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What good parenting can teach us about a Father God

What good parenting can teach us about a Father God

Why Religious Burdens Are Light

Why Religious Burdens Are Light

How to read the Bible when it feels like a chore

How to read the Bible when it feels like a chore

A coup of the heart

A coup of the heart

Drifting with the Currents

Drifting with the Currents

Hatred

Hatred

Choking the Word

Choking the Word

Friendly to God

Friendly to God

Digital Discipleship

Digital Discipleship

In the name of Freedom

In the name of Freedom

Intellectual Humility

Intellectual Humility

Contradictions in Scripture

Contradictions in Scripture

Same Page with Jesus

Same Page with Jesus

Move Towards Jesus

Move Towards Jesus

Could You be Wrong about Wrong?

Could You be Wrong about Wrong?

Moral Humility

Moral Humility

Knowing isn’t the point. But it's not not the point.

Knowing isn’t the point. But it's not not the point.

Listening for God

Listening for God

Underwhelmed by God

Underwhelmed by God

Rely on God for what?

Rely on God for what?

All the Eggs and Bacon

All the Eggs and Bacon

Is Life a Zero Sum Game?

Is Life a Zero Sum Game?

Underestimating the Rudder

Underestimating the Rudder

Sanctuary Cities and Jesus

Sanctuary Cities and Jesus

These aren't just wise words from some guy

These aren't just wise words from some guy

first look at Saint Augustine

first look at Saint Augustine

Church Camp

Church Camp

pruning

pruning

You are not in charge

You are not in charge

Seeing Clearly

Seeing Clearly

King Solomon

King Solomon

statistics and the bible 1

statistics and the bible 1

gentleness and speed

gentleness and speed

Thank you Tim

Thank you Tim

as a statue

as a statue

space for Zelda

space for Zelda

Do you love Jesus enough to do this?

Do you love Jesus enough to do this?

How many Christians ACTUALLY hold a Christian worldview?

How many Christians ACTUALLY hold a Christian worldview?

Do you have a worldview?

Do you have a worldview?

Are all beliefs equally valid?

Are all beliefs equally valid?

But can we trust them?

But can we trust them?

Christianity is NOT about a DOCTRINE

Christianity is NOT about a DOCTRINE

WHY doesn't Acts talk about THIS!?

WHY doesn't Acts talk about THIS!?

Evidence for an early date for the Gospels?

Evidence for an early date for the Gospels?

I can't believe I didn't learn this in Church growing up...

I can't believe I didn't learn this in Church growing up...

The Bible says it. I believe it. That settles it?

The Bible says it. I believe it. That settles it?

There are UNICORNS in the BIBLE!?

There are UNICORNS in the BIBLE!?

Humans predilection for PURPOSE

Humans predilection for PURPOSE

St Patrick and Julius Caesar

St Patrick and Julius Caesar

The Martin Luther quote that haunted me

The Martin Luther quote that haunted me

Should we drop Paul's writings?

Should we drop Paul's writings?

Are absolute beliefs bad?

Are absolute beliefs bad?

The MOST IMPORTANT decisions you make today

The MOST IMPORTANT decisions you make today

We don't live like words MATTER (but they do)

We don't live like words MATTER (but they do)

Do Christians read the Bible selectively?

Do Christians read the Bible selectively?

Does Christianity lead to violence?

Does Christianity lead to violence?

Whose side are you on?

Whose side are you on?

Jesus' diagnostic language

Jesus' diagnostic language

Would the world be better without Christianity?

Would the world be better without Christianity?

Does Jesus matter?

Does Jesus matter?

Nobody thinks they're evil

Nobody thinks they're evil

The power of posture in your faith

The power of posture in your faith

Not as smart as we think we are

Not as smart as we think we are

Most American Christians are HERETICS

Most American Christians are HERETICS

Productivity isn't the goal

Productivity isn't the goal

God taught his people the same way we train an army

God taught his people the same way we train an army

What Christian reform looks like

What Christian reform looks like

The Bible isn't easy (and it's not supposed to be)

The Bible isn't easy (and it's not supposed to be)

The exercise of the Christian mind

The exercise of the Christian mind

The fruit of the spirit Christians forget

The fruit of the spirit Christians forget

Can the Gospels be TRUE if they're out of order?

Can the Gospels be TRUE if they're out of order?

Fist pump and cry

Fist pump and cry

MORALITY in MOST religions.

MORALITY in MOST religions.

Can a Christian be TOO Progressive or TOO Conservative?

Can a Christian be TOO Progressive or TOO Conservative?

The REAL path to secure Christian beliefs

The REAL path to secure Christian beliefs

The CRAZY secret of Roman Concrete!

The CRAZY secret of Roman Concrete!

Evangelism isn't the answer

Evangelism isn't the answer

Are Christians too much like Jesus?

Are Christians too much like Jesus?

Galileo WAS NOT persecuted for his SCIENCE

Galileo WAS NOT persecuted for his SCIENCE

When I'm underwhelmed by the response of God's people...

When I'm underwhelmed by the response of God's people...

The Christian origin of public hospitals

The Christian origin of public hospitals

What is Jesus worth to you?

What is Jesus worth to you?

Who is leading you?

Who is leading you?

Bad news for MANY Christians

Bad news for MANY Christians

What's your first thought each day?

What's your first thought each day?

Does the Bible say we need a relationship with God?

Does the Bible say we need a relationship with God?

What didn't get included in the New Testament (and what does that tell us?)

What didn't get included in the New Testament (and what does that tell us?)

This question changed my life...

This question changed my life...

Welcome to The Thinking Believer

Welcome to The Thinking Believer

What the Bible usually means by "faith"

What the Bible usually means by "faith"

Is the Christian God an angry God?

Is the Christian God an angry God?

Is this person a sadistic monster?

Is this person a sadistic monster?

The WAY being fruitful matters for Christians

The WAY being fruitful matters for Christians

What did JESUS think about DOUBT?

What did JESUS think about DOUBT?

The PROBLEM with most explanations of the Star of Bethlehem

The PROBLEM with most explanations of the Star of Bethlehem

Ancient Astrology Crash Course // Star of Bethlehem Bonus Content

Ancient Astrology Crash Course // Star of Bethlehem Bonus Content

The BEST explanation for the Star of Bethlehem

The BEST explanation for the Star of Bethlehem

God is INCOMPREHENSIBLE not Unknowable

God is INCOMPREHENSIBLE not Unknowable

The problem with most debates (and how Christians should do better)

The problem with most debates (and how Christians should do better)

Where is your home?

Where is your home?

Do baby girls have a right to live?

Do baby girls have a right to live?

Has Christianity made the world a better or worse place?

Has Christianity made the world a better or worse place?

How much do you trust God?

How much do you trust God?

Would you rather be right or feel right?

Would you rather be right or feel right?

Quitting the Thinking Believer

Quitting the Thinking Believer

Are the gospels reliable?

Are the gospels reliable?

What do you get for being a Christian?

What do you get for being a Christian?

What makes us feel secure?

What makes us feel secure?

It's time to build.

It's time to build.

A pre-Christian perspective on power.

A pre-Christian perspective on power.

When the Church sucks, whose problem is it?

When the Church sucks, whose problem is it?

Should we worry about the future of Christianity?

Should we worry about the future of Christianity?

Your inability to do it alone isn't a flaw, it's a feature

Your inability to do it alone isn't a flaw, it's a feature

How much weight should political power have?

How much weight should political power have?

What role does God have for Christians?

What role does God have for Christians?

What are we looking for when we ask God for help?

What are we looking for when we ask God for help?

How can we find peace?

How can we find peace?

Why are you a person? (At least according to Christianity)

Why are you a person? (At least according to Christianity)

God does not want a transaction with you

God does not want a transaction with you

What does holiness look like?

What does holiness look like?

Are we thinking about "grace abounding" the WRONG WAY?

Are we thinking about "grace abounding" the WRONG WAY?

The Scandalous Cost of Following Jesus

The Scandalous Cost of Following Jesus

Would you be a Christian if not for the community?

Would you be a Christian if not for the community?

The embarrassing cross

The embarrassing cross

Do you feel secure?

Do you feel secure?

Do you actually want living water?

Do you actually want living water?

“Sales” advice for Faith

“Sales” advice for Faith

Right and wrong isn't as simple as we like to think

Right and wrong isn't as simple as we like to think

The MYTH that Christians believed in a Flat Earth in the Middle Ages

The MYTH that Christians believed in a Flat Earth in the Middle Ages

The Diatessaron

The Diatessaron

How do you know if this is you?

How do you know if this is you?

How well do you know what someone else is thinking?

How well do you know what someone else is thinking?

Would you be a Christian if not for heaven?

Would you be a Christian if not for heaven?

What you think you believe vs what you ACTUALLY believe

What you think you believe vs what you ACTUALLY believe

What should Christians and astronauts have in common?

What should Christians and astronauts have in common?

Baptized Like A Pickle

Baptized Like A Pickle

Christian bravery and self-sacrifice in today's culture

Christian bravery and self-sacrifice in today's culture

Four MYTHS about Galileo and the Church

Four MYTHS about Galileo and the Church

How to think about LAW in a post-Jesus faith

How to think about LAW in a post-Jesus faith

Do love and beauty make sense?

Do love and beauty make sense?

How Can This Be The Church?

How Can This Be The Church?

What Vikings teach about God's love

What Vikings teach about God's love

For Christians Do Ends Justify the Means?

For Christians Do Ends Justify the Means?

Who Were the Maccabees? (And what did they mean for Jesus?)

Who Were the Maccabees? (And what did they mean for Jesus?)

Why is the New Testament written in Greek?

Why is the New Testament written in Greek?

How the Old Testament Ends

How the Old Testament Ends

Should Christians be THINKERS?

Should Christians be THINKERS?

Who did the Jesus stories come from?

Who did the Jesus stories come from?

What we KNOW about the Apostle Paul (and why it matters)

What we KNOW about the Apostle Paul (and why it matters)

God, Shakespeare, and C.S. Lewis

God, Shakespeare, and C.S. Lewis

Why were some names AVOIDED by 1st century Jews?

Why were some names AVOIDED by 1st century Jews?

AWESOME evidence for the RELIABILITY of the gospels

AWESOME evidence for the RELIABILITY of the gospels

What's the evidence for Jesus outside the Bible?

What's the evidence for Jesus outside the Bible?

How could we FORGET Pompeii!? (And what it tells us about evidence for Jesus)

How could we FORGET Pompeii!? (And what it tells us about evidence for Jesus)