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The Rev. Jeremy Smith, Hacking Christianity
Newest Articles
Should sermons give answers or offer better questions?
Should sermons give authoritative answers or should they guide people into better questions? An exploration.
The Future of the Global Methodist Church is in the Past
How did a like-minded movement to The Global Methodist Church from 1939 turn out?
Bishops: The #UMC Needs the Magic of the Gathering
United Methodist bishops are asked to use their one unique superpower—to convene—to allow elected delegates to gather and do their job without restrictions.
Will the crucible of virtual ministry transform the church or be put aside?
We want to go back, but what will we take with us when we do, and what will we do with our transformed people?
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
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.
Google Diversity Memo: Wrong on Gender, Right on the Church
An anti-diversity memo from a dissident Google employee reveals much about how the Church operates as well.
Featured Articles
United Methodism (and whatever comes next)
Recent Articles
Yes, Virginia, Drag Queens can be called to ministry too
Traditionalists clutch at their pearls whenever anyone different from them pursues a call to ministry.
A Better Way: Problematic Choices for the 2021 Special Conferences in The #UMC
Ecclesial Federalism in conflict in United Methodism as states rights conflict with global overreach.
Making Sense of the Delayed GC and the Special GC news
BREAKING NEWS and commentary on United Methodist matters.
Traditionalists in panic mode as they lobby The #UMC to prioritize Protocol over Pandemic Relief
A sick game is playing out—will the UMC give up the field when they are best situated to persevere?
