Photo by Josh Applegate/Unsplash Evangelicals have recently witnessed the defection from their ranks of two high-profile leaders, author and mega-church pastor Joshua Harris and Hillsong’s worship leader and songwriter Marty Sampson. After publicizing resigning from his church as pastor and divorcing his wife of 21 years, Harris later posted, “The information that was left out of our announcement is that I have undergone a massive shift in regard to my faith in Jesus. The popular phrase for this is ‘deconstruction,’ the biblical phrase is ‘falling away.’ By all … [Continue reading]
Rattlesnake Religion
Hollywood has purportedly produced a new movie titled, “Them That Follow.” The movie is couched in the cultural context of an Appalachian town where a local church practices snake handling. Snake … [Continue reading]
The Threat of Christian Nationalism
Photo by Josh Applegate/Unsplash Ever since Donald Trump garnered an estimated eighty percent of the white Evangelical vote that vaulted him to the Whitehouse, the left wing, liberal politicians have been in a tailspin of frenzied activity trying … [Continue reading]
Jews, Abortion and the Sacred Text
Picture by Patrick Fore USA Today published an article on July 24, 2019, by Lindsay Schnell titled, “Many Jewish people support progressive abortion laws because of the Bible.” Well the title is misleading to begin with; not all Jewish people, or … [Continue reading]
The Christian and Politics
I do not believe I have ever witnessed the political scene and interactions of elected officials to be more vitriolic than today. Exchanges between our supposed leaders seem to grow increasingly acrimonious. The issue is not solely Democratic or … [Continue reading]
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