Fresh Snark, Straight from Patheos
Weekly column skewering faith, politics, and the absurdity of American Christianity.
Holding Water
A former pastor, river guide, and swift water 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.
Every Restoration Is a Retcon
Nationalist movements don't inherit the past—they retcon it. From King Josiah's purge to MAGA's scrubbed park plaques, restoration is a cover story for erasure.
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The Tribulation Survival Guide
A deadpan field manual for the end times we actually live in.