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The geopolitical significance of the Magi
Rome wasn't the only empire in the region
Dec 15, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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Luke Skywalker is a deconstructing exvangelical at the start of Episode 8. But he doesn’t stay there.
3 Things We Can Learn About Unhealthy Deconstruction from Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Sep 16, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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Counter-intuitive arguments for and against US support of Israel
The best conservative case for halting support for Israel, and the best progressive one for continuing support
Sep 1, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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Jesus Died on Passover, Not Yom Kippur
Aug 31, 2024
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3 Tensions the American Christian Left Needs to Wrestle With
Aug 4, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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Five Wedges to Splinter the Christian Right
Feb 21, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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Luke Skywalker is a deconstructing exvangelical at the start of Episode 8. But he doesn’t stay there.
Sep 16, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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Our Ancestors Were Oppressed for Their Faith, and Twice Attempted a Coup
Oct 31, 2024
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What Critics Often Get Wrong About Christian Nationalism
Jun 9, 2023
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Andrew Berg
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3 Tensions the American Christian Left Needs to Wrestle With
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Aug 4, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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When the Extraordinary Becomes Ordinary
A few thoughts on an occupational hazard in ministry, and how to resist it
Jul 2, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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Star Wars "Ring Theory": What’s Really at the Center?
What is the central message of Star Wars Episodes 1-6?
May 30, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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“Emergency” Language is Hurting the Left
It’s time to rethink our political metaphors
May 19, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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I invite you to sign up for my new Substack Publication!
"Yes In My Spare Room" has officially launched
Apr 26, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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Would you click a button that led to the deaths of thousands?
DOGE employees keep blocking PEPFAR funding that the Trump White House has approved
Mar 31, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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Why Democrats Should Welcome Trump’s Federal Voter ID Mandate
The new requirements may hurt Republican voters more than Democrats
Mar 27, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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Does Dr. Al Mohler Agree with the Builders of Babel?
His defense of "Christian Nationalism" sounds really familiar
Mar 20, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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Jesus, Star Wars, and the Myth of Redemptive Violence
Does Star Wars promote the narrative that violence saves us? Does Christianity?
Mar 13, 2025
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Andrew Berg
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