Hackman's Musings

Here is part 2 of my discussion with my brother about leaving the faith. We talk about why I couldn't stop at Agnosticism and what effec...

I want to recommend to you my brother's podcast. Steve is a Christian believer whose faith journey has led him to ... more open pastures...

I finally got around to watching Hellbound. Hellbound is a documentary, that looks at how the doctrine of Hell is viewed in Christianity. ...

"I know I have relationship with God because there are too many things that I can't explain as random in my life. I will often pr...

and monkeys might... Three years ago, I posted a blog listing what I believed as a Christian. Two years ago, I reposted that list on Fa...

I was involved in a discussion with one of my brothers recently on Facebook. My Atheism was brought up, and he noted that my journey had b...

But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. A little over a week ago, Bill Maher gave...

I finally started to listen to Rob Bell's Love Wins on my way to work today. I probably hold an even more liberal view of Hell than Mr....

The truth is, the further I get from the Christian community, the more satisfying life is. There are a number of reasons for this, but case...

This video got me geared up to get this book when it comes out next month (I haven't read anything by Rob Bell yet). The message of t...

There are a number of things I find fascinating about the above video. For one, it is a perfect example of what happens when you live in ...

I am always surprised (and not) to find that chief among my theological offences with Evangelicals is my Universalism - that not one soul wi...

God is Love You've heard it before. It says it in 1 John 4:8. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. Could...

“ All the most orthodox divines, Calvinist as well as Catholic, taught that one of the chief joys of heaven is the viewing of the torments o...

I now have a new favorite episode of South Park. Season 10 Episode 7 "Tsst". Like Jon Stewart on politics, sometimes only throu...

I stopped in at a new burger joint called Buster Burger for lunch today. The restaurant is also a TCBY, which takes up a side third of the ...

At a  blog I was commenting on recently, one person compared Universalism to that of an enabling Father. I responded to that, and I think ...

I really enjoy the writings of Richard Beck over at Experimental Theology .  I consider George McDonald to be my theological guide in many w...

My good friend Brook did a 2 hour (yes, 2 hour) interview with David Dark, author of The Sacredness of Questioning Everything , on local De...

I was flipping stations on the car radio when I came across some fire and brimstone preaching.  The preacher was railing about what sinners ...