A few years ago, I wrote this piece, encouraging people who love God but who…
The Bible says it, I believe it, and that settles it. You’ve heard that phrase…
American evangelicals’ annual campaign against the supposed “War on Christmas” began early this year, with…
I spend a great deal of my time listening to many of these folks, and they educate me.
We’ve all received that phrase “everything happens for a reason” personally gift-wrapped by well-meaning friends, caring loved…
The first time I heard the term “white privilege,” I did what many white people…
Hi, I’m a Christian—and I don’t know anything. Well, I know a whole heck of…
You’ve surely heard by now about the unconscionable case of Brock Turner, the student at…
As with many people, I live a good portion of my waking moments on social…
You don’t need to look far to see that we’re in the middle of a…
Idolatry is a horrible, dangerous thing. Sadly, far too many of us are guilty of…
The yearly Christian obsession with the supposed “war on Christmas” began early last year, with…
Now this was a nightmare. I was a year or so into my career as a student…
“I just don’t know if I believe anymore … and I don’t know what to…
The hacking of Ashley Madison and the subsequent release of the personal information of many of…
“He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain…
Many years ago, as part of my freshman orientation during the first week of college…
According to various strangers on the Internet, I’m going to Hell. I get told so…
Though we might not verbalize it quite this way, most of us split the world up into…
Sometimes, really good stuff can have some really dangerous consequences. As a pastor, one of…
Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared on JohnPavlovitz.com and first ran here…