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May 31, 2012
Snake Handling, Stigmata and Testing God
A recent piece on the Huffington Post Religion site described the death of Pastor Mark...
May 30, 2012
Anti-Gay Worship, Pastor Worley and the Limits of Religious Free Speech
Words have gravity, and in certain contexts, the words we choose and employ have more...
May 30, 2012
PregMANcy: A Publishers Weekly Review (Shameless Plug)
I realized that I never actually posted the review from Publishers Weekly of PregMANcy. For...
May 29, 2012
Did Pastor Charles Worley Break the Law?
Most people with some sense of universal human dignity have found the screed Pastor Charles...
May 28, 2012
African-Americans, MLK and the Inevitability of Marriage Equality
When I worked in a residential facility for people with HIV/AIDS in Texas, I'll admit...
May 27, 2012
Church Sign Epic Fails: Volume Fifteen
Three hands worth of bad church sign posts and they just seem to keep on...
May 26, 2012
I’m a Fraud (And So Are You)
I'm coming to terms with the realization that I'm a big, fat fake. But at...
May 25, 2012
A Walk Through the Redwoods
One of the holiest moments on our weeks-long journey from Colorado to Portland was when...
May 20, 2012
Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Fourteen
Yes, kids, it's that time again already. Seems it was only seven days ago when...
May 20, 2012
PregMANcy, the Interview (Patheos Book Club Q & A)
I spent a few minutes in the hot seat with Patheos editor Deb Arca who...
May 18, 2012
Hating the Invisible Man (Day Seventeen)
We finally made it to the Oregon Coast yesterday. I took some pictures in the...
May 16, 2012
Preparing a Home (Day Fifteen)
I've become a serious blog slacker, at least by my typical standards. My regular discipline...
May 14, 2012
Hispters, Hippies and a Moroccan Mothers’ Day (Day Thirteen)
I'm actually kind of surprised and a little bit proud of myself that I didn't...
May 13, 2012
Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Thirteen
Yeah, cause polygamy with God is way better than same-sex marriage.
May 11, 2012
This Is My Body (Day Ten)
There’s something very grounding about spending an entire day walking. Obviously you’re more connected, literally,...
May 10, 2012
Don’t Think Too Hard; You’ll Kill God (Day Nine)
Amy and I covered Los Angeles on foot today. This morning we walked from Marina...
May 09, 2012
To the Edge of the Earth (Day Eight)
We just passed through Death Valley (insert 23rd Psalm joke here) and we're about 100...
May 09, 2012
Are Atheists Better People Than Christians? (Day Seven)
I came across a couple of interesting articles today, both of which other folks sent...
May 07, 2012
The Boy With a Broken Heart is Born (Day Six)
I wrote a story a while back about a family in our church back in...
May 06, 2012
A Hundred Hidden Kisses (Day Five)
We headed west toward Las Vegas this morning; chasing daylight toward the coast, leaving the...
May 06, 2012
Church Sign Epic Fails, Part Eleven
It's Sunday, which means it's time once again to amuse readers and rescue desperate preachers...
May 05, 2012
Life on the Farm: A Photo Essay (Day Four)
Amy's mom, Suzie, and stepfather, Russ, live on a 12-acre apple orchard nestled against the...
May 04, 2012
Clowns, Bad Haircuts and Dreams of Disaster (Day Three)
"I had a weird dream last night," Amy said, "that our house in Pueblo was...
May 03, 2012
Hearts in the Trash (Day Two)
It turns out that packing all the belongings you need for at least three months...
May 02, 2012
Lost and Found Life (Day One)
I'm pretty sure if Dante's Inferno portrays a for-real place, one of the circles has...
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