After several years of writing here on All Set Free, I want to take a moment to say thank you—to...
When politics are killing people and especially in unacceptable numbers, it is no longer a...
Everyone’s seen it, and pretty much everyone has their hot take on why it was great, or awful,...
If Jesus and a medieval jester walked into a bar, they’d both get kicked out by security. Not for...
What does it mean to make right the wrongs, to stand on the side of justice, to pave new and...
I am grateful for the lawmakers in states around this beautiful and broken country who have the...
Evangelicals claimed to reject culture—but often just repackaged it. True counter-culture may look...
Simplistic, black-and-white notions about sex and gender do not reflect the lived reality of...
Christian clergy speaking at protests have a unique role and opportunity to use their prophetic...
Millions are leaving their childhood faiths. But is this a loss of belief—or the birth of...
Saving America is not about taking it back. It’s about bringing it forward. Into love. Into...
The Good Samaritan story is Jesus’s response to the question, “Who is my neighbor?” Why do you...
Hiding is a way to avoid the responsibility of seeking real answers. Some people hide in anger...
Personal mental health is important – but how important? I've been asking folks all over the...
Just in case you were curious, here’s what it would be like if Jesus were like former President...
You may think that Progressive Christianity doesn't focus on sin very much. That it doesn't have...
The Trump Administration uses cruelty toward immigrants unnecessarily as it deports them.
Offering grace, prayer, and powerful words of love, Jeff Hood journeyed with Anthony Wainwright to...
(The following is excerpted from the book Ask John: John Shore’s advice column from the...
A difficult passage from the Gospel of Philip challenges us to dig deeper into various potential...
The United States of America Is Not United The United States of America is betraying its name of...
The story of Martha and Mary intrigues Bible readers. Why was one lauded, and the other...
The Adventurous Lectionary – The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – July 20, 2025 Amos 8:1-12, Psalm...
Should we fear God as a boogyman? Or fear instead a prompt to consider God's presence differently?...
This Lenten Season let's consider what Jesus and his life might be saying to what seems like a...
The spiritual realm is full of compelling ideas. Some resonate with us because they pump us full...
Poets, prophets, and punk bands: why repressive regimes fear the imagination—and how art becomes...
In a troubling twist of American jurisprudence, the United States Supreme Court has increasingly...
Who Are You Calling “Demonic”? MAGA evangelicals insist democrats are demons bent on the...
The Democratic National Convention spent a good deal of time exposing and excoriating Trump’s...
How to use AI image generators in an educational context so that students become aware of cultural...
Many who do essential work go unseen and unthanked—this piece reflects on their quiet sacrifices...
A new look at Zacchaeus's story could radically challenge what we believe about discipleship and...
Rapture Christianity claims the Bible it true for YOU, but that it wasn't true for every Christian...
A scathing critique of modern prophecy, contrasting biblical prophets who spoke truth to power...
Memphis, our home away from home. We won the first period – successfully removing the large tumor...
Differences are often the first things we notice. They can shape our assumptions and interactions,...
The concept of “amipotence” helps debunk problematic doctrines of evangelical Christianity, e.g.,...
There has never been a single historical situation where the marriage of sacred and secular power...
What We Do With Jesus Determines Everything This installment in my What’s Gone Wrong with American...
Christian Nationalists have long awaited war in the Middle East. From Israel’s formation in 1949...
A new baby brings us such hope. They are so pure, their slate so clean, and for those of us who...
6 years ago RAWtools, Inc. didn’t exist. And then tragedy struck in Newtown, CT at Sandy Hook...
Jesus didn’t give us a list—He gave us a story. Discover what it really means to be a neighbor in...
Honest to the end, Bill Moyers showed how journalism and faith could unite to serve truth. His...
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