, Incomplete Participation, and Suspension of Disbelief
Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about authoritarian Christians in terms of roleplaying games....
September 23, 2020
How Gaming Griefers Reveal Broken Systems
Hi and welcome back! Over the years, I've played and administered a whole bunch of...
September 22, 2020
Reducing Christian Churn By Manipulating Parents
Yes, Christians. The shameless hucksters whose livelihoods are directly tied to your contributions would really...
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