The Dreamer & The Realist

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 • 

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 • 

Andrew Berg

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August 2025

3 Tensions the American Christian Left Needs to Wrestle With

In Meme Form

Aug 4 • 

Andrew Berg

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July 2025

When the Extraordinary Becomes Ordinary

A few thoughts on an occupational hazard in ministry, and how to resist it

Jul 2 • 

Andrew Berg

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May 2025

Star Wars "Ring Theory": What’s Really at the Center?

What is the central message of Star Wars Episodes 1-6?

May 30 • 

Andrew Berg

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“Emergency” Language is Hurting the Left

It’s time to rethink our political metaphors

May 19 • 

Andrew Berg

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April 2025

March 2025

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 • 

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 • 

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 • 

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 • 

Andrew Berg

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What experiencing religious accommodation felt like for me

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Mar 6 • 

Andrew Berg

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