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August 20, 2014
Why I Kept Going to Church
When people hear my story, they often ask me why I stayed in church, and...
August 19, 2014
We Are Ferguson
I asked a local seminarian and active pastor this week what his thoughts were about...
August 18, 2014
A New Sexual Ethic
As I’m on the journey of “de-Christianizing” myself I’ve openly challenged the idea of sexual...
August 14, 2014
Revolution of Niceness: Differentiating Between Good and Nice
I'm not sure anyone else within white Americanized Christianity, is saying it so I will: The...
August 12, 2014
Dealing With Depression:
In the wake of both Robin William’s and Philip Seymore Hoffman’s passing many of us...
August 06, 2014
10 Reasons I Love Pope Francis
I'm not Catholic, I'm barely protestant these days, and I don't really ever plan on...
August 04, 2014
Mark Driscoll vs. The Internet
Spoiler Alert: Mark Driscoll is losing. I don't have a TV - but after a...
July 2014
July 30, 2014
Dear Pastor Who Keeps Emailing Me…
I think there is the widespread assumption that I left the Church because I, personally,...
July 28, 2014
How The Internet Killed [Westernized] Christianity
The question is valid, "How much more do we have to take from the church...
July 24, 2014
Millennials and Religion [Part 2]: Gone and Not Coming Back
[It took me a while to write this, as I thought I'd have a post up...
July 07, 2014
How to Be Single and Happy
Single and happy are two words we don't often hear used in the same sentence, on...
July 03, 2014
3-things You Won’t Hear in Marriage Counseling, But Should have
So… You’re married… and you’re finding out (or know full well) just how difficult this...
June 2014
June 30, 2014
Pete Enns On Millennials and Religion
0:03 - Pete tells me about Tony Campolo's return - coming out of retirement to...
June 26, 2014
I Have Cancer…
Let me get this out of the way: I am no theologian. I don’t have...
June 24, 2014
Slut-Shaming, Patriarchal Abuse, & A Call to Revolt
There’s always been this weird stigma within conservative sects of Christianity that anything remotely sexual...
June 18, 2014
Don’t Be This Guy: “Student Defies School Order Speaks Openly of His Christian Faith”
Christian to Christian... Please, don't be this guy. This only works when you're like... Ghandi,...
June 16, 2014
Is Being Gay a Sin? | 4 Things to Consider Before You Answer
Is Being Gay a Sin? | 4 Things to Consider Before You Answer: Guest Post...
June 13, 2014
Dear Men: A Much Needed Lesson on Menstruation
[Dear Men] I’ve said this before and I’ll point it out again: Menstruation is caused...
June 10, 2014
Whitewashed Tombs
I lost my faith well before I started seminary. Ya know, now that I think...
June 06, 2014
Love Isn’t Enough: Things You Need to Know About Adoption
[Guest post by Benjamin Corey] Adoption is a hot issue in American Evangelicalism, and while...
June 04, 2014
[Re] Defining Evangelicalism
[Re] Defining Evangelicalism: I, am an evangelical. There, I said it. Though, when I call...
June 02, 2014
Three Books that Changed My Life [and Book Giveaways]
Book Giveaways: But before I get to the list - One of the benefits of...
May 2014
May 27, 2014
Interview on The John and Kathy Show Word FM
[If you'd like to fast forward a bit, my time with Kathy starts at about...
May 26, 2014
On God & Sex
On God and Sex. I’ve been having this conversation a lot with my friends lately....
May 07, 2014
6 “HERETICS” WHO SHOULD BE BANNED FROM EVANGELICALISM (OR, A LESSON IN CONSISTENCY)
What does it mean to be “evangelical”? What must you believe? What must you reject?...
May 02, 2014
Tripp and Tyler Present “Christian Tingle: A Dating Site Parody”
Find God's match for you on ChristianTingle.com. [Christian Tingle: A Dating Site Parody] Via Tripp...
April 2014
April 30, 2014
White Privilege Explained
Privilege is an oddity, though what's more idiosyncratic is that society has taken arbitrary factors, such as...
April 17, 2014
The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
I bawled my eyes out while watching this. As Rollie Williams from Upworthy says so...
April 09, 2014
Loneliness (Part 1)
A while back I met with a mentor to talk about a then current relationship...
April 07, 2014
Segregation in the Church: White’s Only Bible Studies
I couldn't believe it. You're not going to invite my friends are you? You're not...
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