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November 2015

November 10, 2015

Dear Starbucks: This Christian Doesn’t Care What You Print on My Coffee Cup

My friend Jonathan Merritt shared a video in his most recent piece for the Washington...

November 03, 2015

Teenage Presidents, Comic Book Geekery and Man-spreading

We're stoked to have our first creator and author of a comic book series as...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Why “Not That Kind of Christian”? (Final Day)

My latest book project, "Not That Kind of Christian: Loving God Without Being an A**hole,"...

October 28, 2015

Bestseller Emma Donoghue, ROOM the Movie and Hillary’s Back

I was really excited to get to interview author Emma Donoghue this week, author of...

October 27, 2015

Loving God Without Being an A**hole

I took some time with Aric Clark to talk about my newest book project, "Not That Kind...

October 27, 2015

Blaming Walking Dead for Beating Our Friends to Death with Microwaves

Just when you think you've heard it all... Damon Perry and Christopher Paquin decided to...

October 23, 2015

Religious Haters, Stunned Red-Staters and Pop Culture Raters

It took a few weeks for her to feel ready, but Amy finally opened up...

October 15, 2015

The Questions that Got Me Kicked Out of the Church

Here's a sample excerpt from the book I'm working on, called "Not That Kind of...

October 11, 2015

Eric Elnes, Spiritual Wellness and Free Stuff…Hell Yes!!!

We welcomed a good friend and colleague to Portland for a recent live CultureCast. Eric...

October 08, 2015

300 Million Guns Haven’t Made Us Safe (and They Never Will)

Our national defense budget is between five and six times more than any other country...

October 05, 2015

An Opportunity for Grace in the Face of Hateful Protest

There's little in this world that gets me going more aggressively and quickly in life...

October 03, 2015

Tired of being a “Christian But”?

A friend of mine told me recently told me she was tired of being a...

October 01, 2015

Worst. Interview. Ever.

So I did this interview for "Not That Kind of Christian," the new book I'm...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Christian Panders, Fundies for Sanders, Bible Slanders (CultureCast)

The CultureCast crew took a few minutes away from enjoying their waning days of Portland...

September 29, 2015

Why Hell Isn’t Scary and Failure’s a Blessing

In preparation for Eric Elnes' visit to Portland to appear live on the Homebrewed CultureCast...

September 25, 2015

Not “That Kind” of Christian

Read more about "Not THAT Kind of Christian" by CLICKING HERE Lots of people either...

September 21, 2015

“If You Just Have Enough Faith…” Christian Cliche of the Day

I’m going to be posting bits from my upcoming book, “A**hole Christian Survival Guide,” over the next...

September 20, 2015

Title My Next Book: Win $100 in Books!

I'm writing a new book and need your help. It's a funny illustrated book with...

September 19, 2015

“God Never Gives You More than You Can Handle.” Christian Cliche of the Day

I’m going to be posting bits from my upcoming book, “A**hole Christian Survival Guide,” over the next...

September 18, 2015

Thank God I’m Made All the Right Ways

September 18, 2015

Romal Tunes, Slim Moons and Kim Davis Swoons

To be clear, cohost Slim Moon totally didn't take his pants off and show his...

September 17, 2015

Cliche of the Day: Everything Happens for a Reason

I'm going to be posting bits from my upcoming book, "A**hole Christian Survival Guide," over...

September 09, 2015

Why I Got Kicked Out of Church

When I was seventeen, my youth minister threw a Bible at me. Not long after...

September 07, 2015

Outhouse Terrors, Fear Sharers, Soul Bearers (CultureCast LIVE Pt 2 of 2)

In this second half of our live Homebrewed CultureCast from Marmoset Music in Portland, Oregon,...

September 05, 2015

Kim Davis’ Jailing Isn’t a Victory for Marriage Equality

Not surprisingly, the reaction I've seen from advocates of marriage equality about County Clerk Kim...

September 01, 2015

Are You Prepared for the A**hole Apocalypse?

Are You Ready for the A**hole Apocalypse? You've encountered those Christians who are so self-assured...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

Wm Paul Young, Del Phoena & Group Mad Libs (CultureCast LIVE, pt 1 of 2)

With live shows all along the east coast this summer, it was nice to head...

August 26, 2015

Sex, Satire and Subversion

Screw rhyming titles this week; we're going full-on alliteration! That's how nerdy we are (mic...

August 25, 2015

Save Your Soul for a Klondike Bar?

We've all seen lots of different kinds of angles to try and get people to...

August 17, 2015

Homebrewed CultureCast LIVE from Columbus (Pt. 2 of 2)

This is the second sold out live show from the Disciples of Christ General Assembly...