Birmingham Police Stop Pastor From Feeding Homeless
Birmingham, AL police are cracking down on pastors who feed the homeless. Keep it classy, Birmingham.
April 14, 2014
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How To Be A Christian Without Being A Total $@#& About It.
Let’s be honest: Christianity in America has an image crisis, and justifiably so. Somehow the most beautiful story ever told got diluted into a hybrid
April 9, 2014
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The Day Evangelicalism Died
One of my favorite songs as a kid was American Pie (The Day The Music Died) about the death of Buddy Holly. It’s one of
March 26, 2014
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When We’d Rather Let Kids Go Hungry Than Be Reasonable On Gay Marriage
I officially know what an aneurysm feels like, because I think I just had one this morning. Brace yourself, because you might have one too.
March 25, 2014
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Pastor Gives Out Free Tattoos, Your Tattoo Questions Answered, And Why Rob Bell Thinks I’m “Hard Core”.
Church pastor gives out free tattoos? That makes him the coolest pastor ever in my book. In this post, I answer all of your tattoo questions: are tattoos biblical? What are your tattoos of? Who has more tattoos, you or Nadia Bolz-Weber?
March 19, 2014
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5 Reasons Why Calvinism Makes Me Want To Gouge My Eyes Out
Calvinism, in contrast to Jesus, teaches that God picks a few and not the rest– that God is the sports captain from my 7th grade gym class, including the glee that comes with pounding on the kids who didn’t get picked.
March 12, 2014
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What If God Actually Loves Me? (A Truth I’m Rediscovering Outside American Christianity)
As I’ve shared before, I’ve spent most of my life suffering from this idea that God hates me. Even when I say otherwise, or start
March 11, 2014
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Adoption
Discovering God’s Plan For My Life When I Visited Hell
Three years ago today, my wife and I took a long drive from Lima, Peru to the outskirts of a few desert towns on the
March 8, 2014
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Russia Triggered The End Times? (3 Ways You Can Disarm An End-Time Preacher)
As Jesus followers in post-modern America, we have a big task on our hands. The great reformation happening currently within American Christianity has created a
March 6, 2014
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The Difficult Aspect Of Christian Friends (Must we agree in order to be in relationship?)
I don’t know about you, but I want to live out a Christianity that’s worth living. I want to help contribute to a reformation of American Christian culture and build a new culture where Christian friendships say, “Oh, you disagree on that theological issue? Fine by me as long as we’re still playing tennis together on Saturday.”
February 27, 2014
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The Un-Christian Nature Of New “Religious Freedom” Laws
Kristen Powers and Jonathan Merritt had a great article the other day pointing out the hypocritical nature of these new “religious freedom” laws that are
February 25, 2014
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What Is Sucking The Life Out Of You? (thinking about fasting differently)
What are the things in your life that are sucking the life out of you? What are the things that are draining and leaving you
February 24, 2014
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Jesus Carries An AR-15? God Wrote The Constitution? (What Happens When You Mix Politics & Jesus)
Two of the craziest, and sickest stories I’ve seen in a while wrap out our week here on the blog: Both of these stories serve
February 21, 2014
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But Jesus Isn’t “That” (putting hurts in the proper perspective)
Sometimes life seems like a never ending cycle of hurts. Trust me, I actually get that. People we love wound us. People we trust betray
February 20, 2014
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American & Christian Culture
5 Practices Toward A More Radical Christian Life (a challenge to my readers)
The message of Jesus is radical: the key to “life” isn’t through saving your life, but through giving it away. To enter into his Kingdom and the radical life he promises, we must rid ourselves of the two things that get in the way: a love affair with ourselves and with our possessions. Here are 5 practices to change your life:
February 18, 2014
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American & Christian Culture
When Pastors Live In Multimillion Dollar Mansions, It’s Not A Sign Of God’s Blessing– But Our Sinfulness
Is the phenomenon of rich American pastors a sign of God’s blessing? In this post about my work in India and the association between American Christianity and wealth, I ask some hard questions about what it means to actually follow Jesus.
February 17, 2014
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5 Keys To Surviving A Christian Paradigm Shift
We all go through shifts in our faith, and sometimes they’re radical shifts. It can be hard to survive these seasons of transition with our faith intact if we’re not careful. As per the request of readership, here are my 5 key pieces of advice on how you can survive a Christian paradigm shift.
February 14, 2014
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If People Excluded “Illegal Immigrants”, We Wouldn’t Have Jesus
We only have Jesus because someone decided to show love and mercy towards an illegal immigrant.
February 13, 2014
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American & Christian Culture
Finding Jesus When You’re Adrift: The Benefit Of Being A Christian Outsider
Today I take great comfort that Jesus came not for the people with their feet planted firmly on the shore, but for people like me who are often set adrift in the vast oceans of life– and who have no island of their own to drift towards.
February 12, 2014
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Reclaiming The Immigration Discussion: Why Jesus Followers Need To Side With The Stranger
When the people of Jesus reclaim the immigration discussion, we discover that immigrants should be able to move to any culture in the world and know that when they arrive, they’ll find guaranteed allies in the Christian community… I don’t know how things could get much clearer: if we’re not radically caring for, feeding and clothing immigrants, Jesus says we’re not really on God’s side at all.
February 11, 2014
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Why A Literal Interpretation Of Genesis Requires The Belief In Evolution On Steroids
Interesting fact: if you believe that Genesis is to be interpreted as literal, historical fact, you must also believe in evolution. Here’s why:
February 6, 2014
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Pat Robertson to Ken Ham: “Let’s Not Make A Joke Of Ourselves”
Pat did it again– he said something that was both reasonable and true all at the same time. In his final analysis of the Ken
February 5, 2014
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Atheism
Atheists Have Their Kirk Camerons Too.
Even atheists have fundamentalists who desire to antagonize, not dialogue. My question is: why do we keep feeding the system that makes us enemies?
January 30, 2014
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American & Christian Culture
Justice Delayed: About That Time We Executed A Child With A Bible
Too often we’re sent the message that we’re most doing the work of God when we proclaim God– but I believe we’re also doing the work of God when we seek to restore broken and unjust social systems that keep us from experiencing the truth that we’re all the same.
January 29, 2014
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American & Christian Culture
5 Reasons Why Jesus People Ought Oppose The Death Penalty
Now is the time to begin teaching people that following Jesus means we must oppose the death penalty. Here are 5 reasons why:
January 28, 2014
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BLC is an author, speaker, scholar, and global traveler, who holds graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and received his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus, and Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith.
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BLC is a cultural anthropologist, public theologian, writer, speaker, global traveler, and tattoo collector. He is a two-time graduate of Gordon-Conwell with graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies, and went on to receive his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith, and Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus. In addition to his blog, Formerly Fundie, his work has been regularly featured by a wide array of media outlets such as TIME magazine and CNN, among others.
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Benjamin L. Corey
BLC is a cultural anthropologist, public theologian, writer, speaker, global traveler, and tattoo collector. He is a two-time graduate of Gordon-Conwell with graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies, and went on to receive his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith, and Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus. In addition to his blog, Formerly Fundie, his work has been regularly featured by a wide array of media outlets such as TIME magazine and CNN, among others.
