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August 2015

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...

August 06, 2015

Does a Doctrine of Hell Justify Killing Children?

I've written a great deal about hell. I even debated a theology professor from Western...

August 04, 2015

No One is Pro-Abortion (and Few are Fully Pro-Life)

I'm not the only one who is frustrated with, and even a little bit exhausted...

August 03, 2015

A Live Podcast Explosion from Columbus Ohio

Come see Wm. Paul Young LIVE as part of the upcoming Homebrewed CultureCast show at Marmoset Music in Portland,...

August 01, 2015

Wm Paul Young: EVE’s Revolution and THE SHACK, the Movie

Come see Wm. Paul Young LIVE as part of the upcoming Homebrewed CultureCast show at...

July 2015

July 25, 2015

Wild Goose Squawks, Gungor Rocks, Bald Brothers Talk (CultureCast LIVE)

Live shows are always a blast, but the LIVE CultureCast at Wild Goose festival was a new...

July 19, 2015

An Open Letter to the Christian Church (DOC) General Assembly

*For those not familiar with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), we have a General...

July 14, 2015

Racist Flags, Greece Sags, Jurassic Drags (CultureCast)

Hey, wait a minute. This podcast has always been a low-rent, seat-of-the-pants kinda thing. And...

July 08, 2015

How I Went From Texas Baptist to LGBTQ Advocate

"I believe Jesus would. I don't have any verse in scripture. ... I believe Jesus...

July 05, 2015

Hacker’s Survival Guide, Charleston’s Hopeful Side, Obama’s Speech Divides (CultureCast)

CultureCast cohost Christian Piatt is a geek when it comes to tech stuff. From gadgets...

July 02, 2015

God is Transgender

I had a text discussion this morning with two of my theological colleagues, and one...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

Tony Jones, Republican Drones and Santorum vs. Rome (Homebrewed CultureCast)

Could it be? Are the CultureCasters back on the horse after a two-part live extravaganza,...

June 17, 2015

Five Reasons We Take Our Kids to Gay Pride

The Gay Pride parade in Portland, Oregon is not only a family-friendly event; it's a...

June 12, 2015

Why Do 3-Year-Olds Die? Pat Robertson: “He Could Grow Up To Be Hitler”

700 Club leader and purveyor of no shortage of off-balance comments on his TV offered...

June 09, 2015

Why Tony Campolo “Came Out” for Marriage Equality

After decades of "bridge building" between the LGBTQ community and those who identify as Evangelicals...

June 04, 2015

Following Jesus Isn’t About Belief. It’s About Walking.

For decades, if not centuries, people have been sold a false bill of goods when...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

It’s Time for Moneyball Church

Religion is notoriously behind on nearly every societal curve there's ever been. some say that's...

May 27, 2015

Worshipping the Chains that Enslave Us

My dog is weird. She's great, actually, but she's also weird. We can't say the...

May 22, 2015

Anti-Gay Pastor’s Grindr Account Revealed

Doing emotional, social and spiritual damage in God's name is a problem in and of...

May 20, 2015

The Real Reason Christianity is Still in Decline

The most recent Pew forum study, which show that numbers of people identifying with any brand...

May 13, 2015

Was Jesus Crazy (and Are We For Following Him)?

C.S. Lewis is known for many things, but one of his statements about Jesus in...

May 12, 2015

Five Problems With Christian Evangelism (and What to Do Instead)

Most of us can agree that Christians have a bit of a PR problem in...

May 05, 2015

THE SHACK: How a Christmas Gift Turned Into a 20-Million-Book Bestseller

See Wm. Paul Young, author of "The Shack" live in Seattle and Portland May 16th...

May 04, 2015

Texas Takeovers to Criminalized Christianity: When Facts No Longer Matter

I had to check my calendar to make sure I wasn't a month off when...

May 01, 2015

CultureCast LIVE (pt. 1 of 2): Chalke, Pagitt, Horse Feathers, Heatherlyn…and Beer

Are you sitting down? Good, cause this show is pretty sure to rock your shorts...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Is a Theology of Atonement a Ponzi Scheme that Enslaves Us to God?

There were several reasons I parted ways with my early conservative evangelical roots (among them...

April 23, 2015

Why I, a Protestant, Pray the “Hail Mary” and use a rosary

As part of this year-long effort to better understand what we mean when we talk...

April 18, 2015

Three of the Most Dangerous Christian Words: “Do You Believe…”

If you were ever baptized, think of the three words the pastor or priest likely...

April 15, 2015

Five Things Christianity Can Learn From Buddhism

Could Christianity's future lie in Buddhism's past? This is a possibility that's been haunting me...