March 11, 2021 If your old church was anything like mine, then the pastor would regularly try to insert some of his own personal failings into the sermon. He did this to remind us all that he was not...
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March 8, 2021 One thing I’ve noticed that many (not all) fundamentalist Christians have in common is that they haven’t done much traveling. And no, a mission trip doesn’t count. When you...
March 4, 2021 I’ve mentioned before how I still sometimes consume Christian content, usually podcasts. I was listening to one my usuals and the host was interviewing a guy who’d just released...
March 1, 2021 Did your church ever harp on the idea of “being missional”? Man, oh man. Mine sure did. It seemed like every other sermon, youth group message, or Bible study told us to “be...
Translating “Christianese” and Exploring its Troubling Implications
February 25, 2021 Christians love their lingo. They affectionately call it “Christianese.” But often under these cute and charming quirks of Christianity there lurks a more troubling...
February 22, 2021 If you spend a lot of time in the ex-evangelical community, you’re bound to hear or read others’ deconversion stories. These are valuable. As I’ve said before, your...