Reading Time: 10 minutes Once again, I discover that to a Christian, the solution to every problem is going to be to Jesus harder. It fits a very popular narrative that even one of Progressive Christianity’s biggest names can’t escape. Here’s why that approach is such a perennial favorite, and why it’s just going to keep failing.
the big problem here
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PostChristian: For Christians, the Solution Is Always to Jesus Harder
Reading Time: 10 minutes Once again, I discover that to a Christian, the solution to every problem is going to be to Jesus harder. It fits a very popular narrative that even one of Progressive Christianity’s biggest names can’t escape. Here’s why that approach is such a perennial favorite, and why it’s just going to keep failing.
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Hang On, Everyone! This Christian Knows What the Problem Is!
Reading Time: 15 minutes We’ve been having fun this week snarking a post in The Federalist to eensy-weensy little pieces. But who could blame us? The Christian who wrote it managed to outshine all his pals in finding the most WTF explanation possible for why his religion’s losing so many adherents and so much credibility and influence in the eyes of the world. That isn’t easy to do nowadays!
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Monster Trucks in the Nightlife: The Ballad of the Bad Christians
Reading Time: 14 minutes Here, then, is the brutal truth about both evangelicalism and Bad Christians.
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Lord Snow Presides #9: Ed Stetzer’s New Gig
Reading Time: 6 minutes With everything going on in Baptist-land lately, I’m just surprised he lasted this long. Lord Snow today turns his serene, leaf-green gaze toward Ed Stetzer’s job change.
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Why They’re Not Ambassadors
Reading Time: 9 minutes Last time we met up, we were talking about the differences between ambassadors and salespeople–and making the point that Christians may think of themselves as ambassadors, but they actually behave and react a lot more like salespeople. But they keep acting like they are totally ambassadors for Jesus. There’s a reason for it–and I’ll show you why today.