The Death We Fear: On Resisting Change in Others
“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.” — Pema Chödrön The way we resist change personally and in our own lives is a…
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Deconstructing Penal Substitution: A Biblical & Historical Critique
Grab a snack: it’s a long one. For centuries, the doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA) has been upheld in the heart of Western evangelical theology. According to this view,…
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Incarnation: The Christmas Invitation For Humanity
The story of Christmas often feels like a fairy tale: the serene manger, the glowing star, the angelic choirs singing of peace on earth. But the miracle of Christmas goes…
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Rebirth Through Responsibility: My Testimony of Mortality & Transformation
The last post on the neurological reality of spiritual transformations was a setup for this one. Let’s explore my story through the lens of mortality and responsibility, and discuss the…
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You Already Have Everything – An Addict’s Reflection on 2 Peter 1:3-10
2 Peter 1:3-10 is a passage that smacked me in rehab three years ago. It’s one of those where the writer of Scripture lays out a big picture, offering a…
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The Hypocrisy of Outrage: The Drag Queen Last Supper Controversy
The recent Olympics Drag Queen 'Last Supper' controversy riled everyone up, including me—not because it happened, but because of how Christians engaged with it. One pastor posted his concern about the Christian outrage and vehement rhetoric. It went viral. The comments railed against him were harsh, to have more confidence in calling sin "sin" and confronting the evil in the world, that he was sinning by approving of sin. Here's the thing: those comments are evil and sinful. That pastor did call out sin and sinners wouldn't have it. Such reactions reflect a Christian's inability to address their lack of love, faith, and hope, revealing their unaddressed sins. The demand to throw the first stone, I'm sorry people, is a sin. If you're holding a rock in your hand (or have just thrown one), you can't walk away from Jesus without your name written in the sand.
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An Evangelical Intervention: When Patriotism Becomes Idolatry
There's a dissonance, a discordant note that cannot be ignored. It's skewed, and ripe for manipulation and exploitation. Perhaps it feels comfortable, a familiar battle cry that resonates within your echo chambers. But if it incites anger and shuts down genuine dialogue, if it echoes the same primal sins that have plagued humanity since Cain and Abel, then it's demonstrably not the Gospel Jesus preached.It's precisely this distorted gospel that's hemorrhaging members from churches across the nation. It's the reason a new generation, the "Exvangelicals" and "Deconstructionists" you readily dismiss, are walking away. They're the fruit of a poisonous tree, a movement born out of disillusionment and a desperate yearning for authenticity. They are a living testament to the corrosive effects of a gospel that has lost its way.
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We Could Be AntiChrist: The Real Antichrists in John’s Epistles
Let's consider how our fascination with finding antichrists assumes that we aren't one. Christianity has been around now for 2000 years - that's a lot of generations of humans. What if we have been in the church and in the gospel of an antichrist the whole time? What if we are "the antichrist"? What if we've been looking at the Gospel wrong all along? The Gospel then might seem, to us antichrists, as a wrong gospel.
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Shedding Layers: My Journey of Deconstruction Here
The lead-up to Easter was a whirlwind of emotions. Layers of insecurity peeled back, revealing a raw sense of self. It was both terrifying and exhilarating. Sobriety had brought progress, but purpose remained elusive. I was deconstructing the "me" I thought I was, desperately searching for the "me" I was meant to be. Fear, especially the fear of what others thought, had long been a snare. But as I surrendered to a higher power and embraced the true Gospel message, a newfound peace settled in. It wasn't about escaping the storm, but learning to navigate it with a more open heart. "Egongelical" – that's the word I came up with to describe this new faith journey, one that integrates psychology, mindset, and a healthy understanding of self with the core tenets of Christianity.
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