Why I Hate Evangelicals
I had an interesting experience a few years back. A message was sent to me on social media from a family member asking me, “Why do you hate evangelicals?” I Am Evangelical If you follow …
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Politics and the church
Recently, there have been disagreements within Christianity over the church’s role in the political sphere. Christians are wondering if Republicanism is wrapped too tightly into the fabric of American Evangelicalism. Most, however, say no. To …
I love America but it is not my idol
America is not, nor has it ever been, nor should it ever be a “Christian nation.” We can’t baptize a nation, nor should we try. Christians are the last people on earth in need of …
Five reasons to abandon the attractional church model
The “Attractional Church,” according to Jared C. Wilson (from The Gospel-Driven Church), can be defined as “a way of doing church ministry whose primary purpose is to make Christianity appealing.” Now, there’s certainly nothing wrong with …
My Testimony…Hope Story…Why I Believe
If you have spent any time in the evangelical church, you have heard people talk about sharing their Christian testimony. If you don’t know what that means, a person’s testimony is basically their story of …
Stranger Things than Fiction: The Real Stories Behind Stranger Thing’s Satanic Panic
Stranger Things returned to Netflix with the first seven episodes of its fourth season in May 2024. Matt and Ross Duffer’s series has offered fans a mixture of horror and sci-fi with a massive dose …
A Eulogy For The Public Testimony of The Evangelical Church in America
My wife, at times, talks about a funeral she went to as a child where the eulogy praised the virtues of a person so that she didn’t even recognize the description of that individual. I …
Six Things the “Burning Man” Festival Teaches Us About Postmodernity
The postmodern generation is emerging, and they are all looking for community and some form of mystic togetherness. This search for belonging comes with desires for liberation, social activism, and artsy, spiritual expressions that appear …
Taking The Lord’s Name in Vain…What’s Trump Got to Do With It?
Trump’s Christians I have a lot of respect for Miroslav Volf. I typically find his perspective rather insightful. But, like all of us, he can go too far sometimes. He recently shared a comment on …
Wonders in the heavens and signs on the earth
The eclipse on April 8th, 2024, has my social media feeds abuzz with all kinds of end-time speculation and projected significance beyond the actual wonder of the moon coming between the Earth and the Sun. …