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March 2019

March 25, 2019
Last week, I published an article for the new NRSV website entitled “Reading the Bible...
March 21, 2019
As one who grew up in the Christian faith tradition, Jesus has always been a...

January 2019

January 04, 2019
“Tell the older women to be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or slaves...

December 2018

December 19, 2018
“Let a woman learn in silence with full submission. I permit no woman to teach...
December 18, 2018
“Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband...
December 06, 2018
Nearly one month ago, the Camp Fire tore through the town I grew up in,...
December 03, 2018
I am not what most would define as a “typical, masculine man.” Sure, I have...

November 2018

November 17, 2018
Hey everyone. This past week has been the most difficult of my life. If you...
November 06, 2018
We’ve all come across Christians who believe they, like everyone else, are nothing but filthy...

October 2018

October 11, 2018
There is this idea floating around Christianity that says God is too holy to look...
October 02, 2018
No matter where you stand on the Kavanaugh/Ford debate, one thing is clear: the response...

September 2018

September 24, 2018
The doctrine of eternal hell used to scare the living daylights out of me. Although...
September 19, 2018
Although I typically don’t get into many theological discussions or arguments on social media these...
September 12, 2018
Last night my friend Carlos and I were chatting over some drinks about how we...
September 07, 2018
  *Note: this is a guest piece by my good friend Danielle Kingstrom, and is...
September 04, 2018
Over the past few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about relationships, specifically those of...

August 2018

August 30, 2018
Christians love talking about sin. Sin this, sin that, sin here, sin there, sin just...
August 24, 2018
Hey everyone. I just wanted to take a moment to let y'all know why this...
August 02, 2018
“Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you have never met and take...

July 2018

July 11, 2018
The LGBTQ issue has been something I’ve talked about a lot, not only on this...
July 04, 2018
*This is a guest post by my good friend and pastor Daniel Wysong. “Our relationship...

June 2018

June 27, 2018
Anyone who affirms God has to deal with the age-old question, “What about evil?” No...
June 15, 2018
I’m sure you’ve all heard the latest news about what is going on at our...
June 07, 2018
The other day, my friend and colleague Keith Giles engaged in a lively debate with...

May 2018

May 31, 2018
Jesse, C’mon, man! For real? You need another jet? One that costs $54 million? That’s...
May 29, 2018
Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about experience and how it...
May 22, 2018
Although I no longer engage in theological discussions on Facebook all that often, I still...
May 18, 2018
Hey man, I doubt you know who I am. And that’s totally cool. Unlike the...
May 11, 2018
There have been a multitude of end-of-the-world predictions concocted throughout my lifetime. Too many to...
May 07, 2018
There are many Christian phrases that make me recoil in agony. In fact, a short...
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