On Being Nothing: Strong Belief, Strong Doubt, and the Skeptics Role
Authors note: This post will use a lot of Christian catch phrases and paraphrase a lot of Bible verses, so if I use the term “soul” I’m not stating…
Book Review: Zealot by Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan has been burning up social media with his hilarious Fox News interview, which has helped his new book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth skyrocket…
Book Review: Hope After Faith by Jerry DeWitt
I first became aware of Jerry DeWitt as he became the first person to “graduate” from The Clergy Project, a collaboration between many atheist and humanist organizations that provides a…
Testimony of a Dying Man
Last night a friend of me sent something to me from a friend of his who is dying. I don’t know the man who wrote this personally and his name…
When Christian Ethics aren’t Christian Ethics
Note: For the purposes of this discussion it should be understood that when I’m referring to that which is properly “Christian Ethics,” I’m referring to the idea that that which…
Songs of the Deconverted by Jim Etchison- Review
It’s rare that I find stories that so precisely and eloquently put words to the way it felt for me as I lost my faith. It’s rare that I ever…
Tragedy sans God
Prior to last week I had never been to a funeral for a friend. I’ve been to funerals of course; when the parents of one of my friends died and…
Live Debate: Matt Oxley vs. Chris Bolt – Does the Triune God of the Scriptures Exist
Join us today for a live debate covering the topic: Does the Triune God of the Scriptures Exist? The debate will begin at 10AM and last roughly 1.5 hours. It…
The Burdens of Doubt
Many times when discussing the path of doubt with those that have yet to experience or embrace it they come to the conclusion that it is easy, simple, or even…
Your Stories – Eric vs. Fundamentalism
Today in Your Stories we have Eric’s story of combating fundamentalism in his own belief system. Eric is another friend of mine whom started his perpetual journey at around the…