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March 2013

March 25, 2013

Christian Marketing, Rob Bell & Emergent Bible Skills(?!) (#HBCultureCast)

This week’s guest is Dave Palmer, a marketing expert at Dunk Tank Marketing, to talk about...

March 20, 2013

My Frustration with Bell, Clinton and Obama on Marriage Equality

I know this may not be a popular position to take among my readers. After...

March 15, 2013

Tattoos for Jesus/Christian’s Larry David Meltdown

Jordan and Christian are finally back together after weeks of travel, and they catch us up on...

March 13, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “New Pope” Special Edition

As a way to welcome, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Of Buenos Aires (also now known...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Why are Priests Really Celibate? (and Will it Change with a New Pope?)

There's all matter of speculation about why Pope Benedict is stepping down, especially since he's...

February 25, 2013

Donor, Know Thy Charity: The Best, Biggest and Worst Nonprofits

Nearly everyone has felt the pinch of the economic slump in the past five years....

February 14, 2013

Why the Next Pope Should Be a Poor Woman of Color

For the first time in six centuries, the head of the Catholic Church is stepping...

February 14, 2013

Where Do Introverts Fit in a Noisy World?

I'm a total introvert. My wife - in fact, the rest of my family -...

February 07, 2013

A Breakdown of Infamous Applebees Pastor “Tip-Gate”

Yes, I just added "gate" to a word that really doesn't merit it. But honestly,...

February 05, 2013

Sarah Thebarge, Super Bowl, Top Beers and Beyonce’s “Softcore Porn”

It's a Homebrewed CultureCast post-Super Bowl spectacular! In the intro, Jordan (you know what? I’m...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Women Foil Robber by Chanting “Jesus”

See there? Who needs guns when you can scare off the bad guys just by...

January 29, 2013

New Sincerity, Hating to Love Mark Driscoll & Gun Control

Today's guest on the Homebrewed CultureCast is Jonathan Fitzgerald, editor of Patrol and Not Your...

January 26, 2013

Is Gender Equality Killing Women?

I consider myself a feminist, which means (to me at least) I support the elimination...

January 24, 2013

I Hate Loving Mark Driscoll

Rev. Mark Driscoll, founder of Mars Hill church, has a true gift. Just when I...

January 22, 2013

Why Christians Aren’t Funny (Homebrewed CultureCast)

A couple weeks ago, Relevant Magazine published an essay on Christianity's tenuous relationship with humor...

January 19, 2013

The NRA, ATF, Insider Trading and Politics At Its Worst

Sometimes it takes a comedy show to connect the political dots in a way that...

January 17, 2013

My Fascination with the Amish Mafia

Three nights ago, I awoke to four words that portend nothing good in the family's...

January 15, 2013

Homebrewed CultureCast with Tony Campolo

The boys are starstruck this week talking to author, pastor and sociologist Tony Campolo. Tony...

January 12, 2013

VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “God Likes Weed” Edition

This week, I ruminate on the Almighty's relationship with the Good Herb, and Amy makes...

January 11, 2013

Homebrewed CultureCast: ListMania, Antichrist o’ the Week & Sandwich Fetishes

No guest this week! It's just Christian and Jordan and their wits against SILENCE. This...

January 05, 2013

Christian Anarchy, Jacques Ellul and Joel McKerrow

Up front, Christian and Jordan discuss their Christmases, and whether Hitler painted houses or paintings....

January 01, 2013

Ten Defining Phrases of 2012

Generally, we only know how history will be remembered once it is in the rearview...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Morality, Money and “Two and a Half Men”

First of all, when does the kid on "Two and a Half Men" stop being...