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October 2018

October 23, 2018

The God of the “Also”

The question remains for the rest of us who do we consider to be “other”...

October 09, 2018

CBF Podcast: A Conversation with Peter Enns

We sat down with the author of The Bible Tells Me So, The Evolution of...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

CBF Podcast: A Conversation with Christian Piatt

We sat down with Piatt to discuss his upcoming 2019 lectionary series, “Surviving the Bible:...

August 23, 2018

Hope for Restoration

The promise that God would never leave or forsake God’s children. We can experience the...

August 15, 2018

CBF Podcast: Jonathan Merritt and Learning to Speak God from Scratch

By Andy Hale People are generally content with using the language with which they are...

July 2018

July 24, 2018

Everything I Know About the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity, I Learned from Waylon Jennings

Many pastors will tell you, if they feel they can be honest, they can't explain...

July 17, 2018

CBF Podcast: A Conversation with Father James Martin

Father James Martin has been called the master of translating tough theological matters in the...

July 09, 2018

CBF Podcast: Demanding Liberty, Featuring Brandon J. O’Brien

Dr. Brandon J. O'Brien is director of content and distribution for Redeemer City to City...

July 05, 2018

It’s okay to have doubts

There’s a difference between the words doubt and disbelief. I think that’s an important part...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

CBF Podcast: Spiritual Defiance, featuring Robin Meyers

“What began as a quiet rebellion of mourners soon grew into a movement that inspired...

June 04, 2018

You’re Not as Smart as You Think

By Terrell Carter The author of John 3:1-21 records a conversation that occurred between Jesus...

May 2018

May 29, 2018

CBF Podcast: Bri McKoy, Author of “Come and Eat”

In Bri McKoy’s book, “Come and Eat: A Celebration of Love and Grace Around the...

May 24, 2018

Of God and Pronouns (Or, God as Him, Her, He and She)

God is neither male nor female, of course. God is not confined by sex, gender,...

May 21, 2018

Would You Worship Next to a Trump Supporter? Things Pondered from a Construction Site Jesus

Evidence of congregations ratcheting up the political rhetoric is not just anecdotal. Polling shows that...

May 14, 2018

CBF Podcast: Rachel Held Evans

We sat down with the New York Times bestselling author, Rachel Held Evans, to discuss...

April 2018

April 17, 2018

CBF Podcast: Meet Jerusha Neal

“It was a fascinating place to think about what theological education means for the islanders...

April 09, 2018

Tormented Pastors

By Ryan Clark On April 13, Netflix will release the movie Come Sunday, and you...

April 06, 2018

He’s Not the One?

Although Easter is about death and resurrection life, that is not all that it is...

March 2018

March 06, 2018

CBF Podcast: Brian McLaren on the Beauty & Harm of Being Baptist

Honest conversations are difficult. Navigating what’s next is a challenge. We sat down with Brian...

March 06, 2018

The Arrival of Grace

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

January 2018

January 30, 2018

Don’t Bogart God’s Love, My Friend

God’s people always seem to develop the bad habit of dangling God's grace and forgiveness...

January 29, 2018

CBF Podcast: A Conversation with Jon and Josh Bailey, Creators of the Dwell App

Andy Hale sits down with Jon and Josh Bailey to discuss the Dwell App, a...

January 08, 2018

Do the Right Thing?

No matter the challenge, we must answer the same question that Mary and Joseph faced....

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 04, 2017

When Our Faith is Tested – James 1:1-12

In its simplest sense, a trial is anything that causes us to question God’s goodness...

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...

September 2017

September 21, 2017

Life out there

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

August 2017

August 07, 2017

Hearing the Gospel in Fleetwood Mac

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

August 01, 2017

Fool’s Gold Believers

As much as I believe that it is within our abilities and responsibilities as believers...

July 2017

July 27, 2017

A Progressing Church

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

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