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Why I Stopped Trying to Convince People to Become a Christian Like Me
Why I Stopped Trying to Convince People to Become a Christian Like Me
And What I (Try to) Do Instead
Dan Foster
Feb 4
The Atheist Who Made Me Rethink Suffering and God
The Atheist Who Made Me Rethink Suffering and God
A Response to Alex O’Connor’s Most Challenging Objection to Theism
Matthew
Feb 4
The Sermon That Gave Me Nightmares And The Truth That Set Me Free
The Sermon That Gave Me Nightmares And The Truth That Set Me Free
How I Unlearned the Fear of God
Dan Foster
Feb 4
Why an Atheist Like Me Still Talks About the Love of Jesus
Why an Atheist Like Me Still Talks About the Love of Jesus
The Christians Who Didn’t Try to Save Me Changed Everything
John Harris
Feb 4
It’s “Groundhog Day” AGAIN in the Christian Church
It’s “Groundhog Day” AGAIN in the Christian Church
We keep repeating the same nonsense day after day
Paul Walker
Feb 3
Six Biblical Heresies That Actually Make a Lot of Sense
Six Biblical Heresies That Actually Make a Lot of Sense
The Doctrines That Used to Scare Me — And Why They Don’t Anymore
Dan Foster
Feb 3
The Most Disturbing Christian Quote I’ve Ever Read
The Most Disturbing Christian Quote I’ve Ever Read
When Religion Strips God of Mercy, Imagination, and Grace
Dan Foster
Feb 1
What Philip Baptizing the Eunuch Means for Today
What Philip Baptizing the Eunuch Means for Today
The eunuch did not have to change to be accepted
Eric Sentell
Feb 3
Can You Really Trust Your Heart?
Can You Really Trust Your Heart?
Rethinking Jeremiah 17:9
Evan LeBlanc
Feb 4
Rethinking the Bible: How Jesus Read Scripture (And Why We Should Too)
Rethinking the Bible: How Jesus Read Scripture (And Why We Should Too)
Why the way Jesus read scripture changes everything
Gary L Ellis
Feb 4
Has Love Become an Impediment in Christian America?
Has Love Become an Impediment in Christian America?
A rejection of Jesus’ credo of non-violence
Jon Canas
Feb 3
My Perch In The Church
My Perch In The Church
On the Edge of the Inside
Carolyn Ancell
Feb 2
Why Trump Has Already Lost
Why Trump Has Already Lost
Defying the church’s cult of individualism
Nils von Kalm
Feb 1
Mystic Revolution
Mystic Revolution
God-sufficiency, not self-sufficiency
Cormac Stagg
Feb 1
The Christian Response to Immigration, LGBTQ Rights, and Justice
The Christian Response to Immigration, LGBTQ Rights, and Justice
The Christian Dilemma in Today’s America
Asoegwu Onyedikachim
Jan 31
Mother Teresa and the Downfall of Catholic Virtues
Mother Teresa and the Downfall of Catholic Virtues
What I learned from sisters who left Mother Teresa’s ministry
Streamofsocialconscience
Jan 31
My Wife Has Cancer. Someone Told Me It’s My Fault.
My Wife Has Cancer. Someone Told Me It’s My Fault.
Why “Just Have More Faith” is a Cruel Response to Suffering
Dan Foster
Jan 30
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