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February 2014

February 12, 2014

When do you know something is a calling from God?

(Following is from a column called "Christian's Queries" that I'm doing for our church newsletter...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Christianity 21: Cultivating a More Generous Christian Conversation

Doug Pagitt and Tony Jones have been at this whole church leadership thing for a...

January 22, 2014

Is Wealth a Sin?

A recent report by OXFAM offered some sobering data about both the concentration and flow of wealth...

January 20, 2014

What Repentance for the Church Looks Like Today

I’m asked pretty often what I see for the future of organized religion, and Christianity...

January 16, 2014

Why I Won’t Sign a Statement of Faith

I do most of my work by contract, which means I'm usually looking for work....

January 02, 2014

Rivers in the Desert: Why New Years Day Is a Christian Holiday

Growing up in Texas, fairly close to New Orleans, I knew all about Mardi Gras....

December 2013

December 28, 2013

Homebrewed CultureCast: Movies, the Week in Whiteness & Doug Pagitt

The CultureCast crew is on hiatus for a while so the HomeBrewed crew decided to...

December 25, 2013

Blood Doctrine Gets Childish (Video)

My kids put me through the wringer for asking people to support my novel, BLOOD...

December 22, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Happy Hoover” Edition

Reaching out into the broader culture for a few Christmas fails this week. Turns out...

December 17, 2013

Church Sign Epic…Wins???

I have never had any shortage of church sign fails, but since I'm in the...

December 16, 2013

You Are Included! (Heretic’s Guide)

Following is taken from the weekly Heretic's Guide to the Bible lectionary study. Special thanks...

December 16, 2013

Day Two of My Jesus Project: Are We Done Yet?

First, the good news: After four months of preparation, I have officially started my year-long...

December 10, 2013

Roger Olson’s Not a Process Theologian (But He Should Be)

(Offered by guest Blogger Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor of Theology at Claremont School of Theology. Clayton...

December 06, 2013

Looking Where Prophets Point

I will be concluding my Heretic's Guide to the Bible weekly online study at the...

November 2013

November 26, 2013

Serving Two Masters: When Church and Justice Don’t Agree

Methodist minister Rev. Frank Schaefer (not to be confused with Frank Schaeffer) has come up against...

November 22, 2013

Banned Questions About Christians: The Contributors

I am excited about, and very proud of, the coming release of the third book...

November 22, 2013

Behavior Modification for Social Justice?

The busier life gets, the more corners we cut. One of the first things to...

November 20, 2013

It’s Not What it Looks Like!

(Special thanks to my wife, Rev. Amy Piatt, for her collaboration on this entry with...

November 19, 2013

Banned Questions About Christians: The Questions

I'm excited to announce that my next book in the Banned Questions book series, "Banned Questions About...

November 17, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Too Long to Be Wrong” Edition

Once upon a time there was a Christian who thought he was wrong about something,...

November 12, 2013

CANA Initiative: A New “Network of Networks” (Philip Clayton)

I'm very pleased to introduce Philip Clayton, an associate of mine who will be offering...

November 11, 2013

It’s Not As Bad (or Good) As You Think

The following is excerpted from my weekly Heretic's Guide to the Bible study. To read...

November 06, 2013

Having the Faith to Fail

The following is excerpted from my weekly Heretic's Guide to the Bible study. To...

November 04, 2013

Beer and Hymns on NPR’s Weekend Edition

The story on NPR finally aired yesterday about our Beer and Hymns events. Here's a...

November 02, 2013

Bring on the Running, Bring on the Waiting

This was written by a friend of mine, Sunny Buchanan Ridings. I am sharing for...

November 01, 2013

Banned Questions VIDEO Series

I've been working with videographer Gregg Brekke on a series of videos related to the...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Show Your Cheeks for Jesus!

This is excerpted from the larger weekly Heretic's Guide to the Bible Study. To read...

October 27, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “God Hates Heavy Metal” Edition

I was told to dress up as the scariest character I could imagine, so I'm...

October 21, 2013

Being Bad at Doing Good

The following is an excerpt from my weekly Heretic's Guide to the Bible study. To...

October 18, 2013

The “Jesus Test”

Not all Christians are a-holes, and not all a-holes are Christians. But lots of folks,...