Analyzing Christianity
Why Christians can’t avoid Jesus goggles
Yesterday, a big baking mistake brought home for me exactly why I suffered from Jesus goggles while I was Christian.
History and Science
How stories made us human
One of the very most human parts of the human situation is our love of stories. It’s how early humans formed groups and stuck together, and it’s how we learn even today.
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The end of the road — for now
What matters most is the legacy we leave behind. It’s how we’re remembered and what we learned and shared with others. It’s what we’ve built that lasts and makes a positive difference.
Meta Housekeeping
OnlySky: The Last Lord Snow Presides (LSP #222)
Today, in our very last Lord Snow Presides, we watch the wheel turn from the old to the new once again.
Analyzing Christianity
Evangelical reform: Who’s gonna force accountability on pastors?
Whenever things go hideously wrong in any evangelical group, evangelicals tend to think that The Big Problem Here was a lack of accountability. Had proper accountability existed in their group, nothing bad would have happened because nothing bad could have happened without someone noticing it and addressing it. Scandals, in particular, happen because whoever caused that scandal drifted away from their accountabilibuddies.
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What Finally Stopped Josh Duggar
Had we left the Duggars to their own business all this time, Josh Duggar would still be molesting little girls and consuming child pornography so horrific that one veteran investigator called it “the top five of the worst I have ever had to examine.”
Analyzing Christianity
Why evangelicals lean so hard on ‘Original Christianity’
Tim Keller’s claims about ‘original Christianity’ are quite common in his end of the religion. Here’s why.
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Change: A Very Special Lord Snow Presides (LSP #221)
Of late, some of you have heard some rumblings about Roll to Disbelieve making a platform move in the near future. These rumblings are true.
Analyzing Christianity
‘Bless Every Home:’ Personal Evangelism Done Super-Creepy
On the way minus side, this initiative could result in someone getting stalked. But there is at least a plus side: The flocks still hate personal evangelism. An app that prods and pushes them to do stuff won’t make them like it more.
Analyzing Christianity
Tim Keller pushes the myth of ‘Original Christianity’ for a reason
Every so often, I’m convinced, Tim Keller starts feeling like the conversation has begun to meander away from his favorite topic (himself), so he blurts out something ridiculously fatuous to get everyone looking his way again. This time, his attention-seeking took the form of lies about Original Christianity.