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Does Calling Yourself a "Christian" Make You One? (Apology for Church #9)
In my experience as Christians we are typically squeamish to evaluate the quality of another person's faith. We'll say things like "Their...
Oct 6, 20236 min read


Leaders Who Are "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing" (Apology for Church #8)
In the previous post in this series we talked about how the bible (and church history) are full of the failures of followers of God—and...
Sep 3, 20235 min read


Critiquing the Church is Biblical (Apology for Church #7)
Analysts of societal trends say that there is a big wave of "de-churching" happening right now. Rates of church attendance are steadily...
Aug 26, 20234 min read


What Research Says on the Value of Church (Apology for Church #6)
In the previous blog post of this series we looked at the profound and possibly surprising ways the Christian movement started by Jesus...
Aug 11, 20234 min read


Has the Church Done More Harm than Good? (Apology for Church #5)
The famous and late atheist Christopher Hitchens wrote a book in 2008 called "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything." Is his...
May 26, 20236 min read


Is Church Worth Fighting For? (Apology for Church #4)
What should church be like? In Part 2 we cautioned against assuming that all churches are like the one you grew up in. In Part 3 we did a...
May 12, 20236 min read


All Roads Lead to Church (Apology for Church #3)
I can already picture some people gagging at this blog's title. "All roads lead to church?! What a nightmare!" For some the word "church"...
Apr 29, 20234 min read


Not Your Parents' Church (Apology for Church #2)
Please first read Part 1 of this series, as it is foundational for everything else I will say. When I hear someone say they hate...
Apr 14, 20233 min read


An Apology for the Church (Part 1)
Here's a fun fact you can bust out at your next social gathering. Did you know that the word "apology" has two meanings? The first...
Apr 10, 20233 min read


Saying "Umm" to Church
For the past decade a bunch of research has been done on groups that have come to be known as "nones" and "dones". Nones are people who...
Apr 18, 20222 min read


Bullies and Saints by John Dickson
Bullies and Saints was not only an interesting and informative book, I would also say it's important. I believe that one of the biggest...
Jan 7, 20221 min read
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