Deconstruction

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Jan 13, 20247 min read

The Silent God

When you call out to God and are met with silence, who is to blame if you can't believe?

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Jul 26, 20234 min read

How Do You Solve a Problem Like The Gays?

Is the celibacy solution truly 'God's best' for gay people in the Church?

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Jul 2, 202214 min read

Good without God?

Without the commands of God to rely on, is it possible for a non-theist to decide the right course of action and justify their behaviour?

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Apr 24, 20219 min read

It's All In Your Head

God is real. But then, so are dreams in a manner of speaking. What is reality? Allow me to speculate.

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Feb 21, 20216 min read

The Resurrection: Why I'm Not Sold

Everything in Christianity depends on the resurrection of Jesus. It's a shame that we cannot know for certain whether it actually happened.

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Jan 10, 202110 min read

What Would You Have Us Believe?

Some consider church youth groups to be an unacceptable and damaging form of indoctrination. Are they right? It's complicated.

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Nov 7, 202010 min read

I Don’t Want To Go: Reflections on the End

Leaving Christianity, I was left with the stark, terrifying fact of my mortality. But perhaps there's more hope than I initially thought.

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Oct 10, 20207 min read

The Art of Worship

A.W. Tozer once said that ‘Christians don't tell lies – they just go to church and sing them.’ I think he was on to something.

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Aug 8, 20209 min read

The Good Book?

Reading the Bible as a Christian can lead to a filtered perspective of God's character. Remove the devotional lens and all becomes clearer.

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Jul 25, 20209 min read

Fact or Fiction?

I was a Bible enthusiast; I read it cover-to-cover. Then I started to look a little deeper, and that's when the trouble started...

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Jul 18, 20209 min read

It's Not A Religion, It's A (Toxic) Relationship

I found myself at church looking around and wondering, what do they know that I don’t? Now I think I’m perhaps better off not knowing.

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Jun 27, 20207 min read

Evolution

Evolution continues to challenge traditional Christian beliefs. Could it be that they are compatible? Science and theology both cast doubt.

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Jun 20, 20207 min read

Old Beliefs Die Hard

The process of deconstruction must be a deliberative one. It is a matter of reflecting on your thought patterns to spot any unwanted guests.

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Jun 14, 20206 min read

Oh Hell

In the crumbling building of Christianity I could enjoy a pleasant rooftop garden, but the screams from the basement were all too resonant.

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Jun 11, 20209 min read

Coming Out Twice

Exploring the biblical view of same-sex relationships had set me face-to-face with the stark humanity of a book I had regarded as divine.

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Jun 10, 20204 min read

I Don't Know

We may find it difficult to open up to those around us, but it starts by being honest with ourselves.

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