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Episode 090: Postcards from Babylon with Brian Zahnd
By Steve on May 9, 2019
Download episode on iTunes here Download episode on Stitcher here Hi Pilgrim, Brian Zahnd returns to share with us topics from his new book Postcards from Babylon: The Church in American Exile. Along…
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Episode 083: Can the Present Church Model Be Sustained? with Marylou Verberne (Pt. 2)
By Steve on January 23, 2019
Hi Pilgrim, In Part 2 of our talk with lawyer, educator, and filmmaker Marylou Verberne we talk about the challenges facing the church today in face of a renewed expectation of transparency and…
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An Evangelical Deal With The Devil
By Steve on October 9, 2016
And it came to pass that the evangelical Christians in America were led into the desert to be tempted by the devil. And the devil said unto them, “I’ll make America great again, all you need…
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Sadly Jesus Just Ain’t God Enough (for many Christians)
By Steve on May 2, 2016
I came to a rather sad conclusion this week that I know is going to sound a little weird. Ok, call me crazy but I’m convinced Jesus just ain’t enough God for many Christians! I know…
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The Jesus Test: What Would Jesus Say?
By Steve on May 25, 2015
Years back wearing a WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) bracelet was all the rage among evangelical Christians. Glancing down at the bracelet was supposed to filter our daily actions through the prism of Christ and…
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“Believe Me” Takes Aim At Cheesy Christian Culture Without Being Cheesy
By Steve on November 26, 2014
“Christian” themed movies have had their fair share of challenges. For every brilliant film like Chariot’s of Fire or The Mission there have been far too many movies of the Left Behind or God is Not Dead calibur. A good rule of thumb…
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Mick Mooney’s Huffington Post Piece Is Way To “Liberal”
By Steve on November 6, 2014
Apparently Mick Mooney’s recent HuffPost piece, WWJD: What Would Jesus Do? Do You Really Want to Know? has caused a bit of a stir in certain circles. In the post Mooney has a bit of…
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9 Warning Signs Your Pastor May Be Building His Own Kingdom
By Steve on July 11, 2014
Control! People like to be controlled! People want to be controlled! In a recent post I raised the question of why Christians would allow themselves to be abused in church systems that wreak havoc in their lives and…
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Mark Driscoll’s House of Cards and How My Atheist Brother Was Right All Along
By Steve on July 9, 2014
More than 5 years ago I wrote a blog post on Mark Driscoll when he and his Mars Hill Church were at the height of their game. If you read the post you can see I…
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Weekend Distractions: First “Left Behind” trailer with Nicholas Cage
By Steve on May 31, 2014
A year ago when an announcement that the “Christian” apocalyptic thriller Left Behind was to be rebooted, a collective groan echoed through a large segment of the Christian community. For many of us who are trying…