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Why The Real Barrier Between You and God Isn’t Sin
Why The Real Barrier Between You and God Isn’t Sin
What One Viral Pastor Gets Wrong About Sin and Separation
Dan Foster
Jul 18
I Confessed I Couldn’t Feel God’s Presence at My Church.
I Confessed I Couldn’t Feel God’s Presence at My Church.
It Ended Poorly.
Eric Sentell
Jul 19
What Spiritual Abuse Looks Like and How to Survive It
What Spiritual Abuse Looks Like and How to Survive It
How to Recognise the Red Flags of Faith-Based Manipulation
Dan Foster
Jul 17
Original Sin, Angry God, and the Theology That Shaped America
Original Sin, Angry God, and the Theology That Shaped America
How Penal Substitution Became the Cornerstone of Evangelical Power
Mike Rosebush, PhD
Jul 12
Echo Chamber Church and the War on Queer Christians
Echo Chamber Church and the War on Queer Christians
Tracing the Toxic Legacy of Sin-Based Identity Teachings
Dan Foster
Jul 17
Jesus at the GA Meeting: What the Church Can Learn From Addicts
Jesus at the GA Meeting: What the Church Can Learn From Addicts
Finding Acceptance, Even at My Worst.
Sean Corcoran
Jul 12
What Do I Do When My Teen Says They’re Not (Just) Christian Anymore?
What Do I Do When My Teen Says They’re Not (Just) Christian Anymore?
A chaplain’s guide to honoring teenagers’ spiritual exploration
Lizzy Dieng
Jul 12
The Rise of the Churchless Christians
The Rise of the Churchless Christians
Why Church Attendance Is No Longer the Litmus Test for Authentic Christian Faith
Dan Foster
Jul 15
Is Jesus Guilty of the “Sin” of Empathy?
Is Jesus Guilty of the “Sin” of Empathy?
Did he feel too much, get too close, break the rules to love people right?
Gary L Ellis
Jul 19
From Rapture to Revenge
From Rapture to Revenge
How Jesus’ return morphed into a vengeance play
Phillip T Stephens
Jul 19
An Eye for an Eye is not Barbaric
An Eye for an Eye is not Barbaric
Rethinking Talionic Justice
Evan LeBlanc
Jul 19
Are We Losing Religion, or Finally Finding Ourselves?
Are We Losing Religion, or Finally Finding Ourselves?
Why Not Knowing Might Be the Most Spiritual Thing of All
Terencio White
Jul 19
Why Walking Away from Church Brought Me Closer to God
Why Walking Away from Church Brought Me Closer to God
Examining the Hidden Benefits of Faith Beyond the Pews
Dan Foster
Jul 14
God’s PR Problem: Who Signed Off on the Bible’s Worst Verses?
God’s PR Problem: Who Signed Off on the Bible’s Worst Verses?
Why the Bible’s Most Troubling Passages Matter More Than We Admit
Dan Foster
Jul 12
Losing My Religion, Not My God
Losing My Religion, Not My God
Why You Don’t Have to Buy the Conservative Christian Package to Believe in Something Bigger (and should I say, Better?)
Gary L Ellis
Jul 12
The 13 Hidden Reasons We Judge Each Other (and Ourselves)
The 13 Hidden Reasons We Judge Each Other (and Ourselves)
Understanding judgment as a window into our own insecurities and fears
Dan Foster
Jul 13
Step Into the Ring: Jon Foreman’s Invitation to Wrestle God
Step Into the Ring: Jon Foreman’s Invitation to Wrestle God
Our sanitized faith has forgotten that God isn’t afraid of our fists
Anthony Palmer
Jul 12
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