As evangelicals, we are used to “revivals.” Big social and media events where hundreds to tens of thousands […]
Category Archive: Religion
How Christianity can walk the road towards close-mindedness, anger, thought-policing, anti-science, and insider-outsider mentality.
My summary of, and reaction to, Phil Vischer’s history of Ken Ham’s Creationism.
Things are not the same now as they were 2,000 years ago. Here are some ways that gender has changed, and how that may apply to our view of the Bible…
There is a rising conspiracy theory, known as Qanon, which teaches that a cabal of pedophilic and child-eating […]
Search us, O God, and know our church culture; Try us and know our anxious thoughts; And see […]
What if… …it’s really the conservative Christians who will only tolerate teachers who “tickle their ears”? What if […]
Wait, what…? Paul doesn’t want us obsessing about or trying to control the sins of the world? Paul thinks we should actually hold our own leaders to account instead…?
More is coming out about Jerry Falwell Jr. as we speak. It is so recent I am waiting […]
Me: so I don’t really get the pro life argument. Could you explain it to me? Every Evangelical […]
For the record, the Bereans also asked, “hath God really said.” If someone shames you for thinking critical […]
Just a gentle reminder about what our religion teaches about personal rights. ✌️ In whatever you do, don’t […]
…just to be clear, there is a Bible verse for… 1. Burning witches 2. Castrating theological opponents 3. […]
Birds don’t sing because they are showing off. They are not proud, vain, self-centred, competitive, egocentric, or immature. […]
I think one if the very emotionally healthy aspects of Christianity is the emphasis that in Christ, ALL […]
Because the Pharisees believed that a person could go to Hell for breaking any of the 613 commandments […]
16 reasons why it may be legitimate to divorce and remarry, as a Christian.
I recently took a Christian seminary class on new religious movements. Jehovahs Witnesses were among the groups that […]
Because the Pharisees believed that a person could go to Hell for breaking any of the 613 commandments […]
The Bible is an amazing book. It is THE book: ancient, influential, powerful. But…not the ONLY book. And […]
The Onan story is not about masturbation: in fact, no Bible passages address it. Here are some principles to help you think it through…
It occurs to me that Jesus really didn’t seem to care much about protecting the reputation of the […]
So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over […]
As I continue to read Rebecca Davis’ book, “Pure,” on purity culture she continues to lay out the […]
Churches and Christians often seem ill equipped to help abuse survivors. This is because our religion has trained […]
For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains […]
Unbiblical sermons #1
“Women need to dress modestly so that their weaker brothers will not be caused to stumble.”
Well, actually…
1) “Stumbling stones” normally refers to…
In his book, “Good to Great,” Jim Collins says that the secret to a great business is “getting […]
Jesus was not a doormat.Jesus stood up to bullies.Jesus walked away from mobs and false teachers.Jesus left situations […]
Jesus said to “turn the other cheek.” Here are twenty reasons why that does not mean that a […]
If you take something simple, like say an apple: there are a lot of different ways of looking […]
Reading the Bible, all by yourself, with no commentaries and no input from others is the ultimate in […]
Myth: “Men don’t ask for directions”“Men don’t read instructions”“When he gets like this, there’s no reasoning with him!”Reality: humble […]
I recently shared an interview from my therapist Chantelle Neufeld, entitled, “Raised in a Cult.” I commented that […]
I take serious issue with this meme. What it seems to imply is that if anyone leaves the […]
An important key in Biblical interpretation is distinguishing between principles and “magic formulas.” It is a good principle […]
👇 my commentary below 👇 O Lord, You have searched me and known me . You know when […]
As I have mentioned before, this blog was birthed out of my private journals. For that reason, a […]
When is a perfect time to leave? When the ministry is failing, you are fading, and everything has […]
Josiah Meyer 