Analyzing Christianity
Orthodoxy: Why lockstep beliefs are so incredibly important to evangelicals
Correct beliefs do not correlate with rule-following, no matter how hard fervent evangelicals insist otherwise.
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An evangelical tries to explain Christianity’s decline, fails completely
Every so often, I get a stunning reminder about exactly why evangelicals’ decline won’t end any time soon. This was one of those times. A recent opinion post by a pastor in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), Dave Miller, lays out what he thinks is “wrong with [them].” He says Read more
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‘I prayed about it’: Why Christians use prayer as an excuse
If Jesus himself told them in prayer not to take the assignment, then what kind of Christian would the request-maker be to try to jump that chain of command?
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A little too little, a little too late for the Southern Baptist Convention
Evangelism, like hard sales and pickup artistry, is a numbers game more than anything else.
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How Christians reframe prayer to sound exciting and effective
If there’s one universal complaint I’ve heard from Christians, one monolithic sore spot that seems to affect almost all of them, it is their inability to establish prayer habits. Even the most fervent and gung-ho of them willingly admit that their prayer lives are lacking. But instead of stressing the Read more
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‘Before You Lose Your Faith’ retrospective: Who’s its intended audience?
Before You Lose Your Faith is a bunch of answers endlessly searching for a question. It’s a bunch of solutions looking for a problem. It’s a bunch of evangelicals chasing the wind.
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‘Before You Lose Your Faith’ makes one last Hail Mary pass
Our last writer throws a Hail Mary with his chapter, which asks doubters to direct their gazes to Jesus himself. As if anyone could!
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More people have noticed Christianity’s decline in America
If there is one thing that Christianity’s decline has taught observers, it is that it is happening so much faster and more completely than anything we ever dared to dream might happen.
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A ‘City’ in the Nevada desert shows the glorious human-ness of art for its own sake
A colossal work of art called City recently opened for viewing in Nevada. Over a mile long and a quarter-mile wide, taking 50 years to complete, this installation makes a huge splash even when seen from high overhead. It’s a statement that speaks to one of the most human things Read more
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‘Before You Lose Your Faith’ has no clue why people believe (or disbelieve)
Every time I’ve said I’ve seen the worst thing evangelicals have ever done, one of them has turned up in short order with a backhoe and asked me to hold their Bible. So of course it’d happen with a book they’ve written!