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December 2016

December 28, 2016
I usually hate words whenever they become trendy, whenever it seems like people are saying...
December 24, 2016
God cannot be a baby. That's a scandal. Because babies are not omnipotent. They're not...
December 23, 2016
Do you remember way back three months ago when conservative evangelical figureheads like Russell Moore...
December 22, 2016
Spoiler alert! Everybody dies in the end. It’s true about all forms of life in...
December 21, 2016
[A guest post by Darlene O’Dell] I was driving through my home state of South Carolina...
December 14, 2016
Most private schools in the south are Christian or at least started out Christian. Tulane is...
December 13, 2016
Today on Crackers and Grape Juice, we shared an interview I did with Alicia Crosby and...
December 07, 2016
"Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will...
December 04, 2016
If you want to kill a black man with impunity… You don’t need a badge...
December 03, 2016
What if they’re the ones who know Jesus better than we do? What if they...

November 2016

November 30, 2016
I want to start a campaign to block Donald Trump on Twitter. Not just block...
November 29, 2016
We're starting an end of the year giving campaign on GoFundMe for our campus ministry...
November 28, 2016
Everyone talks about that crazy uncle. I'm sure he had some rich things to say...
November 28, 2016
It seems like now would be a good time to go back to the basics....
November 26, 2016
Popular Christian author Glennon Melton got divorced and started dating a woman. And the evangelical...
November 23, 2016
What does it mean to obey God? For many Christians, the answer is simple: read...
November 22, 2016
My wife Cheryl has integrity. I often make fun of her for it. When she's...
November 20, 2016
The only positive thing about the last two weeks has been the sacred space I've...
November 19, 2016
It does no good to scream; with one wet syllable, winter can white out your...
November 16, 2016
In the Washington Post this week, white evangelical millennial leader Katelyn Beaty said, "I can’t...
November 15, 2016
When I was fifteen years old, I was a huge fan of Rush Limbaugh. I...
November 10, 2016
Show me how to bleed I’ll never forget the day when I knew I would...
November 10, 2016
All of us are trying to figure out what to say, and many of us...
November 09, 2016
Last night, after our Election Day Communion service, I walked over to the Audubon Park...
November 08, 2016
It's no secret that I've been a bit of a mess this election season. I've...
November 03, 2016
There are many different factors at play in the rise of Donald Trump. His popularity...
November 02, 2016
Jen Hatmaker is a tremendously popular author among evangelical Christian women. She and her husband...
November 01, 2016
[TW: Suicide] I'm not okay. Three of the most courageous and powerful words anyone can...

October 2016

October 31, 2016
I wish I could have been at the Wesleyan Covenant Association gathering in Chicago earlier...
October 28, 2016
I've had an image haunting my mind for the past several months. At a progressive...
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