Rev. Exvangelical
This is a place of reflection and growth beyond the apostasy of US evangelicalism and towards a reframing of Christianity for the better of the world.
Reflections and more…
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Hands Off Haywood Remarks
I was asked to speak at Haywood County’s Hands Off rally. Below are my comments I’d like to share. There used to be a time when having empathy, caring for… Read more ⇢
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Trump is a Mirror
I’m enraged with everything that is going on in our nation right now. Disappearances off the streets, suspension of due process for immigrants, unlawful “deportations” to labor camps in a… Read more ⇢
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Sin and Death
Ash Wednesday has become my favorite holy day in the Christian church. It’s odd, I know, that someone so tormented by the concepts of sin, failure, and death would be… Read more ⇢
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Rapture
While reading The Folly of God by John Caputo, he mentions early on the rapture and how if it were true he would be quite content to see the “right… Read more ⇢
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Hell
When I was a teenager hell felt so much more real than heaven ever did. The act of “believing” or “having faith” seemed to be geared 100% at avoiding hell… Read more ⇢
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Holy Bible?
When I was growing up I was always taught the Bible was inerrant; it was authoritative, literal word of God. It was a textbook that contained all the truth of… Read more ⇢
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Diversity Isn’t Enough
Over the past couple of decades, there has been an increasing emphasis on diversity. We need more diversity in the workplace, churches and other places of worship need to be… Read more ⇢
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You Can’t be Pro-life and Anti-Mask (2021 Edition)
The selfishness and hypocrisy is on wide display. I would dare say that the vast majority of South Carolinians (where I currently live), would declare themselves to be “pro-life”. It’s… Read more ⇢
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A White Guy in a Race Conversation
It is with great timidity and trepidation that I write what I am about to write. I realize that for far too long, people who look like me, (aka a… Read more ⇢
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A Racist Past
One thing many white Americans struggle to do is to deal honestly with the past. It’s uncomfortable. It’s troubling. We don’t like the image it paints of our forebears. We’d… Read more ⇢
Blake Hart 