Last week was a bad week. Not just for World Vision, but for the church. The zeal with which so many Christians abandoned their sponsored children in the name of theological purity wasn’t just embarrassing. It was repugnant and exposed the hate of so many that for so long has been hidden under the guise of “a difference of opinion.” In the time that has past since that epic fiasco, I’ve found myself returning over and over again to a verse... Read more

Really honored to have my friend Ed Cyzewski guest posting today. He’s talking about one of my favorite subject, the book of Revelation. After you read his post, make sure you pick of a copy of his fantastic new book The Good News of Revelation.   Christians in America have ZERO incentive to interpret the book of Revelation correctly. Learned Bible scholars have presented compelling interpretations for years that provide biblically grounded and compelling explanations for its symbols and predictions.... Read more

After immense pressure from the evangelical community, World Vision has reversed their decision to allow the hiring of gay married couples. While this doesn’t change my love for and continued support of World Vision, I’m extremely disappointed in their decision. But I’m more profoundly disappointed and incredibly disturbed by the response of so many in the evangelical community who so willing and quickly abandoned their covenant with children for the sake of theological purity. To say it has been utterly... Read more

It’s been almost 2 days since I heard the news that World Vision made an adjustment to their employment policy that will now allow for the hiring of people who are married and gay. 2 days since I watched as righteous indignation poured out across the web in the form of threats (now fulfilled) to pull funding and end child sponsorships over World Vision’s decision. It’s been 2 days and I confess – I’m still angry. I’m angry at those... Read more

With a commanding 61% of the votes Mark Sandlin has become the champion of American Jesus Madness for an unprecedented second year in a row!! Congratulations are also do to our 2014 American Jesus Madness bracket winner Rick Riedel!! With 109 points, he came from behind to stun the field at the end by correcting predicting Mark Sandlin would repeat as champ!! Congrats Rick!! A big congrats to both Mark and Rick and an even bigger thank you to everyone that... Read more

We’ve come to the end. The battle to end all battles. (Well, at least till next year when we do it all again) Reigning champ Mark Sandlin looks to defend his crown against newcomer Greg Boyd who has dished out nothing but shock and awe throughout the entire tournament. Who will emerge victorious? Probably either Mark or Greg. At least, if I had to guess, I would guess one of them. Anyway, one last time, here are a few important... Read more

It was a hard fought battle, that set yet another record with 66,000 votes cast in the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse round (that puts us at 176,000 votes for the entire tournament!!), but we finally have our championship matchup!! After trading leads with Nadia Bolz-Weber’s Tattoos all day, reigning champion Mark Sandlin was able to pull away at the end and secure his chance at an unprecedented second championship in a row. To keep his crowd, he’ll have to... Read more

Armageddon is upon us. The winners of the two matches today will move on to the 2014 American Jesus Madness championship where one of them will begin their reign as the champion of American Christianity. Will reigning champ Mark Sandlin be there to defend his crown? Or will he get distracted by the artistry of Nadia Bolz-Weber’s tattoos and finally get knocked off his throne? Will Greg Boyd revert back to his pacifist ways? Or will he continue his defiant... Read more

Another round, another new record!! After nearly 54,000 votes were cast (bringing us to just shy of 110,00 votes cast in the tournament so far), we have our 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Check out the results below to see who won and get ready to vote for the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse round starting TODAY @ 9AM EST!!   1ST ROUND RESULTS Willem Dafoe (The Last Temptation of Christ) – 53%         Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ) –... Read more

We’ve come to the precipice of Armageddon. The winners of these four matches today will move on to the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse round and then be only 1 win away from the championship. Who will it survive to usher in the apocalypse? As always, that’s up to you. Just a few reminders about voting… 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... Read more