The Questions I Was Never Allowed to Ask in Church
August 1, 2026
Some questions get you labeled a troublemaker. This is a list of mine — and why I think the answers matter more than the institution’s
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I spent years accumulating the kind of religious credentials the church world celebrates — ministry titles, theological training, leadership positions, doctrinal certainty. From the outside, it looked like gain. From the inside, it felt increasingly hollow.
Then I sat down with Philippians 3. Paul — a man with every religious credential imaginable — called all of it skubalon: dung. Refuse. Garbage. Not because those things were inherently evil, but because he had found something so infinitely better that they could no longer compete.
That passage hit like a grenade. As a Marine, I know what it means to carry weight that slows you down in the field. Religion had become that weight.
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Counting It All as Dung
Paul called his impressive religious résumé “dung” compared to knowing Christ. This site walks that same road — shedding titles, traditions, and credentials to find something better.
Scripture-First Thinking
Every article and reflection starts in the New Testament text — not theological systems or denominational traditions.
Shedding Religious Credentials
A candid look at what the institutional church labels as gain — and why Paul counted it all loss for the Excellence of knowing Jesus.
Knowing Christ, Not Religion
The goal is relational knowledge of Jesus Christ — not doctrinal precision, membership cards, or ministry accolades.
A Veteran's Perspective
Written through the lens of a disabled Marine who learned that the most dangerous battlefield is sometimes inside the church walls.
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Knowing Christ, Not Religion
Explore the difference between religious performance and a genuine relationship with Jesus through Scripture, personal stories, and honest reflection.
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“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death.”
Philippians 3:10 (KJV)
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Key Scripture Passages
Philippians 3:1–14
The anchor passage. Paul’s full argument for why religious credentials are dung compared to knowing Christ.
Matthew 23 (The Woes)
Jesus’ most pointed critique of religious professionals—and what He said they were actually doing.
John 17:3
“This is eternal life, that they may know you.” The goal in one sentence: relational knowledge, not religious performance.
Galatians 1–2
Paul defending the gospel against institutional religion, even confronting Peter publicly. The precedent for honest critique.
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