Patheos November 2022 Featured Writer Greg Smith

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 2:41 pm By Alan Crandall

Greg Smith is a former lead pastor of several Virginia churches. As a pastor, he would take his sermons and turn them into articles that were then published in Virginia newspapers under the column named “Spirit and Truth.” Now he works as a behavioral health specialist with formerly homeless people and those currently experiencing homelessness. Greg is a father and husband to his wife Christina and lives in the beautiful Fraser Valley of British Columbia. Greg enjoys writing for Patheos... Read more

Patheos October 2022 Featured Writer Keith Giles

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 1:43 pm By Alan Crandall

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Keith Giles is a former pastor who left the pulpit to follow Jesus. He’s the author of the 7-part bestselling “Jesus Un” book series endorsed by everyone from Wm. Paul Young and David Bentley Hart, to Diana Butler Bass and Brian Zahnd. His newest book SOLA MYSTERIUM: Celebrating the Beautiful Uncertainty of Everything spent over a month on Amazon’s Best-Seller’s list. He is co-host of the Heretic Happy Hour Podcast and a solo podcast Second Cup with Keith. He currently... Read more

Global Faith and Media Study: Religion writers react

Last updated on: December 28, 2022 at 11:37 am By Travis Henry

The largest-ever Global Faith and Media Study launched earlier this year and is shaking up the way people look at media’s relationship with faith coverage. The study, commissioned by the Faith and Media Initiative (FAMI) and conducted by global market research company HarrisX, shows that demand for media coverage of faith topics is high, while journalists admit that coverage of those topics is low and often not encouraged. An overwhelming amount of the 9,000 global citizens interviewed also believe that media... Read more

Patheos September 2022 Featured Writer Nadia Ahmed

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 1:43 pm By Alan Crandall

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Nadia Ahmed is a co-founder of Modish Muslimah, an e-commerce website that caters to all modest fashion needs. She is also a content writer who delivers content that helps readers live their best lives through practicality in the Qur’anic laws, emphasizing ease when it comes to choices about one’s lifestyle! Her spare time consists mainly of reading books, fiction or non-fiction and spending quality moments with family and friends. Ahmed says, “The written word has the power to convey ideas,... Read more

Patheos August 2022 Featured Writer Cara Meredith

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 1:42 pm By Alan Crandall

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A former high school English teacher and non-profit director, Cara Meredith, left the traditional workforce nearly a decade ago to pursue writing and speaking. Author of The Color of Life, a spiritual memoir about her journey as a white woman into issues of justice, race, and privilege, she loves helping readers think about what it means to color outside of the lines and embrace mystery. When it comes to writing, she fiercely believes in setting a timer, usually at half-hour... Read more

James Webb Space Telescope: Faith Perspectives

Last updated on: April 7, 2025 at 1:36 pm By Travis Henry

The James Webb Telescope captures the imagination of the world. As images roll in from the largest optical telescope in space, scientists and theologians alike look for signs from the heavens. NASA has plans for the telescope to “study every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System.” Here’s... Read more

Patheos July 2022 Featured Writer James Ford

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 1:42 pm By Alan Crandall

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Reverend James Ishmael Ford is a Zen Buddhist teacher, author, and Unitarian Universalist minister. James earned his BA in psychology from Sonoma State University and MA in Philosophy of Religion from the Pacific School of Religion. James has reflected on the nondual expression of Zen Buddhism in many books, blogs, and articles. He has led a spiritual path for more than fifty years. James continues to lead Zen groups focused on the gifts of Zen meditation, retreat, and the koan... Read more

Roe vs. Wade Overturned: Religious Reactions

Last updated on: July 25, 2023 at 10:42 am By Travis Henry

The United States Supreme Court on Friday, June 24, 2022, ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion.” The decision overturns Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey. The Court wrote that “the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.” Here are some reactions from prominent religious writers: Catholic writer and American Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong: “I have personally been... Read more

Patheos June 2022 Featured Writer Duncan Edward Pile

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 2:05 pm By Alan Crandall

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Duncan Edward Pile Duncan is a writer, novelist, ex-missionary and speaker. In his 20s he was, according to his own words, “a wreck, physically and mentally, having driven myself to a breakdown as a missionary.” In his 30s, he was recovering, inch by infinitesimal inch and in his 40s, he’s now “flying free”. According to Duncan, it’s taken a lot of hard work, in the loving company of God, but those lessons have been valuable, and he’s here to share... Read more

Patheos May 2022 Featured Writer Gene Edward Veith

Last updated on: November 22, 2024 at 8:56 am By Alan Crandall

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Gene Edward Veith is an author, scholar, and Professor of Literature emeritus at Patrick Henry College. He received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Kansas in 1979. Additionally, he holds honorary doctorates from Concordia Theological Seminary, Concordia University California, and Patrick Henry College. His writing explores issues of Christianity and culture, working from the perspective of confessional Lutheranism. Specifically, it seeks to apply the doctrines of Vocation and the Two Kingdoms. His advice to other writers on Patheos... Read more