False Jesus

A podcast to examine Jesus and Christianity for ourselves. Together, we might discover many things we learned or think are simply not true.

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Pushing Pause

It has been one year since I started writing and recording this ‘False Jesus’ project. I have loved exploring cultural misconceptions of Jesus and Christianity with you this past year while digging into what Jesus had to say about Himself and these issues. However, I’ve decided to push pause on this little passion project. To be honest, I just need a break from writing and teaching. At 45, I’m recognizing that I cannot keep the pace I did when I was 35 and even 40. Especially after the pandemic ...

Mar 07, 2023•3 min

Encouraging Deconstruction

Taken at face value, the word “deconstruction” is a literary analysis of a text and its meaning. A breaking down to get to the significance of something written or spoken. However, deconstruction has become a loaded term today. Deconstruction is now the popular spiritual buzzword within today’s mainstream Christian culture. This word might be newer to some with the rise of social media as we’re hearing more often about Christian celebrities deconstructing and leaving their faith or the forecasti...

Feb 07, 2023•25 min

Spiritual Buffet

I love a good buffet! I get to choose what I want from all sorts of food. Whatever I desire, I dine on. Whatever I fancy, I feast on. If I know it pleases my palate, I put it on my plate. If I know it won’t, I keep walking. Another great thing about a buffet line is that I can try all kinds of food! I am paying for an all-you-can-eat experience, so it doesn’t hurt to put something I might not like on my plate to try it. If I don’t like it, I can just push it to the side. If I do like it, then I ...

Jan 03, 2023•20 min

Information Overload

As I sat down to write this article, I realized that the majority of what I was going to share came from my mentor, Dave Buehring. He’s the one who discipled me in the ways, character, and mission of Jesus, and many of the principles I teach and live by come from the 20-year relationship I’ve had with Dave. He’s the one who taught me to keep my eyes on Jesus and always to test whatever anyone says about God, Christianity, and the Bible, against the Word of God…including him. I was going to write...

Dec 06, 2022•44 min

The Hypocritical Judge

One of the giant complaints about Christianity and followers of Jesus is that the Church is full of hypocrites. People who do not practice what they preach or live contrary to what they say they believe. Unfortunately, there is a ton of evidence to back this up. From celebrity preachers having “huge” moral failures to every day parents displaying behavior that teaches their kids to do as I say, not as I do. My personal journey to hypocrisy started as I grew up in a Christian home. My parents too...

Nov 08, 2022•30 min

Liar, Lunatic, or Lord?

False Jesus is my personal campaign to explore cultural misconceptions about Jesus and Christianity. Sometimes the misconceptions are new thoughts and ideas presented by current cultural trends, but most of the time, as King Solomon once said, there’s nothing new under the sun. It just might be packaged a little bit differently. The question that we’re going to discuss today is a 2,000-year-old question that is still being asked. Is Jesus Christ really God? This is a huge question that we have t...

Oct 04, 2022•26 min

Secret Serving

Let me start by saying that I’m guilty of what I’m about to write. However, in the last few years and months, God has been convicting me of my motives. Since the epic rise of social media, the serving and volunteer work of churches, non-profits and businesses has been blasted across our feeds. It’s not a new concept, but it’s in our faces now more than ever. There are livestreams and Instagram posts of churches serving public schools and doing neighborhood prayer walks. Businesses are making com...

Sep 06, 2022•22 min

The Radical Middle

I often feel caught in the middle. Do you like Coke or Pepsi? Both. Are you a Marvel or DC movie guy? All of them. Are you a Democrat or a Republican? Neither. Are you Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? Yes, but first we have to define what we mean by these massive labels. Are you a Calvinist or an Arminian? Um…let me tell you a story. I remember my first Bible class in college where I began to understand that people were going to force me to choose sides. The teaching assistant said, “All of you who belie...

Aug 02, 2022•17 min

The Power of Redefinition

With every fantasy football season, I have to name my new team. I usually try to come up with a name that has a deeper or double meaning. For instance, to honor my big brother the season after he died from Covid, I named my team “Lil’ Box Truck” because he had named his team “Big Box Truck” a decade earlier in the league because of an inside joke. Another year I named my team “Enter the Dragon” based on my favorite Bruce Lee movie. Another season I named my team “Sodapopinski” based on my favori...

Jul 05, 2022•23 min

False Religion

I was on the sidelines at practice a while back having a conversation with a player in between periods when he said to me, “I’m not really into religion. My parents are super religious, but it’s just not my thing.” I responded, “I’m not into religion either.” He tilted his head, furrowed his brow, and shot me this perplexed look. He did not understand how a team chaplain was not a fan of religion. In my line of work as a Chaplain in the National Football League, I try to explain that Christianit...

Jun 07, 2022•20 min

Twitter Theology

I started this ‘False Jesus’ journey by drinking from an already open can of cultural controversy. I addressed the question…why does God hate gay people? This one question is an example of hundreds I’ve received and conversations I’ve had in the last 25 years of ministry. I have wondered in these last few years if the questions are getting harder and more complex with the ever-changing culture, or am I just more aware of the grace required to answer such complex issues while still sharing God’s ...

May 03, 2022

Why False Jesus?

“PK, why does God hate gay people?” I sat across the table from a massive NFL player, and his eyes were sincere with a genuine curiosity that expressed an underlying emotional pain. I said, “Why do you think God hates gay people?" with an intuitive discernment of why he was asking. He shared that one of his family members was a lesbian and went on to tell me that he heard some Christians (including a pastor) say that God hates all homosexuals. Ugh! This could not be further from the truth. This ...

Apr 05, 2022

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