One big reason why Christianity has gotten a bad rap in post-world WWII Europe is that increasingly it began to be seen as hypocritical and disingenuous. Partly, as a result,...
Seven Ways to Overcome Religious Trauma Syndrome
Religious Trauma is a real thing. I know it. I feel it. I see it in others. And there is official recognition these days! A few years ago, I interviewed...
Pwayse Tyeesis: The Apotheosis of the Fundamentalist Apocalypse
I’m not a fundie watchdog. So when I hear Fundamentalists say something weird it always comes to through leftwing or liberal media. And, yes, today was when I heard about...
Interview On the MindShift Podcast: Deconstruction and the Theology of the Cross
I recently got interviewed by Clint Heacock from the MindShift Podcast about the deconstruction of my evangelical faith. Clint also asked me about the theological process involved and if there...
Crusin’ Down the Slippery Slope: How I Deconstructed My Faith At Seminary
The following is an excerpt from a chapter that I am contributing to a book about and by evangelicals who fell through the bottom of their faith and deconstructed hard....
The Prodigal God: A Parable for Today
A long time ago, there was peace between God and humanity. They were happy together. In fact, you could hardly distinguish one from the other, for God walked among her...
From Blue Collar Calvinist to Lutheran Pastor: “I’ve Found the Freedom to Love”
My friend, Dwaine Sutherland, was ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) this weekend in Minnesota. I’ve known Dwaine for some years and from the first moment I...
What To Do When God is Unfaithful?
What To Do When God is Unfaithful We often talk about human unfaithfulness. Novels become bestsellers partly to the extent their plots involve the right amounts of betrayal, infidelity, and...
On Being Post-Evangelical: Moving Beyond the Anger of “Post-ness”
This article is the fourth and final installment of my series on evangelicalism. The central question is whether there is faith after evangelicalism and a theology to support it. Obviously,...
Atheism as Salvation: Passing Through the Door of Liberation
Not too long ago I had an interesting conversation with a long lost friend who had become an atheist. As we reminisced long-forgotten memories we also had to talk about...