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November 22, 2022

November 21, 2022

Why I Think Frank Turek is an Evil Person

Progressive Christianity is not progressive, and it's not Christian. — Frank Turek (@DrFrankTurek) November 21, 2022 Frank Turek‘s behavior in this tweet is evil. The term “progressive Christian” is every bit as diverse in lexical range as “evangelical” and has been used to refer to Christians who are demonstrably orthodox (e.g. Brian Zahnd who is […]

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Published on November 21, 2022 14:44

November 16, 2022

Wokeness: A Brief Word

“Woke” refers to being alert to injustice, and specifically racism, in society. When people disparage wokeness, I want to be charitable and assume that they do not disparage alertness to injustice/racism per se but rather an oversensitivity to it. In other words, like a car alarm that goes off when there is a strong breeze, […]

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Published on November 16, 2022 06:36

November 15, 2022

Christian Bellows! The Cover for My New Book

I came up with the idea for my latest book, Christian Bellows: Timeless Truth in a World of Lies, on October 28. I woke up at three am on the morning of October 29 with the name “Christian Bellows,” the perfect double entendre for the book’s main character. At that point, I started writing and I […]

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Published on November 15, 2022 15:29

November 9, 2022

An Announcement on My Fifteenth Book

My next book is going to be published later this month. It’s my first satire and it was probably the most fun I ever had writing a book. Here is the title, subtitle, and table of contents. Christian Bellows: Timeless Truth in a World of Lies (A Fundamentalist Apologetics Satire)  Table of Contents Introduction from […]

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Published on November 09, 2022 10:24

October 30, 2022

What Should We Think of the Enneagram? An Interview with Jay Medenwaldt

Over the last several years, the Enneagram has become a widely used personality test among Christians. While some Christians praise it as a powerful tool, others warn that it has an occultic origin. Still others have simply questioned the scientific rigor and predictive value of the test. So where does the truth lie? In this […]

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Published on October 30, 2022 05:42

October 28, 2022

October 27, 2022

My Upcoming Apologetics Conference

I just wrote a satirical schedule for an apologetics conference. Let me know if you’re interested. I know several suburban megachurches that will host!

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Published on October 27, 2022 08:01

Speaking Your Truth? Unpacking Evangelical Apologetic Rhetoric

In this video, I explain how some evangelical apologists misrepresent a common phrase (and what it really means. ?

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Published on October 27, 2022 07:34

October 25, 2022

Defending Christians Who Do Not Doubt God’s Existence

Sarah Salviander recently said that she cannot doubt God’s existence. Some folk think she was irrational to say that. Are they right? ?

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Published on October 25, 2022 15:30