PinnedNotes from an Angry ChristianI came across this article on Medium: Why Are So Many “Christian” Stories Actually Against Christianity? | by Nathan LaDuke | Dec, 2021 | Medium .. and I thought.. yep, that’s me. I am an angry Christian. Why am I so angry? Let me count the ways. A large number…Christianity3 min read
May 25American Hypocrite — “You cannot legislate away evil.”What’s the hypocrisy here? Well, the fact that Lauren is a LAW maker. Her job is supposedly to make laws to .. wait for it.. legislate away evil. To be fair to her, maybe this is more nuanced..Gun Control3 min read
May 24Have we tried more guns yet?I started this post yesterday when the Evangelical world was dealing with sex abuse scandals.. well.. with today’s mass shooting.. it’s unfortunately still still relevant.. — Today Twitter and the Evangelical world is burning because the a report came out showing there has been rampant hidden sex abuse within the…America2 min read
May 20Can the Universe Create a Rock it Cannot Lift?This is dumb of course. Or is it? If Schrodinger’s cat can be both alive and dead at the same time.. Nope, it’s still dumb. I just came across an article: The proofs of God are so simple. For example, I think, “If it is possible to drop a pen…Philosophy3 min read
May 20Surprised by HellVladimir’s sunken eyes turn to the machine whose job it is to monitor his heart. He see the lines form on the screen over and over again, each time getting more irregular. The time has come. His mind still swims with all he has yet to accomplish but it gets…Philosophy3 min read
May 20A Teeny Tiny FaithMy daughter asked me how I can still be a Christian. A good question. Where else am I going to go? — There was a point where Jesus said something so utterly ridiculous that he lost many of his followers (They were quite literally following him around back then). He…Faith2 min read
Apr 27American Hypocrite — Why?I’m writing a series called American Hypocrite. Here is the first post. Why? My thoughts are still riding the waves of “Deconstruction”. This is a term used quite often to describe people rejecting the cultural aspects of the their “Evangelical” faith. I use the quotes because it’s weird and loaded…Faith2 min read
Apr 25American HypocriteThis is a book idea I keep coming back to, because everything keeps bringing me back to it. Hypocrisy is baked in to the American way of life and once you see it, you can’t unsee it. It’s everywhere. It was there at the beginning with George Washington fighting for…Politics2 min read
Apr 5My slice of history. April 2022.The world watches in horror as war crimes are discovered in the town of Bucha, Ukraine. As if the thermobaric bombing of civilians wasn’t enough of a war crime. Red states enact draconian anti-abortion laws. “The big lie” continues to perpetuated and allowed to thrive. It’s being used by the…News1 min read
Apr 4What do you actually believe?A few years back I recognized some serious cognitive dissonance within those around me. I gave a brief talk on this to a group of students at a Bible School. It was a hot mess of a speech.. very much back-of-the-napkin sort of prep.. but I still think about it. …Christianity2 min read