2019-09-145Comments

Concessionism

The belief that God can “concede” to common worldviews and practices for a time in order to make a point or advance his perfect will one step at a time. For example: (although...

by C Michael Patton

Culture

Current Issues in Theology

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2019-09-019Comments

Critical Race Theory and Antinomianism?

I’ve been thinking a lot on the theological implications of Critical Race Theory. Philosophically, there are gnostic components to CRT in that it entails a belief there is a...

2019-03-113Comments

The Traumatic Nature of Deconversion

Memory is unreliable when recounting old wounds, but I do know that the beginning of the end started with an email to an old professor in which I expressed: “I...

by Dylan Whittler

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2019-02-264Comments

Viewing God Through the Lens of Trauma

Earlier today, I read through Michael Patton’s post “On Leaving My First Love” and found similarities between where he was years ago and where I find myself...

by Dylan Whittler

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2019-01-262Comments

Ten Reasons Good Christians Go Bad

One of the most discouraging (and blindsiding) things in life is to be one who has followed the Lord for some time, felt to be on the right track, been involved in the His...

2018-12-272Comments

And Jesus Asked, “Who Do You Say That I Am?”

He asked His disciples, “13Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or...

by Dylan Whittler

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2018-11-2911Comments

Viewing God Through the Lens of Trauma

Earlier today, I read Michael’s post “On Leaving My First Love” and found similarities between where he was years ago and where I find myself now. In it, he...

by Dylan Whittler

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2018-10-033Comments

Dictionary of Christian Lingo

1. “Heads bowed, eyes closed . . .”: During a church service, you may hear a preacher abruptly break into this unexpected dialogue with the audience: “Heads bowed, eyes...

by C Michael Patton

Depression

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2018-09-2633Comments

7 Things NOT to Say to a Depressed Christian

Handling a Depressed Christian As many of you know, I’ve been through the ringer of depression (more like a black hole). I had a major breakdown in March of 2010. It came out...

2018-09-050Comments

Hope in Lamenting: When Life Has No Easy Answers

Sometimes, there’s no easy answer—or an answer at all!—for life’s hardest questions, especially for a Christian. I doubt no one really wants to know the reason...

by Dylan Whittler

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