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August 2013

August 13, 2013

God, Give Me Peace…and All My Stuff

The following is excerpted from the full Heretic's Guide to the Bible lectionary study, "Burn...

August 06, 2013

Hope Without Expectation

Following is excerpted from the August 11th Heretic's Guide to the Bible study, "All In,"...

August 04, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Take That, Westboro” Edition

For those who have asked me what my brand of "third way" nonviolent engagement for...

August 02, 2013

George Zimmerman, Women in Prison and POOL SHARKS!!!

This week the CultureCast crew welcomes Micky Jones, the analogy correspondent for the Homebrewed family’s...

August 01, 2013

Vanity of Vanities: Does Ministry Really Matter?

Just a couple of days ago, I wrote an article about why some ministers tend...

August 01, 2013

Pope Francis on Gays Reveals a House Divided

Pope Francis quickly is establishing himself as the “peoples’ Pope.” He has actively advocated for...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

When Ministers Lose Their Faith

Following is excerpted from my recent Heretic's Guide to the Bible, a weekly lectionary study....

July 28, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Get Behind Me Satin” Edition

I once came up with a spell-check app for church signs, but after a while,...

July 21, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Jesus is My Beer” Edition

He told me to drink in remembrance of Him, but I must have gotten a...

July 19, 2013

Exodus International’s Alan Chambers, Edward Snowden and Pussy Riot

This week the CultureCast Crew Gets both timely and topical when they welcome Alan Chambers,...

July 18, 2013

Is Church Still a Curator of Culture?

There was a time when the church was considered to be the central curator of...

July 15, 2013

A White Pastor’s Miracle in Trayvon Martin’s Church

A thousand things ran through my mind when the news broke Saturday night about George...

July 14, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Guns Welcome” Edition

This one goes out to George Zimmerman and all who felt justice was served...

July 10, 2013

No Girls Allowed

Following is a reflection that is part of a larger Heretic's Guide to the Bible something...

July 07, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Jesus Cat” Edition

Back in the day, Egyptian leaders used to believe that cats were gods. Clearly, they...

July 06, 2013

NSA, DOMA’s Demise and Don Draper (HBCultureCast)

We have all sorts of stuff to discuss this week, and with Amy sidelined due...

July 03, 2013

My Weirdest Interview Ever with Jim Wallis

We started a new summer social justice lecture series at our church in downtown Portland...

July 02, 2013

The Myth of the Self-Made Man

(Following was excerpted from my Heretic's Guide to the Bible study of the same name....

June 2013

June 30, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Homosexuality Is In” Edition

I'm certainly not one to advocate for vandalism of private property, but you know, sometimes...

June 27, 2013

Jay Bakker, Exodus International and Twitter Wars With Patton Oswalt

We don’t usually drink while recording the podcast since it’s usually morning. But this was...

June 27, 2013

Jesus’ Focus: The Afterlife, or This Life?

(The following is excerpted from a recent "Heretic's Guide to the Bible" lectionary study, posted...

June 25, 2013

Christianity for Non-Christians

There are lots of biases and assumptions about Christians out there, many of which are...

June 23, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Beefy Jesus” Edition

I once challenged Jesus to an arm wrestling match. Jesus had me at first, until...

June 20, 2013

Exodus International’s Alan Chambers: Bending History’s Arc

For more than a generation, the gay conversion organization known as Exodus International has been...

June 19, 2013

From Rock God to God Nerd

(Following is excerpted from a longer, much more detailed study of the same name, found...

June 19, 2013

Non-Asian Asians, Barack’s Bobbles & the NSA (HBCultureCast)

This week, as the rest of the country swelters, the CultureCast crew complain about the...

June 17, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “He Touched Me” Edition

We've all said those things that we wish we could take back right after we...

June 13, 2013

Time to Admit It: We’re All Gay

I was disappointed, although not entirely surprised, when the Southern Baptist Convention resolved to withdraw...

June 12, 2013

Frank Schaeffer, Arrested Development & the Red Wedding (HBCultureCast)

This week we welcome the great Frank Schaeffer to discuss modern art, the fight against...

June 10, 2013

Which way did he go, George? (Heretic’s Guide sampler for June 23, 2013)

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) First Reading 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a...