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November 2020

November 17, 2020
Before I say what I feel like I have to say, let me tell you...
November 16, 2020
I don't generally like the term "biblical." It's sort of meaningless, a vapid feigning of...
November 13, 2020
The other day, Patheos approved my request to reactivate this blog on the Progressive Christian...
November 12, 2020
Hey everyone!!! After being off here for a couple years, I'm back. Why? Because I...

June 2019

June 24, 2019
To the well-meaning Christians, please stop. If a loving relationship between two adults is filled...
June 05, 2019
On May 4, 2019, our friend and wildly popular author Rachel Held Evans passed away....

May 2019

May 15, 2019
I’m really excited to announce that I have a new podcast launching on May 20,...
May 14, 2019
There are many stories throughout the Scriptures that teach us what happens when families fight....

April 2019

April 18, 2019
Tomorrow is Good Friday, which means that you’ll likely hear all about how the death...
April 15, 2019
Universalism is the belief that all will be saved and reconciled to God in the...
April 10, 2019
Labels, in and of themselves, are neither good nor bad. They are pointers, and, when...
April 04, 2019
Growing up in the Evangelical church, I was often told that I needed to “win...

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...
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