Jesus embodied a form of faith unfathomable to fundamentalism. He understood the more you know, the more you don’t know. The looser your grip on right and wrong, the greater your grasp of transformative wisdom.

God did not kill Jesus. Jesus was killed by law and order allied with religion.

Depending on what circles you run in, the word “deconstruction” may be terrifying, trendy, or a complete mystery. In evangelical and fundamental Christian circles, deconstruction is…

Do you remember your first “doubt” or “big question” about life, faith, or the world? Do you remember how you responded to it? Did you keep it to yourself? Did you bring it up to…

Sometimes the most oppressive, controlling, and domineering forces in our spiritual journey of deconstruction are close friends and family.

It’s no secret that one of the biggest problems facing the Church in the U.S. right now is that many are leaving it. Those who are still committed to it have lamented that fact ad…

A relative of mine is a talented artist and photographer. He creates beautiful, intricate wildlife paintings, digital art, and photographs. He's also fully colorblind. It never really…

Unfortunately in today’s America, the Bible has been used primarily to support the status quo rather than to challenge it. President Trump recently took an uninvited, tear-gas-laced field trip…

If there is one unifying, but overlooked theme running from Genesis to Revelation, it’s this: The people of God almost always find themselves living in, yet being at odds with, the empires of this world. From Egypt…

Instead of lamenting the loss of the Church as we know it, what if we embraced the Church as most of us have never experienced it?

If anyone needed further evidence that America is a hopelessly dualistic nation, enter COVID-19. Although the virus is no respecter of persons, attacking individuals on both sides of…

I had arrived. Or that’s what I thought anyway. After years of doubts, struggling to know what to believe, feeling empty and lost, and seeking fulfillment in relationships and partying, I finally knew what it meant to…

If you grew up in the church during the late ‘90s or early 2000s, odds are your understanding of faith was shaped by the apologetics movement. Pastors, parents, and non-profit ministries were convinced…

I once heard author Parker Palmer share a story about a three-year-old girl from Seattle. Her parents had recently brought her newborn brother home from the hospital, and she was so excited about…