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August 2013

August 13, 2013

God, Give Me Peace…and All My Stuff

The following is excerpted from the full Heretic's Guide to the Bible lectionary study, "Burn...

August 06, 2013

Hope Without Expectation

Following is excerpted from the August 11th Heretic's Guide to the Bible study, "All In,"...

August 04, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Take That, Westboro” Edition

For those who have asked me what my brand of "third way" nonviolent engagement for...

August 01, 2013

Vanity of Vanities: Does Ministry Really Matter?

Just a couple of days ago, I wrote an article about why some ministers tend...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

When Ministers Lose Their Faith

Following is excerpted from my recent Heretic's Guide to the Bible, a weekly lectionary study....

July 19, 2013

Exodus International’s Alan Chambers, Edward Snowden and Pussy Riot

This week the CultureCast Crew Gets both timely and topical when they welcome Alan Chambers,...

July 18, 2013

Is Church Still a Curator of Culture?

There was a time when the church was considered to be the central curator of...

July 15, 2013

A White Pastor’s Miracle in Trayvon Martin’s Church

A thousand things ran through my mind when the news broke Saturday night about George...

July 10, 2013

No Girls Allowed

Following is a reflection that is part of a larger Heretic's Guide to the Bible something...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Jesus’ Focus: The Afterlife, or This Life?

(The following is excerpted from a recent "Heretic's Guide to the Bible" lectionary study, posted...

June 25, 2013

Christianity for Non-Christians

There are lots of biases and assumptions about Christians out there, many of which are...

June 20, 2013

Exodus International’s Alan Chambers: Bending History’s Arc

For more than a generation, the gay conversion organization known as Exodus International has been...

June 19, 2013

From Rock God to God Nerd

(Following is excerpted from a longer, much more detailed study of the same name, found...

June 13, 2013

Time to Admit It: We’re All Gay

I was disappointed, although not entirely surprised, when the Southern Baptist Convention resolved to withdraw...

June 12, 2013

Frank Schaeffer, Arrested Development & the Red Wedding (HBCultureCast)

This week we welcome the great Frank Schaeffer to discuss modern art, the fight against...

June 11, 2013

Nature’s Elegant Geometry: Signs of God?

Amy and I try to take Mondays off together. It's our only time without kids...

June 10, 2013

Which way did he go, George? (Heretic’s Guide sampler for June 23, 2013)

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) First Reading 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a...

June 08, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Show Him the Money” Edition

Daddy always told me summer was a sign that the Devil was coming to get...

June 06, 2013

Convergence Christians, Gay Cakes and Dental Drama (CultureCast)

Okay, who spiked the CultureCast punch with Aderall? These guys are all over the map...

June 05, 2013

Game of Thrones, Evil, Suffering and the Gospel

Following is a clip of a few minutes from our Heretic's Guide LIVE CHAT today....

June 05, 2013

Stop Telling Me What is Anti-Christian

Anyone who listens to our Homebrewed Christianity CultureCast knows that we love Game of Thrones....

June 03, 2013

Tyler Durden’s Gospel / Kings Behaving Badly (Heretic’s Guide for June 16, 2013)

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) First Reading 1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a...

June 02, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Arrogant Rabbis” Edition

There's really nothing worse than an uppity Rabbi. Except maybe for intransigent Swedes. They're so...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

God Hits the “Smite” Button (Bonus Heretics Guide “Year D” Content For June 16, 2013)

God Hits the “Smite” Button A Heretic’s Guide to the Bible Bonus Readings from Beyond the...

May 31, 2013

Patheos CEO Leo Brunnick, Dental Drama & Playing Doctor (HBCultureCast)

This week we settle in with Patheos co-founder and CEO, Leo Brunnick to talk about...

May 29, 2013

Jesus, Don’t Let Me Die Before I’ve Had Sex

I wrote a piece recently about the Christian challenges of what I call "marriage worship,"...

May 28, 2013

God is a Sock (Heretic’s Guide Sampler for Sun, June 9th 2013)

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) First Reading 1 Kings 17:8-16, (17-24) A...

May 27, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Drop It Like It’s Hot” Edition

I once prayed for tickets to the Radiohead concert, and instead I got two tickets...

May 25, 2013

Why I Am Actively Supporting the Boy Scouts

A kid no more than thirteen or so came to our door yesterday. We stood...

May 24, 2013

Animate.Faith: A Review

(Following is a guest post by Andy Campbell, blogger at The Crooked Mouth and professor at...