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March 2018

March 06, 2018

The Arrival of Grace

In a sense, this is not a theoretical question as we enter the Lenten season...

February 2018

February 20, 2018

CBF Podcast: A Conversation with Melvin Bray

By Andy Hale We live such transient lives. For most, we no longer live in...

February 06, 2018

CBF Podcast: A Conversation with Emma Green of The Atlantic

“So, this idea of fake news is really vicious, because there is genuine fake news...

January 2018

January 30, 2018

It Ain’t About You

Life does not revolve around you, or me. It does not begin or end with...

January 24, 2018

CBF Podcast: A Conversation with Christianity Today’s Katelyn Beaty

“I think there are some assumptions about gender and gender roles in the absence of...

January 15, 2018

CBF Podcast: Hannah McMahan and the New Baptist Covenant

It’s hard to believe that over 10 years ago, President Carter brought together prominent leaders...

January 04, 2018

Artistry in Grace (Of Dee Barton, Stan Kenton, and an Improvisational God)

This new year I am going to drown out the stale, deafening noise of despair...

December 2017

December 06, 2017

Being church to abuse survivors

As a culture we do not do a good job of creating space for survivors...

November 2017

November 23, 2017

Focusing on thanks

So, I'm hoping for a great Thanksgiving. I'm hopeful for a great Thanksgiving for all...

November 17, 2017

CBF Podcast: Zack Hunt and American Jesus Madness

The criticism is that because he is not paid clergy, he has no accountability to...

November 14, 2017

Nevertheless, She Persisted (Thanking God for Non-Submissive, Biblical Women)

Maybe I'm a feminist because of the Bible itself. Despite the Bible having been written...

October 2017

October 23, 2017

Podcast: A Conversation with Jack Jenkins of ThinkProgress

We sat down with Jack, the senior religion reporter for ThinkProgress, to talk about the...

October 18, 2017

You Too?

This week my Facebook feed filled up with stories around the hashtag #MeToo. Maybe yours...

October 03, 2017

Some “Thoughts and Prayers” and Questions Following the Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Imagine a nation where everyone who ever made a public statement boasting about their faith...

September 2017

September 21, 2017

Life out there

While there is some debate about whether there is "life out there", those of us...

September 19, 2017

That Time a Woman Stood up in Church and Called Me a Muslim

As we go about our lives conveniently putting each other in neat, little boxes, sooner...

September 13, 2017

Podcast: A Conversation with Brian Zahnd

By Andy Hale Imagine what it would look like to dismantle the mega-church you started....

September 07, 2017

Monuments worth defending

While I am protesting and pointing out the sins of other people as they try...

August 2017

August 29, 2017

Support DREAMers, Support the DREAM Act

I accept that thoughtful Christians may disagree on public policy, and I certainly acknowledge my...

August 22, 2017

Dear Fellow WASPS — For the love of God and the love of thy neighbor

When we love our heritage, our flag, or our statues more than we love our...

August 21, 2017

I’m Not Racist But…

The events in Charlottesville, Va., this past week were horrendous, and the outpouring of resistant...

August 21, 2017

Why the Lost Cause is Winning

The problem, however, is that the very monuments that embody white Southerners necessarily disembody people...

August 16, 2017

Hate must not find a home

Sometimes pastors are cautioned about bringing politics into the pulpit. We must remember that the...

August 07, 2017

Hearing the Gospel in Fleetwood Mac

When you look at the world around you, are you filled with despair? Do you...

July 2017

July 27, 2017

A Progressing Church

As one of my friends says to church starters and pastors, “The church you pastor...

July 25, 2017

The Gift and Grace of Christian Community

An honest appraisal of the state of the American Church is not for the faint...

July 20, 2017

This is a special time

I too believe things are bad. I too worry about our country, struggling under the...

July 18, 2017

Podcast: A Conversation with Sarah Bessey

We sat down with Sarah Bessey, author of Jesus Feminist and Out of Sorts. Sarah...

July 13, 2017

Where Have All the Baptists Gone?

It is now 2017, not 1776. Baptists are now in the majority, and many of...

July 11, 2017

Podcast: The Next Seven Years of Dreaming for the Kingdom of God

No matter how unpredictable the future of a church start can be, what if you...

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