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March 2013

March 22, 2013

Heretic’s Guide to the Bible: A Video Introduction

Somewhere around the end of March or early April, 2013, I'm launching a new blog...

March 12, 2013

I’m a Racist, And So Can You!

I'm baaaaack...from my vacation that is. Thanks so much to Phil Snider, Linda Brendle, Andy...

February 2013

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

Where Do Introverts Fit in a Noisy World?

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

February 12, 2013

The Only Way Out is Through (A Lenten Reflection)

(I decided to share some meditations I wrote for Chalice Press a few years ago...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

Getting to Know the Core of Johnny Appleseed

I, like most kids in the United States, learned about Johnny Appleseed in ways...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

SNAP / Food Stamp Challenge, Day 4: Piatt FAIL

I don't mind failing as much as I do admitting I've failed. And technically, we haven't...

August 22, 2012

SNAP / Food Stamp Challenge, Day 3: Slip-Ups

"We should go to a restaurant tonight," said my three-year-old daughter, Zoe, over breakfast today....

August 20, 2012

SNAP/ Food Stamp Challenge, Day 1: Broke vs. Poor

"So what are food stamps anyway?" my eight-year-old son, Mattias, asked as I drove him...

August 15, 2012

Resources for SNAP Food Stamp Challenge

After putting out there that we're going to do the SNAP Challenge August 20-26th (living...

August 14, 2012

Planning for Poverty: The SNAP Challenge

I've said before that privilege often is invisible until you don't have it. So in...

July 2012

July 25, 2012

Bryan Fischer: Blame Darwin, Liberals, Gays for Aurora Shooting

It's common for pundits and media talking heads to use things like the tragic killing...

July 16, 2012

A Higgs Boson Walks Into Church…

Thanks to Steve Knight for alerting me to this joke, which has become one of...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

Wild Goose 2012: An Exercise in Mindfulness

How do you know when someone has a Prius? Don't worry; they'll tell you. We...

June 20, 2012

Love Greater Than Our Differences: My Interview on ChurchNext

I spoke with Chris Yaw recently, host of an online program called ChurchNext. On it,...

June 15, 2012

“Study Drugs” Point to Greater Social Failure

Everyone has pulled all-nighters in school. It's sort of a rite of passage, really. For...

June 07, 2012

Indentured Servitude: Why Student Loans Won’t Go Away

There have been lots of news stories lately about student loan forgiveness and the like,...

April 2012

April 11, 2012

Rainwater Foundation’s Fight for Dementia Cures

My friend, Todd Rainwater, recently appeared on CNBC to talk about his and his father's...

February 2012

February 21, 2012

My Most Recent Video Project (Water 2012)

This really has nothing directly to do with theology or family, though its message of...

February 16, 2012

Miracle Pregnancy, Despite “Santorum Birth Control” Method

BREAKING NEWS February 16, 2012 Jeff Spagniola of Durham, North Carolina, was stunned when his...

February 10, 2012

Is Social Media Making Kids Sick?

More than a dozen high school girls and one adult at LeRoy High School in...

February 01, 2012

Belief in Jesus: The Only Way to Heaven?

Following is one of the more interesting questions posed in Banned Questions About Jesus. This...

January 2012

January 24, 2012

Education for ALL: A “Sweeping, Disruptive Technology”

Yesterday I wrote a piece about how nostalgia expressed in contemporary politics points to the...

January 19, 2012

Kobe Bryant, the NBA and “Gay” Redemption

I can't stand Kobe Bryant. A lifelong basketball fan, I was as excited as everyone...

January 18, 2012

The 2012 Girl Scout Cookie “Girl-cott” (Video)

Some folks are proposing a boycott of Girl Scout cookies because of a recent Colorado...

December 2011

December 27, 2011

My top mobile apps for 2011

This is kind of a departure from my regular content, but I happened to mention...

December 14, 2011

All American Muslims, Meet Un-Christ-Like Christians

Perhaps nothing has helped the ratings of The Learning Channel's new show, All American Muslim,...

December 05, 2011

Time To “Evacuate Wall Street”

I've offered some criticism in the past about the Occupy Wall Street for a general...

December 03, 2011

Kierkegaard: What is a Poet?

Recently I wrote an article about preachers and the risks of false prophecy we face...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

Finding Good in College Sports Sex Scandals

First Penn State coaches are embroiled in sexual abuse scandal, and now Syracuse. I'll spare...