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December 2013
December 03, 2013
How Not to Sing ‘O Holy Night’
I've got two words for you: you're welcome. (this is spectacularly horrible and funny, you...
December 02, 2013
Keeping the “X” in Xmas: it’s not some secular conspiracy
Well folks, it's that time of year again. Soon our stockings will be hung by...
November 2013
November 25, 2013
Witches, Emergents, and Bullhorn Guys: My Interview With the Pastor of Witch City
Phil Wyman is perhaps the most interesting pastor in America. He might not think so,...
November 22, 2013
Why I Submit to My Wife (It Honors God)
"Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ." - Eph 5:21 Looking back on...
November 20, 2013
Almighty God Action Figure (comes with his own AK-47)
The most offensive children's toy ever made? This might be it. I guess kids are...
November 20, 2013
Love Isn’t Enough: some things you need to know about adoption
Adoption is a hot issue in American Evangelicalism, and while rates of international adoption have...
November 19, 2013
Forgotten Lessons from Jesus: Sometimes, You Just Gotta Love Yourself & Get Away.
This past Sunday, as soon as we were finished with church, my wife and I...
November 15, 2013
Terrorists Apologize After Accidentally Beheading Their Own Guy (he who lives by the sword, will die by it)
The counter cultural message of Jesus invites us to embrace a life of total non-violence,...
November 15, 2013
What Is The Gospel? (A Dialogue with Marcus Borg)
Recently my Patheos colleague, Dr. Marcus Borg, wrote a piece entitled "What is the Gospel?",...
November 13, 2013
10 Reasons Why Reading The Bible Makes Us More Progressive
In a piece I published yesterday, (Study Shows: Reading Your Bible Often Makes You More...
November 12, 2013
Study Shows: Reading Your Bible Often Will Make You A Flaming Liberal
Ok, well... maybe not a "flaming" liberal. I just said that to get you to...
November 06, 2013
The Mark Driscoll Scholarship Fund for Women in Ministry
So, the title of this post isn't a joke... which makes this whole idea infinitely...
November 04, 2013
Why I’m Hesitant to Let My Kid Watch Christian Movies
1. Because there is a really, really, really good chance that Kirk Cameron is one...
October 2013
October 31, 2013
Walking Wounded as a Means to Build Community (The Dave Test)
It wasn't long after my wife and I started dating that I realized I had...
October 25, 2013
Mark Driscoll: MacArthur had the right idea, just the wrong people
I've been condemned to hell twice in the last week and a half, and I...
October 22, 2013
Why I Am Hopeful for the Future of American Christianity
I was reflecting today on the many different subjects I've written about over these past...
October 17, 2013
Fundamentalist: we’re all at risk of becoming one
It's easy to take a stand against Christian fundamentalism. Many of us have had previous...
October 16, 2013
The Cross of Christ: The Symbol of a Tolerant God (my response to The Gospel Coalition)
Are Christians called to be intolerant of other viewpoints and lifestyles? Is God himself an...
October 14, 2013
Help Me Pick a Cover for: “Undiluted– rediscovering the radical message of Jesus”
That's right folks-- we officially have a name, and book cover options! Thanks to all...
October 08, 2013
Michele Bachmann: proof that end-times theology will poison your worldview
One of my faithful readers has pointed me to a great piece in the Huffington...
October 03, 2013
Let the Government Shut Down Indefinitely (here’s your chance, Church)
The last presidential election which resulted in Barack Obama being elected to a second term...
October 01, 2013
When Belief is Questioned (why is anger a first response?)
Why is it that when our beliefs, theology, or long held doctrine is called into...
September 2013
September 23, 2013
Why the Rapture and Santa are Both Fairy Tales: a theological explanation
Are you still believing that the world is getting worse and worse, and that one...
September 20, 2013
I’m Writing a Book– and the publisher wants YOUR help in naming it!
That's right-- I'm happy to announce that this week I have signed a book deal...
September 17, 2013
Simple Life: why we need less stuff in our lives
In February, I found myself spending time in the slums of Mumbai, India while on...
September 11, 2013
Definition of Irony: why “end times” believers might actually trigger the end times
Like many of you, I grew up as an end-times believer. I mean pre-tribulation rapture,...
September 03, 2013
Wrestling with God: (Why am I still convinced God hates me?)
While I broke with fundamentalist religion somewhere around 2007, I still struggle. As any therapist...
August 2013
August 29, 2013
Common Objections & Misunderstandings on Christian Nonviolence
One of the most difficult Christian doctrines to accept is the doctrine of Christian Nonviolence....
August 28, 2013
Trayvon Was My Grandson: why I want to see King’s dream completed
50 years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr stood on the steps of the Lincoln...
August 20, 2013
10 Ways We Water Down the Gospel (let’s admit, we all do it)
The accusation that some other group or person is "watering down the gospel" is an...
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