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February 2015
February 10, 2015
50 Shades of Grey Glamorizes Intimate Partner Violence
I'm not at a loss for reasons to dislike 50 Shades of Grey. I've heard...
February 07, 2015
If You Only Read One Critique of the Prayer Breakfast Speech, Let It Be Ross Douthat’s.
Yesterday, I posted about President Obama's remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast. I agreed with...
February 06, 2015
Why Are Some People So Angry About the National Prayer Breakfast Remarks?
The latest outrage storm has hit, and it has to do with President Obama's remarks...
February 02, 2015
Marilyn Hagerty and the Joyful Novelty of Thankfulness
I'm guest-posting today for my dear friends over at Christ and Pop Culture. If you...
January 2015
January 31, 2015
Inspiration for the Hard Work of Marriage and Kids: NBC’s Parenthood
After six seasons, Parenthood, the NBC show loved with fervency by a core group of...
January 30, 2015
Aloof’s Vulnerable Truth: “Surely You Are a God Who Hides”
In his new book, Aloof:Figuring Out Life with a God Who Hides (Thomas Nelson), Tony...
January 26, 2015
Whiplash: Perfectionism Is Seductive, but Does It Bring Life?
The Academy Award-nominated film Whiplash is named after a famous jazz song by Buddy Rich. The...
January 20, 2015
#SOTU: Christians, Let’s Abandon Polarization, and Be Part of the Solution–Not Part of the Problem
I admit it. I get pretty jaded about politics sometimes. The talking heads. The games....
January 14, 2015
4 Reasons Christians MUST Reject Islamophobia
Note: this post was originally published on my previous blog on October 1, 2014. It...
January 12, 2015
Selma Is a Prophetic Clarion Call for Our Times. Here’s 7 Reasons Why.
1. There are many movies about courageous whites who stood up for blacks during the...
January 06, 2015
Even Jesus Didn’t “Have a Peace About” Following God’s Will (Pt.2)
In my previous post, I discussed the way Christians sometimes wrongly "follow the peace" in...
January 05, 2015
Why “Having a Peace About It” is a Terrible Reason for a Christian to Make a Decision (Pt.1)
Christians believe in a personal God who is intimately involved in our lives. This is...
January 05, 2015
Big Eyes: How Stealing Creative Property Damages the Artist’s Soul
As Tim Burton's film Big Eyes opens, talented painter Margaret Keane (Amy Adams) is leaving...
December 2014
December 31, 2014
Wild–and the Restorative Power of Doing Hard Things
When I first read Cheryl Strayed's memoir of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Wild: From...
December 23, 2014
A Savior Who Emptied Himself into Our Humanity, Bloody Birth Canal and All
Christmas means a lot to me. It means a lot to me because in a...
December 19, 2014
Bad News/Good News: In a World of Hatred, Jesus is Our Peace
This has been a year of tremendous hatred and violence and division. ISIS beheaded American...
December 15, 2014
Making Homosexuality a Capital Crime? A Repudiation of Hateful Pastors
Just this week, over on the Friendly Atheist blog, there were three separate examples of...
December 15, 2014
Why Do You Air the Church’s Dirty Laundry?
One of the distinctives of my blog here at Patheos is that along with straightforward...
December 15, 2014
Why Do You Stay in a Flawed Church?
In a previous post, I spoke directly to my Christian community and argued that because...
December 12, 2014
Bad News/Good News: Bad News at “the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
I have been conspicuously silent on the blog this week. There's a reason for that....
December 05, 2014
Conservative Evangelicals Need to Lay Down Their Fear of Being Called Liberals and Dare to Stand For Mercy.
This morning, I read a piece about the Eric Garner case that summarized well something...
December 05, 2014
Bad News/Good News: Ebola and Jesus the Healer
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of November 26, there had been almost...
December 03, 2014
The Missionaries and Medical Workers Who Treated Ebola Patients Should Be Our Models for Christian Discipleship
Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Heroes of 2014. Read other perspectives here. Of...
December 02, 2014
In a Year of Bad News, What Would Good News Look Like?
As 2014 comes to a close, I am mindful of the onslaught of bad news...
November 2014
November 26, 2014
Thankfulness in the Darkness Too
Thankfulness is not the same as positive thinking. It is living with open hands, mask...
November 25, 2014
After the Decision in Ferguson, White Evangelical Christians Need to Do a Lot Less Talking and a Lot More Listening.
The heart of the black community in America was broken last night. The offense was...
November 24, 2014
When Drama Is Our Only Language, We Become White Noise and People.Stop.Listening.
I don't know about you, but I am getting tired of having the same old...
November 20, 2014
Bill Cosby and Father Figures: What Do We Do with Our Shock and Dismay When Our Heroes Fail Us?
I was several months pregnant with my first child, a daughter--and scared out of my...
November 17, 2014
Somm: A Documentary about Wine, Meditation, Culture, and Community
Documentaries are a gift because they open our eyes to worlds that we would have...
November 13, 2014
Follow-up on “Why Christians Should Stand Up for Atheists”
What a week it has been. Last week, an atheist Patheos commenter asked me if...
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