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June 30, 2016

Toxic Christian of the year: Jennifer Mayers

I'm presuming it's satire. Jennifer Mayers of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has taken over the internet...

June 29, 2016

The river is good to me and so is God

For two decades, the Eno River in Durham, NC, has been an important temple for...

June 29, 2016

When will I walk on water?

In the Christian publishing world, some authors walk on water; others do not. I used...

June 28, 2016

Can queer pride save the American church?

This past Friday, as the financial world was reeling in the wake of the Brexit...

June 25, 2016

The two pivots Trump needs to make to secure the white evangelical vote

I had thought there was no way Trump could be elected president because he wasn't...

June 24, 2016

My most contentious chapter: outsiders not insiders

Several recent reviews have expressed ambivalence about my book, particularly the 10th chapter Outsiders Not...

June 23, 2016

My quarrel with N.T. Wright about sex

I realize we're not supposed to quarrel with N.T. Wright. Because he's already refuted every...

June 22, 2016

Detoxify Christian lingo #1: Salvation

I've decided to write a series of blog posts focusing on some of the Christian...

June 21, 2016

How to taste a waterfall

The Scotts Run waterfall was one of my sacred places that I used to go...

June 20, 2016

Why I still believe in hell

My dear friend and podcast-mate Jason Micheli just wrote a very kind review of my...

June 17, 2016

The Christianity that never stops being crucified

In most of my book events, I've been talking about my book How Jesus Saves...

June 16, 2016

“Why is it our problem if a gay Muslim shoots a bunch of other gay people?”

I knew the comment was coming. I was bracing for it. My heart sank when...

June 15, 2016

A poem for wounded bodies

I came across a poem today in Cynthia Bourgeault's Wisdom Jesus. It is attributed to...

June 14, 2016

This is why I’m right (reflections of a toxic Christian)

A wicked thought came into my mind when I learned about the shootings in Orlando:...

June 13, 2016

Five suggestions for conservative evangelicals responding to Orlando

I had some really rich conversations this weekend with very thoughtful, compassionate conservative evangelicals at...

June 10, 2016

To mainline Christian parents of rising college freshmen

My campus ministry has been tabling at the parent resource fair that's part of Tulane's...

June 09, 2016

Where the victory happens

There's a tendency in our world today to live as though the only events that...

June 08, 2016

My June book events: LA, TN, NC, VA, DC, Philly, NYC, Boston

I feel like I'm stumbling backwards into my east coast book tour. Since I had...

June 08, 2016

Does God ordain suffering to save people from being Calvinist?

My title is intended to troll my Calvinist friend Derek and distract him from working...

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