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The Rev. Jeremy Smith, Hacking Christianity
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Punching Down: Behind the Babylon Bee’s practice of Christian Mockery
After being banned from Twitter, the CEO of the Babylon Bee reveals why they punch down at marginalized groups instead of focusing on the powers and principalities.
WCA calls on United Methodist churches to violate church law and withhold their tithes
August 12th is the day the WCA went from a caucus group to an extremist organization.
Why are disaffiliating churches choosing to go solo rather than joining the GMC?
Churches are deferring or deciding against going GMC because of control issues.
What if…we quit offering United Methodist worship? [Guest Post]
“What if?” is a Disney+ series that takes well-known characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and changes one thing to create an alternative timeline, such as “What if Peggy Carter was the one who became Captain America?” Likewise, this series at Hacking Christianity asks “What if” in novel approaches to…
Church and Christian Reflections
Varied reflections on Christian topics, including Church in a time of COVID-19.
Making sense of theology with charts
Our most popular content is these charts that are reproducable for individual or group study.
Geek Gospel
Every genre can be a Sacred Text. Discover more about yours, or find a new one today!
Recent Articles
What happens when we apply a Computer Coding debate to Christian Doctrine?
How a conflict in computer coding philosophies informs Christian beliefs on doctrine and practice.
Sci-fi Time Loops show us that Sacred Stories break cycles
A time loop allows us to learn what really helps us out of cycles of harm and difficulty.
The best $500 camera setup that I actually use for online worship in COVID-19
The best $500 you can spend to have brighter, better sounding, and better positioned videos for online worship.
Tetris and Advent [Geek Gospel]
Could a 30 year old video game inform an ancient practice of Advent…for today?
A Wrinkle in Time’s Watered Down Theology
A guest post by a reader who found a disconnect between the spirituality of the book and the one depicted in the movie
What Are You Prepared To Do For Justice?
A question of commitment keeps me coming back to two movies and their evaluations of the fuzzy line of justice.
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United Methodism (and whatever comes next)
Recent Articles
Local church resource: podcast series on living towards a more inclusive #UMC
Hosted by Rev. Molly Vetter in California with a variety of guest and intriguing conversations!
The cruelty is the point: behind Florida’s veto of an entire class of new UMC clergy
16 candidates for ministry were arbitrarily denied this year because conservatives were targeting LGBTQ+ candidates in scorched earth fashion.
What If…We Replace Churches with Apartment Complexes? [Guest Content]
We may recoil, but after reading it, you might draw nearer to the idea.
Disaffiliating from the #UMC only costs Pennies on the Dollar
Claims of high disaffiliation costs might be overblown and exaggerated. Who could have guessed?
