(Credit: Nicholas Eckhart, Flickr Creative Commons) In keeping with Holy Week, I had originally intended to write about to resurrection today to go along with posts I’ve already written about Good Friday and Holy Saturday. But I’ve decided to do a little schedule tweaking because I really want to talk about the idea of a Christian business. But fear not, my post on the resurrection will still run, more appropriately, this Sunday. +++++++++++++++ As I was reading through Indiana’s controversial... Read more

(The Incredulity of Thomas, Caravaggio) As we enter Holy Week, I want to look at three of the most important aspects of this holiest time of the Christian calendar – God crucified, doubt, and the resurrection. This week’s post are going to focus on what these things mean to me and what relevance I think they have for the world today. On Monday, I talked about the crucifixion, today, I’ll be looking at the importance of doubt, and on Friday I’ll wrap things... Read more

As we enter Holy Week, I want to look at three of the most important aspects of this holiest time of the Christian calendar – God crucified, doubt, and the resurrection. This week’s post are going to focus on what these things mean to me and what relevance I think they have for the world today. Today I’ll be talking about the crucifixion, on Wednesday I’ll be looking at the importance of doubt, and on Friday I’ll wrap things up with... Read more

Say hello to Randy Frazee. He’s the senior minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, TX and author of Believe, an interesting new book that uses scripture to walk readers through key beliefs and practices of the Christian faith. Though this is a sponsored post, I made sure to do some digging into Believe and I think particularly if you are a new believer or just someone like me who needs to know why I should believe something, you’ll find this book to be... Read more

After an untold amount of work hours were squandered by thousands of Americans across this great land of ours, a 67% to 33% blowout has given us our 2015 American Jesus Madness champion. Yoga Pants. I know it seems ridiculous that an article of workout clothing could be this year’s champion of American Christianity. But in a way, I think it’s kinda perfect. After all, for all the legitimate issues facing both the Church and the broader world today, in American Christianity there... Read more

We’ve come at last to the end of all things. After today, nothing will ever be the same again. You’ll look back on this day and tell your grandchildren where you were and how many times you voted. For on this day, a new champion of American Christianity will be crowned! Ok, so maybe it’s not quite that epic, but it’s close. Fine, it’s not that close, but this is your last chance to spend a day procrastinating by voting over... Read more

I have to be honest. I thought Pope Francis was a shoe-in for the championship. I mean, he’s the vicar of Christ on earth. If anyone can resist that irresistible siren that is Yoga Pants, surely it is him. But like so many men before him, Yoga Pants were just too much for Pope Frank. Actually, he was destroyed by Yoga Pants in the biggest margin of victory in the tournament so far. Maybe ever. On the other side of the... Read more

Welcome to the Apocalypse!! See? Not as scary as you thought. Well, we’ve almost reached the end of our journey. The winners of today’s matchups will move on to fight for the greatest championship ever in the history of ever. In one corner, we have Pope Francis facing off against the bane of Christian Men Everywhere: Yoga Pants. In the other corner, Fox News Christians rejoice and shout “That’s what we’ve been saying all along!!” as Liberals, Immigrants, Muslims, The Poor,... Read more

Well, the end is no longer nigh. It’s here!! After a last minute comeback by The Gospel, we officially have our 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Check out the results below the come back at 9am to start voting to determine who’s gonna play for this year’s American Jesus Madness championship!! EXQUISITE 8 RESULTS Pope Francis – 53%        God’s Not Dead – 47% Yoga Pants – 57%        Jesus Feminists – 43% Liberals, Immigrants, Muslims,... Read more

Welcome to the Esquite 8 where we’re just a hair’s breath away from the Apocalypse round!! Remember.… You can vote on each matchup or just the ones you like. It’s totally up to you. Voting is unlimited. So, vote now and vote often. HOWEVER: After about 50 votes or so, you’ll probably see a “Thank you, we’ve already counted your vote message.” In previous years, there was a long “cooling off” period before Poll Daddy would let you vote again. BUT it seems... Read more