Just when we thought the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) couldn’t possibly fail harder than it already is, Heath Lambert has arrived on the scene to help them decline some more. This hardline Old Guard pastor demonstrates exactly why the SBC is in decline—and why it won’t be leaving decline any Read more
Conservative Christianity is largely performative in nature, and it must be. Conservative Christian leaders ache for their flocks to be transformed by a powerful, consuming faith, but almost nobody in their flocks actually has that, much less gets transformed by it. And they’ve known this for years, although they do Read more
For a couple years now, we’ve been hearing about certain aesthetics adopted by alt-right Gen Z Christians. So today, let’s check out the latest news about the alt-right, then check out why their followers find alt-right flavors of Christianity so appealing—and see what right-wing Christian leaders think about this influx Read more
Over a decade ago, Pope Francis slammed what he called practical atheism. With this phrase, he referred to Christians who don’t focus every single moment of their lives on Christianity, but rather live mostly like normal people. The idea caught on quickly with the right-wing Christ-o-sphere, whose inhabitants to denounce Read more
As is our wont at the beginning of a new year, let’s look back at evangelicals’ prophecies for 2025! This time around, I’m noticing a serious downtick in specific prophecies that can be tested and found invalid. Evangelicals have been getting way more cowardly about their prophecies in recent years. Read more
An app called ‘Text With Jesus’ has been drawing right-wing Christian attention for a couple of years now. They do not like it! And lately, with AI chatbots becoming more and more popular, they’re only getting more vehement in that dislike. Today, let’s examine this app and see why right-wing Read more
Every year’s Annual Report from the Southern Baptists contains a lot of information. But maybe one of the funniest parts of it is always the President’s Address. The previous year’s president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) gives this address to open the Annual Meeting each summer. Usually, it’s a Read more
Last month, the 2025 Annual Report of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) finally dropped. Today, let’s explore the various stories hidden between the lines of it. There’s a lot of missing stuff, some new excuses, and enough rah-rah to keep a Super Bowl halftime show busy! Shall we dance? (This Read more
As I’ve watched evangelicals decline in numbers over this past 10+ years, I’ve been witness to some of the most spectacular cope explosions on the planet. From the very beginning, they’ve been trying their best to spin loss after loss as the prelude to full recovery. Even now, they’re still Read more
In a recent opinion post, Thom Rainer frets about people age 65+, who are apparently leaving evangelical churches in great numbers. And lately, more evangelicals like him are noticing that older Americans, once the mainstays and so-called “anchors” of churches, are leaving their clubhouses in greater and greater numbers. Unfortunately, Read more