Fresh Snark, Straight from Patheos
Weekly column skewering faith, politics, and the absurdity of American Christianity.
Why Humans Need Stories That Don’t Pretend to Be God
Humans are wired for story, but religious myths often turn into systems of control. Ethical myth-making asks a different question: what if our stories helped people think instead of obey?
When a Pastor Falls — and Why the Ending Never Changes
Why do fallen pastors keep returning to the pulpit? Maybe the real issue isn’t sin and forgiveness but how churches misunderstand calling and authority.
Tom Bombadil and the God Who Won’t Manage Your Life
Tom Bombadil breaks the logic of The Lord of the Rings—and exposes a deeper problem in modern Christianity: the belief that God is managing your personal life story.
Latest Snarky Faith Podcasts
Your regular dose of satire, storytelling, and spiritual side-eye.
Quantum Theology and the Death of Certainty
Quantum Theology and the Death of Certainty
Living on the Edge of Faith with Jeremy Jernigan
Living on the Edge of Faith with Jeremy Jernigan
Jesus Isn’t the System with Chris Jones
Jesus Isn’t the System with Chris Jones
New from The Unlearning Curve Podcast
Hard questions and honest takes on deconstruction, mental health, culture, and unlearning the nonsense.
61 - Karl Forehand - The Sound of Coming Back
61 - Karl Forehand - The Sound of Coming Back
61 - Karl Forehand - The Sound of Coming Back
61 - Karl Forehand - The Sound of Coming Back
60 - Kyle Butler - Leaving the Church Stage
60 - Kyle Butler - Leaving the Church Stage
The Quollective
Weekly essays on faith, power, and the absurd—outside the church PR machine.
The Tribulation Survival Guide
A deadpan field manual for the end times we actually live in.