Fresh Snark, Straight from Patheos
Weekly column skewering faith, politics, and the absurdity of American Christianity.
VBS Is Grooming
Conservatives call libraries and drag storytimes "grooming." By that same definition, argues a former church-staffer, so is Vacation Bible School.
The Church Keeps You in the Helicopter
A former pastor, river guide, and swiftwater rescuer on why we name the chaos, build certainty around the name, and end up drowning the people who try to loosen our grip.
Miracle Mike and the Headless Church
American evangelicalism still moves, reacts, and makes noise, but without compassion, humility, or the teachings of Jesus, it often feels like a body running in circles without its head.
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Your regular dose of satire, storytelling, and spiritual side-eye.
Who Gets to be a Christian? with Matt Distefano
Who Gets to be a Christian? with Matt Distefano
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Church & Power with John Fugelsang
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Hard questions and honest takes on deconstruction, mental health, culture, and unlearning the nonsense.
70 - Copied Faith
70 - Copied Faith
70 — Copied Faith
70 — Copied Faith
69 - The Church is not a Skinner Box
69 - The Church is not a Skinner Box
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.