Progressive Christian Columns

Progressive Christian Columns

Activist Theology: Translating Theology to Action
by Dr. Robyn
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Lamenting The Tyranny of the Now

A few weeks ago, I wrote about our present moment being what I’m calling “The Tyranny of the Now.”...
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Alicia T. Crosby
by Alicia T. Crosby
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I Love You Because I Love Me

Lover As I sit here alone with my thoughts I realized something About me, About you, About...
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All Set Free
by Matthew J. Distefano
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To the Well-Meaning Christians, Please Stop

To the well-meaning Christians, please stop. If a loving relationship between two adults is filled...
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Andy Gill
by Andy Gill
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A Short Cut to Reconciling One’s Cognitive Dissonance Between the Church and Their Faith

A Short Cut to Reconciling One’s Cognitive Dissonance Between the Church and Their Faith A couple...
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Bethany Anderson
by Bethany Anderson
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Someone close to our family is getting an abortion today. It's ironic that I have found myself in...
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Biblically Literate: Exploring a Radical Faith with Matthew J. Korpman
by Matthew J. Korpman
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The Bible's All-Too Human Origins

The Bible is neither mysterious nor straightforward in how we have come to read it. Human hands...
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The Bite in the Apple
by Nancy Rockwell
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The Words of Angels

Nothing Is Impossible with God Angels. They appear throughout biblical stories, always...
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Brian McLaren
by Brian McLaren
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When Patriarchy Is the Problem (Not the Solution)

We human beings have a lot of problems, and one of our biggest is men. Male humans often become...
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Brown Eyed Amazon
by AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez
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My Body. My Valentine.

I’ve been looking at this photo a lot recently. I love myself in it. I remember with such perfect...
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Buddhist-Christian-Quaker
by Danny Coleman
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Presence and Process

"After a long and gradual arc of creeping disillusionment with the form of evangelical church I...
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Capitol & Cathedral
by Jacob Lupfer
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Mistake in yesterday's Billy Graham post

I erred in trying to impute Reagan-era and subsequent evangelical disdain for mainline...
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Caryn Riswold
by Caryn Riswold
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What I Won’t Write About Mary Daly for the Encyclopedia

I’m writing an article on Mary Daly for the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion,...
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Christian Piatt
by Christian Piatt
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More Than Jezebel (Third Week Advent Devotional)

Throughout Advent I will be posting sections from my weekly devotions in SURVIVING THE BIBLE: A...
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Christianity For the SBNR
by Sam Alexander
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Reading to Catch Lies: Marc Gafni’s Refutation of the Chaya Lester Attacks

So how does a public figure respond to an angry ex- partner’s internet smear campaign? It’s...
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Christianity is Changing
by Michael Hardin
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God breaks mirrors.

This is a guest post by Jonathan Sauder. God Breaks Mirrors We live in a world where narcissists...
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Clint Schnekloth
by Clint Schnekloth
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I Do NOT Pledge Allegiance To ANY Flag

First, there's the law of Israel, exemplified most clearly in the Decalogue, which prohibits the...
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Coming Out Christian
by Coming Out Christian
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Why my civil rights should NOT be on your ballot today

I am grateful for the lawmakers in states around this beautiful and broken country who have the...
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A Convergence of Thought
by J. Cody Nielsen
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Standing on both sides of the aisle

The other morning, while attending to the busy-ness of emails, I received an email from a trusted...
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Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
by Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
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Repent, and Believe the Good News: Black Lives Matter!

Recently, a sitting United States Senator from Mississippi “joked” about being on the front row of...
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Danielle Kingstrom
by Danielle Kingstrom
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Hold the Tension of the Opposites

Some would say that I ride fences. Others would say that I fear making a mistake. Still others...
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David R. Henson
by David Henson
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The Songs We Sing After Charlottesville (The Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord)

Homily for the Feast of St. Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Luke 1:46-55 Not too long ago, I...
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Divergence
by Darrell Lackey
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Dancing in the Ruins

I haven’t read it, but I love the title of this book. If some schoolboy were to ask, “Is that...
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EcoPreacher
by Leah D. Schade
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Fierce Lambs! Sermon for a Seminary Graduation

Jesus is sending out fierce lambs with a cross-shaped love to face the wolves. Lexington...
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Emergent Village
by Emerging Voices
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The Body Never Lies

But people do. I was leading a yoga retreat in the beautiful Pocono mountains of Pennsylvania in...
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Emma Higgs
by Emma Higgs
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'There is no Planet B': Children Going on Strike over Climate Change

Thousands of UK students are taking the day off school today to demand action on climate change....
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Everyday Black Matters
by Grace Sandra
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In Which Peacemaking Looks Like Confrontation

Lately, I've been asking the question about the role of confrontation in peacemaking. How do we...
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Faith Forward
by Faith Forward
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Brain on Fire

The morning sun was bright, and I couldn’t decide whether to keep the warmth on my face or, if...
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Faith in Public Life: Rev. Jen Butler
by Rev. Jen Butler
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We must defeat dehumanization

Throughout Scripture, from Exodus to the Babylonian exile to Jesus’s flight, forced migration and...
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Faith on the Fringe
by Jim Meisner Jr.
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"Christians" Who Don't Follow Christ Aren't Christians

To be Christian— to believe in Jesus —means trying to be like Jesus, right? According to...
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Faith Shift
by Kathy Escobar
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#BecauseOfRHE

“The work…is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the other, and to be stretched large by...
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Faith With Wisdom
by Paul Peter Jesep
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Religious liberty threatened, Trump promotes pop-religion

Religious liberty is threatened. Many seeking to protect it are harming it. President Donald Trump...
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Femmevangelical
by Femmevangelical
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Watch ‘The Armor of Light’ on PBS May 10

'The Armor of Light’, a documentary film by Abigail Disney, follows Evangelical pastor Rob Schenck...
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For Such a Time as This - The Rev. Winnie Varghese
by Winnie Varghese
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Do Not Exploit the Poor #bailisbroken

Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court (Proverbs 22:22...
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FreedHearts
by Susan Cottrell
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Why the Sadness Won’t Go Away: A Tribute to Rachel Held Evans

Years ago at a conference, the husband of a dear friend said to me, “Your work has helped my wife...
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Freelance Christianity
by Vance Morgan
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You are a racist if...

I generally stay away from cranking out immediate blog posts in response to what's happening in...
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Frustrated Grace
by PK Langley
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Brave On

Brave On When I was a child, I never had a relationship with my mother. Perhaps when I was preteen...
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Good and Truth
by Coleman Glenn
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Palm Sunday as Honeymoon

The events of Palm Sunday reflect a motif that is found both in the stories of Scripture and in...
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Grey Matters
by Meg Vallee
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When No One Is There to Accept Your Amends

The best apology is changed behavior. At least that’s what I tell my kids. I...
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Hellbound
by Kevin Miller
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You go ahead and keep feeling; I'll do the thinking for both of us

It seems to me that when it comes to controversial topics like gun control, we tend to believe the...
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Hippie Heretic
by Chuck McKnight
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Jesus Was a Socialist

Many Christians think socialism is at odds with their faith. But Jesus taught (and the early...
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The Holy Kiss
by Roger Wolsey
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10 Ways Churches Could Bring Us to God.

The Church is dying. Specifically, Christianity in Western countries is rapidly diminishing....
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Honest to God
by Jayson D. Bradley
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Biblical Illiteracy Is a Big Problem—for Christians

Whenever Trump feels like he's in trouble, he begins pandering to his evangelical base....
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Irreverin
by Erin Wathen
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Sexism and Sins Of The Progressive Church

I heard a collective sigh go up this morning, as clergywomen across America read the New York...
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James Wellman on American Religion
by James Wellman
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A Lament for Liberal Protestantism

This review was previously published in Sociology of Religion, but since so few read journals,...
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Jeff Hood
by Jeff Hood
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The US Flag at the Front of YOUR Church is Blasphemous

MAY TODAY TRULY BE OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY! *Revised from Post Published May 2014 A United...
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Jerseygirl, JESUS
by Kerry Connelly
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On Memes and Mermaids: How to Tell If You're a Good* White Racist (And What Jesus Might Want You To Do About It)

It's been a minute since I posted here, because I've been deep into writing a book all about how...
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John Shore
by John Shore
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So, whatcha been doin' for the past five years?

Hello, Patheosians! Patheosers. Patheoi. Patheogens. Hello, you! How are you? It's been five years...
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Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
by Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove
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Arrests Resume As Moral Movement Continues

Two years ago this week, seventeen people were arrested on the first “Moral Monday,” sparking a...
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Keith Giles
by Keith Giles
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A Wake Up Call For Progressive Christians

Let me turn my attention, for a brief moment, to those who most often resonate with my words here...
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Kermit Zarley Blog
by Kermit Zarley
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UNESCO Declares Babylon a World Heritage Site

UNESCO--the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization--recently added 29...
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Kimberly Stover
by Kimberly Stover
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The day I Met Bishop Michael Curry, The Priest of the 2018 Royal Wedding.

"Dr. King was right: ‘We must discover the power of love, the redemptive power of love. And when...
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Living A Holy Adventure
by Bruce Epperly
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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – July 21, 2019

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – July 21, 2019 Amos 8:1-12, Psalm...
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Mark Van Steenwyk
by Mark Van Steenwyk
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The more you work for justice, the more you will be criticized.

It is a painful truth, one that causes to examine your motivations and your commitment to the...
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Mercy Not Sacrifice
by Morgan Guyton
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Can "Social Justice" Christianity Be Anti-Gay?

This past Friday, on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots that inaugurated the gay...
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Modern Kinship
by David and Constantino Khalaf
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The Gay Christian Network Becomes Q Christian Fellowship

We witnessed, Thursday night, a historic moment in the LGBTQ Christian movement. To build upon its...
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Nadia Bolz-Weber
by Nadia Bolz-Weber
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My 2018 Speaking Schedule (minus Fall book events)

Hope to see you at an event this year! I have a new book about faith and sex coming out in the...
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The Naked Jesus
by Dr. John O'Keefe
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"Why Are You NOT Evangelical?"

Not to long ago I was asked that very question; why are you not evangelical? It was a question...
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Nomad
by Brandan Robertson
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We Need A New Kind Of Independence Day

Every year on the Fourth of July, I feel incredibly torn. On one hand, it's true that I have some...
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The Official Blog of Benjamin L. Corey
by Benjamin L Corey
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What 30 Pieces of Silver Can Buy In Today's Money

What's 30 pieces of silver worth in today's money? We can look to conservative evangelical leaders...
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On Scripture - The Bible
by On Scripture - The Bible
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Wounded Resurrection: The Body of Christ for the Body of Earth (John 20:19-31)

By William P. Brown The gap continues to widen between liberals and conservatives regarding the...
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On the Way
by Phil Fox Rose
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Rachel Held Evans (June 8, 1981-May 4, 2019)

Rachel Held Evans died Saturday. She was 37. It’s hard to overstate the influence of her generous...
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The Pangea Blog
by Kurt Willems
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What is the Kingdom of God? (with Frank Viola)

In sum, the kingdom of God includes the King (the ruler), God’s reign (rulership), and the people...
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Paperback Theology
by Tim Suttle
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Christianity Shouldn’t Be Infused With Politics—It Is a Politic

“Christianity is mostly a matter of politics—politics defined by the gospel. The call to be part...
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The Peripatetic Preacher
by John C Holbert
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The Peripatetic Preacher Talking About Climate Change

Julia Rosen is a science reporter for the Los Angeles Times, with a PhD in Geology; she is based...
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Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome
by Reba Riley
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How To Ditch Your To-Do List. FOREVER!

As a recovering Type-A overachiever, I used to be a To Do list lover. I kept lists on paper,...
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Progressive American
by James Ireland
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Without Natural Affection: A Story Of How Conservative Christianity Makes A Mockery Of "Unconditional Love"

Some years ago I knew a young man. He had spent his life in Christian churches. He bubbled with...
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Progressive Youth Ministry
by Progressive Youth Ministry
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Friends of Time: youth ministry and the clock

Youth workers come in all shapes and sizes, but they tend to have at least this one thing in...
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Radical Christian Millennial
by Christian Chiakulas
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Here's Why Productivity Doesn't Raise Wages Anymore

Karl Marx predicted the de-coupling of wage and productivity growth over a century ago.
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Refocusing My Family
by Amber Cantorna
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Loving Yourself without Shame (An Excerpt from Unashamed)

It was a snowy Saturday afternoon in Denver, Colorado, when I showed up to lead a workshop at the...
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Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath
by James McGrath
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Cognitive Science, Memory, Oral Tradition, and Biblical Studies

I wanted to post this brief response to something I read about memory for a long time, but I...
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Rhetoric Race and Religion
by Rhetoric Race and Religion
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Christianity Should Not Be Cruel

by Sam Perry As a professor, I have had students debate with one another whether or not...
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Sarah Thebarge
by Sarah Thebarge
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Cisterns vs. Wells: Practicing rest in a restless world

A few years ago I met a man who had a chronic illness, who also traveled frequently to work on...
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The Semi-Official Blog of Zack Hunt
by Zack Hunt
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The End Is Nigh! Get Your Rapture Survival Bucket TODAY!!

The end is nigh. How nigh? VERY nigh. Don't wait till it's too late. Order a rapture survival...
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Shalom in the City
by Osheta Moore
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To My Son on the Morning of His First Protest

You shocked me last night when you asked for bus fare to march on the Capitol building to show...
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slacktivist
by Fred Clark
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LBCF, No. 240: 'GWFL'

God's Will For Your Life is not at all the same thing as "What does the Lord require of you?"
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Slow Church
by Slow Church
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Conversational Bodies.

To be created in the image of the triune God is to exist as a conversation. God, as trinity,...
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Soapbox Redemption
by Andrew Murtagh
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Thoreau, Holmes, and Wallace on Truly Living

"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." It's a...
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Social Jesus
by Herb Montgomery
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Liking Jesus, But Not Christianity

Welcome readers! Please subscribe through the buttons at the right if you enjoy this post. ...
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spiritchatter
by Jack Levison
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Hurricane Heroes and the Book of Exodus

With Hurricane Harvey barreling down on the Texas coast, with Galvestonians and Houstonians making...
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Spirituality Within Addiction & Recovery
by Dwight Lee Wolter
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The First Food Eaten & Drink Poured on the Moon, 50 Years Ago, Was Communion

On Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the Moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December...
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Spirituality Within Addiction & Recovery
by Dwight Lee Wolter
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The First Food Eaten & Drink Poured on the Moon, 50 Years Ago, Was Communion

On Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the Moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December...
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Storied Theology
by J. R. Daniel Kirk
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The Bible and the Story

Today I was trying to do a quick dive into Luke 24 to grab a couple of details about reading the...
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Stories - with Kaitlin B. Curtice
by Kaitlin B. Curtice
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Without the Earth, We'd Be Nothing

"But every once in a while, with a basket in hand, or a peach or a pencil, there is that moment...
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Talk with the Preacher
by Amy Butler
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Sabbath as Radical Witness

Sabbath as Radical Witness Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Mark 6:1-13 At the very beginning of this six-week...
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Teaching Nonviolent Atonement
by Teaching Nonviolent Atonement
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Interdependence Day 2019

I will not celebrate Independence Day. The truth is, the United States has never been an...
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The Thoughtful Pastor
by Christy Thomas
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The UMC Inquistion Arrived While The Centrists And Progressives Fiddled

The centrists and progressives fiddled our love of God and of all and paid no attention to the...
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To Do Justice
by Rebecca Todd Peters
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Why Kavanaugh Should Withdraw

The problem with confirming Kavanaugh “even if he did it” on the premise that men shouldn't have...
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Unfundamentalist Christians
by Dan Wilkinson
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11 Bible Verses That Turn Christians Into Atheists

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Unfundamentalist Parenting
by Cindy Brandt
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Don't Unload your Spiritual Baggage on your Children

A new baby brings us such hope. They are so pure, their slate so clean, and for those of us who...
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Unsystematic Theology
by Kyle Roberts
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Eight Things We Gain When We Lose the Virgin Birth

Christians often avoid rethinking traditional doctrinal beliefs because of the fear of what they...
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The View from Dixon Hall
by Maria Dixon-Hall
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Maybe the Alt-Right is Right: The Futility of the Dream

“We insist that “diversity” is a great strength, but for most (white) Americans this is mere lip...
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Voices of RAWtools: Forging Peace in a World of Violence
by Michael Martin
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Remembering Sandy Hook

6 years ago RAWtools, Inc. didn't exist. And then tragedy struck in Newtown, CT at Sandy Hook...
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What God Wants for Your Life
by Fred Schmidt
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What can I do when others are suffering?

In caring for those who are in one of life’s difficult places, the most common question is, “What...
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Whiskey Preacher
by Whiskey Preacher
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AWMTPpodcast: Interview - Love Is A Seed

Amanda and Harley Mathews are the creative geniuses behind what has now become one the MUST...
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Who We Choose To Be with Amy Courts
by Amy Courts
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Choose Republicans or Life

This Tuesday, you cannot vote for Republicans AND vote “for Life.” Republican policies and...
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Writing Life
by Marilyn McEntye
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“I don’t have all the time in the world, but I have all night.” James Dickey, "The...
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