Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Bruce Reyes-Chow

Home
Progressive Christian

family | community

Select a Month January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 March 2013 January 2013 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 August 2010 November 2009 September 1995

December 2013

December 09, 2013

10 Ways to Disconnect from the Next Generation of Progressives

A few weeks ago, I posted this video made by and for some friends of...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Cebu City, My Lost Wallet and the Kindness of Humanity

If you are like me, every once in awhile an email arrives in your inbox...

November 13, 2013

A Generation Asks: WTF?

And now a message from the millennials... Wait, what?!?!? But, we thought you were going...

October 2013

October 11, 2013

Why are the Detroit Tigers on my Twitter Profile?

ADDENDUM: Players featured on my twitter profile thus far: "Sweet" Lou Whitaker, Ozzie Virgil Sr.,...

May 2013

May 17, 2013

An Open Letter to Parents About the Safety of Your Children

Dear Parents, I get it. I really do. Whether it is the first time your...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

An open letter to myself about being a man

Original post on www.reyes-chow.com. Dear Me, Pardon the profanity, but it's time that you got...

January 2013

January 10, 2013

My Interview with MaryAnn McKibben Dana about “Sabbath in the Suburbs”

I am a firm believer in building community by helping good folks get the word about projects...

November 2012

November 21, 2012

My First Kickstarter Project – A Book on Race

I am diving in and writing about what feeds my soul and gives me hope:...

November 20, 2012

I am a heretic and I talk to my cat, Gustavo — It’s on the internet, so it must be true

Usually, I do not respond to folks who engage name-calling. When folks attach words like...

November 01, 2012

Sorry, But I Don’t Hate Mitt Romney

This past weekend, I had the privilege of spending 36 hours in Ohio. Apparently they are getting...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

Why I Pray in Times of Disaster

As it should be, the airwaves have been filled with reporting and accounts of Hurricane...

October 26, 2012

An Open Letter to Three Open Letter Writers

Dear Marcia, John and Victor, I will cut to the chase and say thank you!...

October 25, 2012

How This Parent Will Strive to Disagree Better

On the way to school this morning, the girls and I had a great interaction...

October 23, 2012

Asking the Question, “Do You Allow Guns on Campus?”

It is hard to believe but in a few short years my first born, my "baby,"...

October 22, 2012

It’s Hard Being the Youngest

As a wannabe psychologist and sociologist I am fascinated by the impact of birth order on systems:...

October 17, 2012

A Review of the Neighborhood Social Media Site Nextdoor.com

I may have mentioned www.nextdoor.com in the past, but I wanted to hold off on...

October 15, 2012

No One Likes to be Licked by Surprise

Last week I was hanging out at one of my "offices" AKA a local coffee...

September 2012

September 21, 2012

Bruce’s Friday Five v9.21

BOOKS // If you are like me, you are reading more than one book at...

September 14, 2012

A Gift of Perspective in Discerning God’s Call

As many of you know, I left full-time ministry about 18 months ago after helping...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

Why This Christian Will Never Own a Gun

Sign the petition: Christians Standing Together Against Gun Violence. As a Christian and a Teaching Elder...

August 24, 2012

Bruce’s Friday Five v8.24

For those of you who lived through the 1960's or are simply interested in the...

August 22, 2012

The Role of Satire, Snark and Sarcasm in Building Community

Short answer: there is none. I recently stumbled upon a Les Miserables inspired video parody in support of...

August 21, 2012

The Church’s Doomed Pursuit of the Elusive Young Adult

It seems that everywhere you look today, "the church," especially within historic traditions, is talking about reaching...

August 20, 2012

Oh Pussy . . . Riot, How You Make This Boy Squirm

If you have spent any time on the interwebs over the past month, you have...

June 2012

June 14, 2012

Interview: Jesse Gonzales and the 2012 Indie-Pino Underground Music Fest

As my friends will attest to, I have never been known as a indie music...

June 12, 2012

2013 Travel Study Seminar to the Philippines Anyone?

As many of you know, I have been travelling to the Philippines for the past...

June 07, 2012

Parenting is a Dance

Unless of course you count the eye-roll inducing faux break-dancing I do every once in...

June 05, 2012

The Courage to Blog About Personal Struggles

[Photo By Ian Sane] A few weeks ago, there was an a slight uproar in the football...

June 05, 2012

Apparently I am a San Francisco “Pissed off Voter” . . . Sort Of.

Now I know that some people value the idea that people can vote and...

May 2012

May 22, 2012

Avoiding Sexual Misconduct in Pastoral Leadership

[Photo By Per Ola Wiberg ~ Powi] It seems as though the national media as well...