by Ron Henzel | Sep 12, 2024 | Atheism, deconstruction, Uncategorized
In my previous article, “‘Dear Alan…’ Letter to a Deconstructor (Part 1),” I explained how my friend, Alan Bondar, issued a challenge to Christians to read a pre-publication copy of his book titled, How to Kill God the Easy Way. Alan, who was once in Christian...
by Ron Henzel | Sep 5, 2024 | Agnostic, Atheist, Books, deconstruction
In mid-July of this year, my pastor sent me a screenshot of a Facebook post made by a mutual acquaintance. I’ve known Alan Bondar for about 20 years now, going back to when he was a youth minister. My pastor has known him for a bit more than half that time, initially...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 20, 2024 | Christ, Contemplative Prayer, deconstruction, Enneagram, Incarnation, Jewish, Pastors, Progressives, Shepherds
A favorite pastime for some popular teachers today is to find new and exciting biblical “insights” to share with others. These “new discoveries” can quickly take on a life of their own and grow unchecked and unchallenged. We think if something has been unknown or...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 6, 2024 | Agnostic, Atheism, Bible, Bible reliable, Bill Gothard / IBLP, Contradictions, deconstruction, Divided Families, Liberal Left, Progressives
In the late 1990s, I was asked by a professor at a local community college to teach a class on Christianity in their Religion 101 course. I agreed and spent nearly an hour explaining the reliability of the Bible, the claims and some of the evidences regarding Jesus,...
by Karen Campbell | Sep 21, 2023 | Authoritarian, Courtship, deconstruction, Josh Harris, Legalism, Patriocentric, Spiritual Abuse
Shannon (Bonne) Harris recently premiered her much-anticipated autobiography The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife.1Shannon Harris, The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife; Broadleaf Books; August...
