“How far can a man run as a fugitive from God?” With a tag line like that I can’t believe this movie wasn’t a hit. Read more

    Even without the recent election, it’s clear that we the people have some sharp disagreements with one another. This isn’t anything new. There have always been sharp disagreements in every place, among every people, and in every era of history. That won’t change anytime soon. What I find particularly interesting about the current state of discord is the approach most often taken towards resolution. Whether it’s in conversations over coffee, a heated debate online, or an op-ed piece... Read more

  I honestly didn’t think this day would ever come. But Pat Robertson has finally said something that’s not completely insane. Which means you need to prepare yourself. The Mayans were right. The end is nigh! Read more

  For Christmas this year, make sure you pick yourself up a rubber duckie nativity scene. Why? Because being a Christian isn’t something you can just put on hold while you’re taking a bath. Read more

  If you were paying attention at church yesterday, then you probably heard that the season of Advent begins next Sunday. Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of God as a baby in a manger in Bethlehem. It marks the beginning of the Christian calendar, a year that culminates at Easter, with the celebration of the resurrection. Advent also marks a moment in time when God needed us. I don’t mean that there was, or is, some... Read more

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  If all the excessive shopping has you feeling a bit guilty today, then wear this shirt while you’re out fighting the crowds. It’ll take the guilt away. Or maybe not.   Read more

  (via) I came across this quote yesterday from Jeanne Kilde’s excellent book, When Church Became Theatre. To attract converts to worship, services increasingly were led by better-trained clergy, who demanded higher salaries, incorporated more music performed by paid professionals, and featured a host of elaborate accouterments, including vestments and Communion articles, unknown to earlier generations. The growth of voluntary associations within churches – for women, for youths, for men – also increased the activities and raised the expenses of... Read more

  If you’re like me, then this picture feels something like photographic proof of Bigfoot. After all, it’s too horrible amazing to think this could actually be a church’s name. But my friend Adam took this picture personally and I can assure you it is very, very real. Now the hunt begins for “Democratic Episcopal Church.” Read more

  This morning I came across an article Frank Schaeffer wrote for The Huffington Post entitled, “If Jesus Hates Anything Maybe It’s Theology.” The article is essentially a 4,000 word theological reflection on faith….which criticizes theological reflection. Sadly, this sort of ironic (or hypocritical) denunciation has become increasingly trendy in the church over the years. Honestly, I get it. Even though I love theology, we in the church love splitting theological hairs so that we can then hold those dogmas... Read more