Archive - Perspective Shift by Colby Martin

April 2025

Announcement: New Podcast Coming!

For all you who are frustrated with the lack of Jesus in American Christianity.

Published on The Better Fruit Project • Apr 14

The Lopsided Story of My Parent's Divorce

Growing up I was given one particular narrative about why my parents divorced. That one-sided narrative was THE defining narrative of my childhood--and…

Apr 8 •

March 2025

"On fire for the Lord!" My Early Days of Loving Jesus

The Honeymoon Stage of my (evangelical) relationship with Jesus.

Mar 19 •

What to Do with Friendships after The-Thing-That-Brought-You-Together has Ended

When we closed our church two years ago it presented a fascinating challenge: How do I (and should I?) stay friends with people I won't see regularly…

Mar 13 •

Not an Oxymoron: Why LGBTQ Affirming Christianity Makes Sense

A new talk on LGBTQ inclusion coming soon to a city (near you?)

Mar 8 •

Adult Friendships: How... What.. Who?!

Lately I've got friendship on the brain. Where'd some friends go? How do I make new ones? Why is it so weird and hard sometimes? Anyone else relate...?

Mar 6 •

February 2025

Reason #10: You Won't Believe How Good it Gets

The harvest on the other side of the Theological Closet is plentiful (but the laborers are few).

Feb 19 •

My Own Theological Trajectory of Understanding Jesus

Including an excerpt from my chapter on Jesus from, "The SHIFT."

Feb 15 •

Reason #9: Better Short-Term Pain than Long-Term Withering

Warning, I get a bit fired up with this one 😳

Feb 12 •

Is the "Jesus" in the Gospels the Same "Jesus" Who was Born to Mary?

Alternatively titled: What if the character called "Jesus" in the Gospels is different (in some ways) from the Jesus of literal history?

Feb 10 •

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