Eye on Christianity

February 14 once remembered a martyr — love that bleeds. Today it celebrates romance — love that feels. What happened? And what does that historical drift reveal about human love, divine love, and the gospel itself?

Apparently, listening is harder than we think. A short clip about hermeneutics — about how Christians murder the meaning of Scripture — was taken completely out of context and turned into arguments about things I never said.

I haven't been on the air since Sunday, and a few people have noticed. No, I didn't die—but I did get seriously sick. In this episode, I give an update, explain what's been going on, and reflect a bit on limits, burnout, and the reality that sometimes your body just shuts the whole operation down.

After seeing in Part 1 how a 1988 sermon exposed a deep hermeneutical collapse, this episode steps back and asks a bigger question: what was fundamentalism originally, and how did it become what it is today?

Using a 1988 sermon as our starting point, this episode asks a disturbing question: what if the sermon itself is part of the problem? Before debating methods or results, we examine how Scripture is being used—and what that reveals about what had already gone wrong inside fundamentalism.

In 1974, a preacher warned that Christians were already abandoning real Bible study in favor of shallow preaching and random reading. In this episode, we examine that sermon and discover how accurately it describes the state of the church today—and how little has changed in 50 years.

Churches in America close every week, usually quietly and without much notice. In this episode, we look at what it actually means when a church comes to an end. Using a recently featured "sermon" that is really a congregational meeting about a church on the brink of closure — and reflecting on the recent end of my own church

We listen to the podcast episode that sparked a debate about the doctrine of hell and about Kirk Cameron

A discussion about Trump and the Church

America is experiencing The Great Unchurching, the fastest religious shift in modern history. In this episode, we examine the data behind church closures, rising religious disaffiliation, political Christianity, and the collapse of institutional trust.

America is experiencing The Great Unchurching, the fastest religious shift in modern history. In this episode, we look 2026

Five days before Christmas, churches are filled with music, lights, pageants, and carefully crafted moments meant to make us feel comforted. But what if what shapes us this week is atmosphere rather than Scripture?

This episode reviews the Christmas message "No Room for Jesus" by examining how Luke 2:7 is often expanded beyond what the text actually says. We address the hermeneutical and theological problems that arise when speculation and cultural outrage replace careful exegesis and Gospel-centered proclamation.

We listen to a devotional message and discuss it

We look at an email sent in by a listener.

A careful review of a sermon on 2 Peter 1:3-8

Crowds are lining up for hours outside 2819 Church in Atlanta. Social media calls it revival. Others call it hype. In this episode, we begin an investigation into what's really happening inside this rapidly growing movement.

A point-by-point review of a sermon's claims about Bible translations, exposing false accusations and clarifying what the evidence really shows.

A look at a sermon that attempts to tell us, what to do when life stinks.

A look at a sermon that attempts to tell us, what to do when life stinks.