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November 2017

November 29, 2017

When Patriarchy Is the Problem (Not the Solution)

We human beings have a lot of problems, and one of our biggest is men....

November 01, 2017

The Last Reformation … and the Next Reformation

The last reformation is said to have begun on an identifiable day – October 31,...

September 2017

September 18, 2017

The ‘Alt-Right’ Has Created Alt-Christianity

If good religion slumbers and stagnates, bad religion is the alternative.

July 2017

July 05, 2017

Why Pastors and Priests Are Leaving the Church (Part 1)

A lot of people have been talking and writing about the departure of Millennials from...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

The Conservative Evangelical Project: An Unexpected Grief

I just took my first sabbatical. Turning 60 seemed like a good time to get...

October 28, 2016

Q & R: Why Celebrate a Swing of the Pendulum?

Here's the question: A friend quoted you recently as saying a) that you see a...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

In Praise of Political Correctness (A Poem)

I don’t know if they know what they mean When they mock it, but I...

June 24, 2016

Q&R: Hate the Sin and Love the Sinner?

Here's the Question: I am a Canadian who attends [a contemporary evangelical church] in Toronto....

June 13, 2016

Announcing: “The Great Spiritual Migration”

From the publisher: The Christian story, from Genesis until now, is fundamentally about people on...

June 10, 2016

Q & R: Is There Any Part of Christianity That I Can Continue to Embrace?

How should we deal with the trade-ups that need to be made in the New...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

We Make the Road Church-Wide Curriculum…and Beyond

When I wrote We Make the Road By Walking, I hoped that churches could use...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

A Post-Easter Meditation

For many people, Holy Week is a time of triumphant faith. But for others, it...

March 28, 2016

Join “The Great Spiritual Migration” Book Tour!

“The Great Spiritual Migration” Book Tour with Brian McLaren September 20 - 30 November 1...

March 25, 2016

The Most Important Question Pastors Can Ask Before this Easter Sunday

My old friend Bruce Johnson is a savvy business consultant, and in a recent article,...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Q&R: Should a Pastor Marry a Non-Religious Couple?

Here's the Question: Should a Christian pastor conduct a secular wedding? The bride was an...

January 2016

January 15, 2016

The Afraid People

My friend Darren Freeman-Coppadge wrote a poem that expresses what a lot of us have...

January 07, 2016

David Gushee gets it right on Wheaton College

Quotable: "Conservative evangelical institutions such as Wheaton are governed and supported, overwhelmingly, by people who...

December 2015

December 09, 2015

An Open Letter to Jerry Falwell Jr., Students, and Faculty of Liberty University

Dear Mr. Falwell, In the tradition of your father, you made some reckless and inflammatory statements...

November 2015

November 11, 2015

A Sabbatical…

About ten years ago, I completed 24 years in the pastorate to begin a new...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Gradye Parsons to Donald Trump

A wise letter worth reading, for Donald and all of us, from the elected spokesperson...

September 2015

September 11, 2015

The Pope in America: Three Steps Forward!

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Pope in...

August 2015

August 26, 2015

Coming Together in Faith On Climate: A Multi-Faith Response to the Pope’s Historic Visit to Congress

Friends - I'm thrilled to be part of a team organizing a multi-faith response to...

August 25, 2015

A Sermon from a 9 Year Old

During my recent trip to New Zealand, a mom shared a fascinating story with me...

May 2015

May 22, 2015

Q&R: Church Futures?

Here's the Question: From your perspective professionally and your position (of great privilege!) as a...

April 2015

April 05, 2015

The Uprising Begins: An Easter Sunday Reflection

This is an excerpt from We Make the Road by Walking, Chapter 33: The Uprising...

January 2015

January 23, 2015

In Honor of Marcus Borg

What a pleasure to have known Marcus Borg. What a kind and beautiful human being....

January 13, 2015

An Open Letter to the New Congress: Care for the Earth

My friend Cameron Trimble and I have a letter in The Hill today. You can read...

November 2014

November 21, 2014

Are You Saying the Entire Christian Faith Has Been Wrong?

Quite often when I'm speaking to conservative Christian groups, whether the subject is evolution, the...

October 2014

October 07, 2014

Peter Enns on the Bible, Part 3

Peter Enns and I both released important books about the Bible this year. Peter's book is called...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Peter Enns on the Bible, Part 2

Peter Enns and I both released important books about the Bible this year. Peter's book is called...