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“Centuries and generations of white Jesus art have convinced us that Christmas is about us.”

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Jesus, but there isn’t just one...

Dear Brian, I cannot overstate the positive impact you’ve had on my life. I’m so...

What could Nazis and an ancient heresy have to do with progressive Christianity? I’ll give...

Our use of exclusively male pronouns for God has allowed us to subconsciously fall into...

I think I've just pinpointed, for myself, why I so value Christian “orthodoxy,” even though...

In the beginning was Love. Love was with God, and Love was God, for God...

Based on your responses, here are the 25 hymns most loved by progressive Christians—and we...

Check out the video of Keith’s talk (along with a brief appearance by yours truly),...

The small conference I attended this past weekend may not represent American Christians on the...

Come Sunday starts off with a familiar scenario. Our main character is seated on a...

Everyone knows of the health risks associated with smoking a pipe. But no one ever...

We all have a faith, and we all have a religion, but the two aren’t...

Jera Brown asks, “Why must it be silly to imagine that an embodied version of...

Four years ago, I wrote a chapter for the book, Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity....

Here are a few reasons why I think that Jesus may have been intersex. That...

Despite my opposition to Donald Trump, I chose not to vote in the 2016 United...

My friend Danny Prada, lead pastor of HeartWay Church, has distilled the points of WHEAT...

It’s quirky and awkward, and I love it! Hart has gifted us with a meticulously...

Is God monogamous or polyamorous? To answer this question, let’s examine the Trinity, God’s relationship...

Something compelled me to write a point-by-point response to all of their affirmations and denials....

Every book I read influences me in one way or another. But a handful of...

Ryan Cagle and I chat about C.S. Lewis, St. Athanasius, George MacDonald, and my journey...

Does Jesus have a checklist of requirements that must be met before making himself present?...

I was thrilled to see nine affirming congregations at my city’s Pride parade. And when...

An idol is an image made to represent God. But Jesus actually is “the image...

There once was an invisible man. Though no one could see this man, they could...

Jesus first. Others second. Yourself last. Right? Or do we have that backward? What if...

Which side of history will we land on? How will our actions appear in retrospect?...

Salvation—theosis—is the process of being transformed by God’s love into his image. We can’t “lose”...