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Mark Driscoll's Trifecta of Terrible Tweets Takes Aim at Woke Christians
Mark Driscoll's Trifecta of Terrible Tweets Takes Aim at Woke Christians
Disgraced mega-church pastor attacks former church attendees
Dan Foster
Jan 14
Why You Won’t Be Spending Eternity In Heaven
Why You Won’t Be Spending Eternity In Heaven
It’s the opposite of what you might think
Nils von Kalm
Jan 12
Meet the World’s Most Hated Preacher
Meet the World’s Most Hated Preacher
Proudly banned in over 30 countries on Earth
Dan Foster
Jan 11
It’s Time to Come Clean About Biblical Marriage
It’s Time to Come Clean About Biblical Marriage
It’s not what you think it is
Dan Foster
Jan 10
Did the Church Turn You into a People Pleaser Too
Did the Church Turn You into a People Pleaser Too
My take on the hot topic of people pleasers.
Billie Mall ❤️
Jan 12
Five Phrases I Love — and Five Phrases I Hate: The Church Edition
Five Phrases I Love — and Five Phrases I Hate: The Church Edition
The Ecclesiastical edition of a popular Medium Writing Challenge
Paul Walker
Jan 11
An Open Letter to John Piper
An Open Letter to John Piper
I knew you before you were famous
Judy Hansen
Jan 10
Some Thoughts on Christian Discourse
Some Thoughts on Christian Discourse
Maybe setting the table for others is better than flipping it over on top of them
Mark Hackett
Jan 10
Why I’m No Longer A Biblical Christian
Why I’m No Longer A Biblical Christian
And how it’s freed me from defending the indefensible
Nils von Kalm
Jan 8
You Are Made in YOUR Image of God
You Are Made in YOUR Image of God
The God you create creates you
Dan Foster
Jan 8
Quit Sending People to Hell
Quit Sending People to Hell
It’s empty — except maybe for the Devil
Judy Hansen
Jan 7
Six Things to Remember Before You Fly off the Handle
Six Things to Remember Before You Fly off the Handle
How outrage makes you tired, anxious, cynical, and worse!
Dan Foster
Jan 7
Are You Sure These Verses Mean What You’ve Been Told?
Are You Sure These Verses Mean What You’ve Been Told?
Flaws and incomplete understanding can twist the truth
Gary L Ellis
Jan 6
Stupid Theological Explanations for Suffering
Stupid Theological Explanations for Suffering
How the church makes hurting people hurt more
Dan Foster
Jan 4
Can We Call Evangelicalism a Cult??
Can We Call Evangelicalism a Cult??
In my defense: they started it
Christine Greenwald
Jan 3
What if Sin is Not the Problem?
What if Sin is Not the Problem?
How the Christian obsession with sin prevents us from seeing who we really are
Judy Hansen
Jan 2
Good New Year’s Resolutions for Bad Christians
Good New Year’s Resolutions for Bad Christians
Becoming more spiritual and less religious
Dan Foster
Jan 1
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