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Greetings Earthlings! Whether you’re a fellow geek or a Christian looking to open restrictive systems, we’re your source for fresh, fast, and reliable writings on faith, technology, United Methodism, and (obviously) all things geek!

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…

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Church and Christian Reflections

Varied reflections on Christian topics, including Church in a time of COVID-19.

What If…We Replace Churches with Apartment Complexes? [Guest Content]

Is your Pastor a Reader or a Listener?

Should sermons give answers or offer better questions?

Will the crucible of virtual ministry transform the church or be put aside?

5 articles for Christians to read for Women’s History Month

Table-Turning is a Matter of Dates

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Making sense of theology with charts

Our most popular content is these charts that are reproducable for individual or group study.

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Every genre can be a Sacred Text. Discover more about yours, or find a new one today!


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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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Featured Articles

Order of Worship for #StarWars Sunday: May the Fourth Be With You

World War Z Chaplains – Last Rites with a Bullet

Jesus played 3D Chess

The Hulk’s Secret is Discipleship’s Secret

The Worst Hell is Hope

United Methodism (and whatever comes next)


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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?

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Who will have Power of Attorney to care for an ailing #UMC?

Methodists: BOTH-AND People in an EITHER-OR World

Three Takeaways from the Wesleyan Covenant Association Founding Document

Denominations are Dinosaurs, except when Disaster Strikes

Methodism: Crowdsourcing before it was cool

Which Nation really rules the United Methodist Church?

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