I love me a good t-shirt. Who doesn’t? Since Christmas is just around the corner, I thought I’d help everyone go ahead and take care of their Christmas shopping early. So, scroll through these amazing Jesus themed options, pick out just the right ones for your loved ones, then go here to Cafe Press and purchase them.   If you’ve got a text addicted teenager, this is the shirt for them. Got an uncle who likes to dabble... Read more

    Obviously Jesus loves rap. Just ask TobyMac. But I bet you didn’t know Jesus is also a big fan of The Game. In fact, Jesus is such a big fan, he was willing to appear on the cover of The Game’s next album, Jesus Piece. I assume this is just Jesus’ way of saying thank you for the shout outs he gets at the VMAs, the Grammys, and the BET Awards.   Read more

    While I’m obviously not inclined to the modern incarnation of Reformed theology, I am deeply indebted to the Reformation. In honor of that momentous event, I wanted to put aside theological differences and wish my Reformed brothers and sisters a Happy Reformation Day. In that spirit, here is my gift to you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.   (Also, my apologies if you got 2 emails about this post. WordPress has the stupidest... Read more

      Jack Chick wants to wish everyone a Happy Halloween! If you’ve been hanging around The American Jesus for a while, then you’ll remember Jack from the old Tract Tuesday series. He’s the godfather of the religious tract industry. Now, of course, by Happy Halloween, I really meant “Happy-Pass-Out-Religious-Tracts-To Children-Day!” Because obviously children would much rather get a religious tract than candy tonight. And clearly, their joy at getting such a tract instead of candy will have them... Read more

    I’m still waiting for someone from the complementarian/Neo-Reformed tradition to actually write a review of Rachel’s book and not a theological polemic. Honestly, I might even settle for a decent, rational polemic, but alas, all we get are ridiculous, thinly veiled theological attacks from Desiring God and now from The Gospel Coalition. This post is a response to the attack from Kathy Keller at The Gospel Coalition.   Kathy, you position yourself in this polemic as holding some sort... Read more

      After more than a year of writing and pitching, I’m really excited to announce that I just sent the manuscript for my first book off to my publisher! There is still a lot of work ahead, but I feel like I’m finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Or at least I’m beginning to believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel. The book won’t be out until sometime... Read more

      Wow. Usually when we see pieces of art (and I use that term loosely) mixing faith and politics it comes from someone on the religious right. But lest you think they are the only ones tearing down the wall between church and state, here is proof that crazy has no political affiliation. This painting of Barack Obama as a crucified Christ originally appeared in 2009 to mark Obama’s first 100 days in office, but apparently it caused... Read more

      I can’t thank everyone enough who participated in the Jesus Politics synchroblog this week. Whether you wrote a guest post or shared the link to your own post with me, I am truly grateful that so many of you were willing to take the time to help frame this important conversation. I hope everyone enjoyed the posts and comments as much as I did. If you didn’t have the chance to read all the posts, make sure you check... Read more

    The final guest post in the Jesus Politics synchroblog comes to us from Tripp York. Tripp is a PhD who teaches in the Religion Department at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, VA. He is the author and editor of ten books, including The Devil Wears Nada. Visit him at The Amish Jihadist and/or Eating Anarcrow.   The revolution will be drowned in the ballot boxes—which is not surprising, since they were made for that purpose. – Jean-Paul Sartre There are few things imagined... Read more

    The third guest post in the Jesus Politics synchroblog comes to us from Josh Shope. Josh is a husband and an architect in Charlotte, NC. He did his penance for voting in Obama in 2008 by seeing a ton of posts in support of Sarah Palin from his friends on Facebook, back when Sarah Palin was a thing. Make sure you follow Josh on Twitter.   I have a confession to make: I’m a Christian and I like Barak... Read more