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Whispers of a Stronger Faith
In Whispers of a Stronger Faith: Stories of Faith and Discovery Randy Greene chronicles his story of wrestling with the fundamentalist Christian worldview in which he was raised. This short Kindle book was released in October 2016, and you can pick up a copy for just $0.99 as a Kindle book or for $5.99 in paperback.
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What the Nashville Statement Actually Says
The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW), the American evangelical coalition leading the charge to revive the destructive patriarchal norms in our society, recently released a statement on “biblical sexuality” called the Nashville Statement. This statement...
For I Know the Plans I Have for… Steve?
Jeremiah 29:11 is undoubtedly one of the most misused verses in the Bible; likely second only to Matthew 7:1. You can find this verse plastered on virtually anything where you can fit print: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper...
What Israel Teaches Us About the Idolatry of Security
In pursuit of national and personal security, Israel demanded Samuel anoint for them a human king so they could be like all the other nations. For a recent class, I wrote an essay on 1 Samuel 8:4-22, the story of when Israel approached the prophet Samuel to have him...
Guys, Gideon was a Coward
Several years ago, I was charged with the task of heading up and ensuring the smooth operation of a week of Vacation Bible School. For whatever reason, the person normally responsible for such nonsense (the smooth operating part) was not going to be able to do it that...
Still Crusading
Between the years of 500 ᴄᴇ and 1250 ᴄᴇ, Christianity transitioned from being the state religion of the Roman Empire to being the assumed religion of the entire Western world. The power of the Church came to transcend government and culture to become the strongest tie...
The Gospel According to the Scriptures
In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul outlines his definition of the Gospel for the believers in Corinth. He reminds them “of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved.” This gospel, according to Paul, is “that Christ...
Losing Christ Within the Empire
This past Saturday, Pastor Robert Jeffress led his church, First Baptist Church of Dallas, in a service at the Kennedy Center. The service, which they called a “Celebrate Freedom Rally,” was a thinly-veiled Trump rally that celebrated Donald Trump as God’s anointed...
Questions About the Masculine God
One of my favorite classes in college was an intro-level course on rhetorical criticism. When I enrolled in it, I had no idea what the class was - I just knew that it was required for my degree - but by the end of the class, I had been deeply changed. The basic idea...
Freedom from Legalism
As 2016 turned into 2017, there were several blog posts floating around the internet that introduced the concept of picking a “word for the year.” As the “My One Word” website explains, you are to “Choose just one word that represents what you most hope God will do in...
God’s Chosen: Wrestling with God and Humanity
Certain theological questions transcend time, maintaining their relevance across cultures and eras. Among those is the question of adequacy: Why does God choose me? As Christians, we often do not feel worthy of God’s call - the reality of our human failings seem like...