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Rev. Mark Sandlin
The Theology of Protest

Feb 24, 2026

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6 min read

The Theology of Protest

When Love Refuses to Sit Down and Be Quiet

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Christian Nationalism Is a Replacement Religion

Feb 19, 2026

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5 min read

Christian Nationalism Is a Replacement Religion

A Bible, a Flag, and a Whole Lot of Fear Walking Into a Church Like It Owns the Place

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
That Dog Won’t Hunt, Part 2: 5 More Bible Verses Christian Nationalists Keep Getting Wrong


Feb 11, 2026

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4 min read

That Dog Won’t Hunt, Part 2: 5 More Bible Verses Christian Nationalists Keep Getting Wrong


Because if you’re gonna misuse the Bible to prop up oppression, we’re gonna keep calling it what it is: bad theology in a red hat.

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
That Dog Won’t Hunt: 5 Bible Verses Christian Nationalists Keep Getting Wrong

Jan 28, 2026

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4 min read

That Dog Won’t Hunt: 5 Bible Verses Christian Nationalists Keep Getting Wrong

Because twisting Scripture to justify authoritarianism is still bad theology, bless your little red-hat heart.

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Hate Will Rot Your Soul If You Let It

Jan 22, 2026

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6 min read

Hate Will Rot Your Soul If You Let It

Why Love Is Still the Most Subversive Force on Earth

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
The Sacred Art of Skipping Church

Jan 13, 2026

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5 min read

The Sacred Art of Skipping Church

Why brunch, rest, being human, etc might just be holy too

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Good Intentions Don’t Fix Broken Systems

Jan 8, 2026

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4 min read

Good Intentions Don’t Fix Broken Systems

Why charity must lead to justice, not replace it

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Jesus and the Jumbotron: How Megachurch Culture Hijacked the Message

Jan 5, 2026

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4 min read

Jesus and the Jumbotron: How Megachurch Culture Hijacked the Message

Bigger Isn’t Better When You’re Selling Out the Sermon

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
The New Year Is Not a Moral Reset Button

Dec 31, 2025

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3 min read

The New Year Is Not a Moral Reset Button

You Are Not a Self-Improvement Project

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
The Real Meaning of Christmas

Dec 25, 2025

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3 min read

The Real Meaning of Christmas

What Still Matters Once the Day is Finally Here

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Jesus Wasn’t Born to Protect Your Traditions

Dec 20, 2025

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3 min read

Jesus Wasn’t Born to Protect Your Traditions

Nostalgia Makes a Terrible Savior

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
The War on Christmas Is Mostly a War on Critical Thinking

Dec 16, 2025

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5 min read

The War on Christmas Is Mostly a War on Critical Thinking

How Outrage Became the New Tinsel

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Santa Didn’t Invent Generosity, Y’all Did

Dec 13, 2025

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4 min read

Santa Didn’t Invent Generosity, Y’all Did

The Gifts We Give Have Always Come From Us

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Christmas Was Never About Having It All Together

Dec 11, 2025

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4 min read

Christmas Was Never About Having It All Together

The Christmas Story That Refuses to Be Whitewashed

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
War on Christmas. Sign This Preacher Up!

Dec 3, 2025

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6 min read

War on Christmas. Sign This Preacher Up!

Because somebody needs to tell the powerful they do not get to trademark Jesus.

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
This Ain’t Your Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving

Nov 26, 2025

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5 min read

This Ain’t Your Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving

Giving Thanks for the Table-Setters, the Peacemakers, and the Protesters

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Moses Didn’t Carve That for Your Campaign

Nov 21, 2025

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5 min read

Moses Didn’t Carve That for Your Campaign

Thou Shalt Not Use the Bible as a Political Prop

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
They Played Politics with People’s Lives and Called It Governance

Nov 13, 2025

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4 min read

They Played Politics with People’s Lives and Called It Governance

Governance shouldn’t feel like a hostage situation.

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Love Thy Neighbor, Unless They’re Different?

Nov 3, 2025

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4 min read

Love Thy Neighbor, Unless They’re Different?

Sanctified Gatekeeping and the Church of Conditional Welcome

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
When Scripture Becomes a Sword Instead of a Table

Oct 28, 2025

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4 min read

When Scripture Becomes a Sword Instead of a Table

The Bible Is Not a Weapon (or, at least, it shouldn't be)

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
That Dog Don’t Hunt

Oct 23, 2025

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5 min read

That Dog Don’t Hunt

North Carolina’s Rigged Maps and the Gospel of Cheating

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Jesus Wasn’t Nice – He Was Good

Oct 14, 2025

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5 min read

Jesus Wasn’t Nice – He Was Good

And Yes, There’s a BIG Difference

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Jesus Flipped Tables. We Built a Lobby Café.

Oct 10, 2025

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5 min read

Jesus Flipped Tables. We Built a Lobby Café.

When Capitalism Wore a Cross and Called It Church

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Sunday School Never Warned Me About Capitalism

Oct 1, 2025

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6 min read

Sunday School Never Warned Me About Capitalism

Jesus flipped tables. We're still renting them from billionaires.

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
Exvangelical Survival Guide (Part 3)

Sep 24, 2025

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3 min read

Exvangelical Survival Guide (Part 3)

Surviving and rebuilding are just the beginning. The goal is to live.

Rev. Mark Sandlin
Rev. Mark Sandlin
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Southern Fried Heresy by Mark Sandlin, the Rev they warned you about

Southern Fried Heresy by Mark Sandlin, the Rev they warned you about

Southern-born, tradition-challenging, and just heretical enough to still get invited to the potluck (most of the time).


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