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On Distorting Sex, Marriage, the Gospel (Live Q&A w/ Dr. Beth Felker Jones)

Like Jesus, we need to overturn the tables of those peddling gender hierarchies within the temple of our bodies.

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Why are therapists often the most popular “spiritual” writers?

Because therapists have taken over the role of pastoring, and pastors have gladly become teachings, managers, and leaders.

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“Stay in your lane” regarding therapy and theology!

The easy answer is that Christianity lost its authority through abuse and the shift into post-Christendom. But there are deeper realities too.

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discipleship Fundamentalism theology

What would an integrated life of faith look like? An outline

After a lot of criticism of fundamentalist and progressive Christianity, here is an outline of a way forward.

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discipleship theology

Why this is the 1st Fundamental Decision You Already Made about God

In the Christian deconstruction & reconstruction process, you always make a fundamental decision about God, which leads to a decision about the Bible.

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Culture Deconstruction ecclesiology evangelical evangelicalism Fundamentalism theology

11 Reasons Why I Criticize (White Christian) Progressive-Liberalism

I was recently asked why I regularly “go after” Christian progressive-liberalism.  I was asked specifically what my “motivation” is. Short answer: Because progressive-liberalism repeats or is reactive to fundamentalism, and fails to be faithful to the truth entrusted to the church.

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Why Do I Criticize Evangelical-Fundamentalism?

Short answer: Because they are my people and they are more liberal than they know, and it’s causing people to walk away.

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God Love Recent Posts theology

God Proves to Us? or, Unsystematic Thought’s on God’s Love #3

I missed it! Diving again into God’s love, I missed the craziness that God would ever bother proving anything to us! The Gods and Kings Normally you had to prove yourself to the gods, to the kings, to the lords, to your city, to your family. They had nothing to prove to you—except what happens […]

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discipleship Love Recent Posts theology

While We Were Weak: or, Unsystematic Thought’s on God’s Love #2

A mosaic depicts the death of Christ and a passage from the Gospel of John that tells of the blood and water flowing from Christ's side. Biblical scholars see the blood and water as symbolic references to the Eucharist and baptism. Pope John Paul II's 14th encyclical, "Ecclesia de Eucharistia," focuses on the central sacrament of the faith. (CNS file photo) (April 16, 2003) See stories to come.

God’s demonstration of love: “While we were still weak…Christ died for the ungodly” (Rom. 5: 6).  The character of love is revealed in the midst of weakness.  • False love—as narcissism—preys on weakness rather than protecting it.  • False love—as self-loathing—points out weakness rather than providing for it. • False love—as fear—hides from weakness rather than […]

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Stop Proof-Texting the Resurrection: or, On Not a ‘Spiritual’ Resurrection in 1 Cor. 15:44

Does the bodily resurrection of Jesus matter for Christianity? Is a physical resurrection of the believers part of faith?  It’s what we’ve been talking about this week. Many now say, “No. A physical resurrection is immaterial to the truth of Easter and the power of Christianity.” Marcus Borg is a good example. Here is what […]