A journey of theological exploration with the tattooed theologian Dillon Naber Cruz
I always find it interesting when professional athletes who are also Christian start talking about their faith. Sometimes they dedicate a win or offer praise to God for a victory for their team as if God has a vested interest in the outcome. I’m pretty sure God has better things to do than rooting for …
Continue reading Major league irony and cognitive dissonance
Author and columnist Liz Charlotte Grant sat down with me on the God Squad Pod to talk about her book Knock at the Sky: Seeking God in Genesis after Losing Faith in the Bible It's a wonderful look at Genesis through a creatively interpretative lens. Full episode: Liz Charlotte Grant on the GSP Video highlights: …
Continue reading Knock at the Sky: Liz Charlotte Grant on the God Squad Pod
I went to bed on the night of Friday May 15 feeling fine. At about 1:30 in the morning, I was awakened with painful abdominal cramps and a sinking feeling came over me. My digestive health has not always been optimal. Mental health can play a big role in this with stress and anxiety being …
People who know me know that I am a completely hopeless romantic. My favorite movie is Love Actually. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen the Collin Firth - Jennifer Ehle version of Pride and Prejudice, but I cry every single time I watch it when Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett finally get together. …
Last week, the incompetent and woefully unqualified Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth went on a firing spree as he fired top generals in the Army. Last night, the Predator in Chief threatened to commit genocide against the Iranian people. Clearly these two things, the mass firing and the threat of genocide, are related. Hegseth wants …
It’s my birthday week and instead of celebrating so far, I’m reliving the GenX anxiety of an impending nuclear war because Donald Trump decided to bomb Iran. Years ago, Epstein made a prediction that Trump would bomb Iran if he “was cornered like a rat.” That prediction seems to be coming to fruition this week …
Continue reading Accountability and justice are what I want for my birthday
Dr. Kevin M. Young was a pastor in distress as doubts plagued him. A spiritual retreat at a Cistercian monastery in in New York helped change all that as he engaged ancient faith practices from The Way. That experience is detailed in Dr. Young's fantastic book Reconstruct Your Faith: Ancient Ways to Make Your Relationship …
Stephen Miller’s rabid hatred of immigrants who aren’t “white” is playing out on America’s streets with devastating effect. DHS goon squads from I.C.E. and the Border Patrol have been given license to racially profile people as they wreak havoc in cities across the country. Regardless of the legal status of many immigrants, they have been …
On this week's episode the Fundamentalist F*ckwittery is brought to you by Sheriff Chad Bianco. He's running for California Governor as a Republican. Bianco is a Christofascist Trump supporting election denier. We also talk about breaking news stories. Full audio episode: GSP Episode 71 https://youtu.be/lhx23AdLlXA https://youtu.be/gGHqpj56GVo https://youtu.be/LkXf64-dkm8 https://youtu.be/02rxVxWMx4A https://youtu.be/cNgZAe8QmIc
The criminal fascist Trump regime is murdering people. The most recent was an innocent woman who was gunned down in broad daylight in front of witnesses by a fascist ICE agent. In response, the leader of the Department of Homeland Security put a placard on her podium that read, "One of Ours All of Yours" …
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