Best of OPT

If you're new to the site and you want to get a taste for some of our best writing, or if you've been around a while and just want to look back through the past few years, this is our version of the Hall of Fame. These are the best 30 posts since we launched in May 2012.

The Case Against "I Believe" by Lyndsey Graves
April 17th, 2014

Time is a Trap by Benjamin Howard 
April 3rd, 2014


A Theology of Filthy Rags by Charity Erickson
April 2nd, 2014

What a Preacher Looks Like by JaneAnn Kenney
March 20th, 2014

The Ethics of Information by Jared Byas
February 26th, 2014

Take Your Son, Your Only Son: The Binding of Isaac and the Unbinding of God by Sebastian Faust
January 28th, 2014

Facial Hair & Christian Resentment by Jared Byas
January 23rd, 2014

Looking for the Kingdom Coming Down: The Alternative Reality of the Poet-Prophet by Hannah Paasch
January 20th, 2014

The Christmas Story is Sexist and Faith Isn't Nice by Rebekah Mays
January 15th, 2014

The Gnostic Gospel of Gaga by JaneAnn Kenney
December 26th, 2013

Christianity Needs Celebrities by Benjamin Howard
December 17th, 2013

On Demonizing the Devil by Sebastian Faust
December 4th, 2013

On Entitlement by Lyndsey Graves
November 12th, 2013

The Disparate Worlds of Warring Minds: The Epistemology of a Government Shutdown by Benjamin Howard
October 10th, 2013

In Defense of Miley Cyrus: The Art of Wrecking Balls and Sledgehammers by Benjamin Howard
September 17th, 2013

Preying in the Name of God by Sebastian Faust
August 14th, 2013

Reflections on Ecclesiastes at a Gazillion Feet (Approx.) by JaneAnn Kenney
August 8th, 2013

The Lie They Tell About Emma Watson and Me by Lyndsey Graves
July 30th, 2013

The Memory of Violence by Charity Erickson
July 22nd, 2013

Like a Complete Unknown: Rolling Stone, Tsarnaev, and the Face of Evil by Sebastian Faust
July 19th, 2013

The Legality of Fear: Zimmerman, Race, and Clint Eastwood by John Carter
July 12th, 2013

A Place in Sedona by JaneAnn Kenney
June 18th, 2013

Silver Linings Playbook, Mental Illness, and the Church by Rachel Donegan
April 11th, 2013

The Beautiful Illusion of Justice by Benjamin Howard
April 8th, 2013

Rule Number 1: Your Faith Lies by Benjamin Howard
April 4th, 2013

What We Talk About When We Talk About Rob Bell by Benjamin Howard
March 27th, 2013

The Allure of a Handsome White Jesus by John Thornton
March 25th, 2013

Prayers to a Dark God by Sebastian Faust                   
February 28th, 2013

What We Mean When We Say We'll Pray by Benjamin Howard
November 15th, 2012 

We Are So Sure by Amanda Taylor
September 5th, 2012