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June 2015

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 16, 2015

Rachel Dolezal: Transracial, Passing or Blackface Liar?

Rachel Dolezal, the woman who was born to racially anglo parents, headed the Washington State...

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 11, 2015

Couple Threatens to Divorce if Gay Marriage is Legalized

A couple in Australia has made a public statement, vowing to divorce, ending their ten-year...

June 10, 2015

LGBTQ Pride Month: What We Do When the Bible is Ignorant?

Let's face it; the Bible is ignorant about some things that we know more about now,...

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 01, 2015

Meet Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner

It didn't take long for Bruce Jenner to come out publicly with his gender transformation...

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 26, 2015

Why Comedian/Podcaster Marc Maron is a Priest and Prophet

You may not know Marc Maron, but you should. Originally known as a crass, nihilistic...

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 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 11, 2015

Something to Like, Believe and FEAR (CultureCast LIVE, Pt. 2 of 2)

Be afraid…be very afraid… No, wait. Don’t do that. That’s Amy Piatt’s job. How about...

May 07, 2015

How to Sue Every Gay Person On the Planet

If you've been wondering how one would go about filing a federal lawsuit against hundreds...

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 26, 2015

Cloud Chaser: My New CD

I'm really excited to share with all of you that I have a new five-song...

April 22, 2015

Worship How-Tos Franklin Graham Blues and New Tattoos (CultureCast)

I tell ya, one week without our cohost Slim Moon around and it all turns...

April 11, 2015

THE SHACK’s Wm. Paul Young: Where’s God When…

Where's God in the midst of loss and suffering? How do we find hope and...

March 2015

March 24, 2015

Why Pop-Up Church for Good Friday is Brilliant

My friend, Adam Phillips, sent this link to me the other day, as it's something...

March 13, 2015

Philip Clayton, Vulcans, LGBTQ Marriage Equality, and LIVE Awesomeness

Well folks, we geeked out this time... First, we're thrilled to announce a first-ever LIVE...

March 11, 2015

Love: The Root of All Evil

I was invited to preach at Portland First Christian Church on Sunday, March 8th. The biblical...

March 02, 2015

Why I’m Fasting and Giving Away Half of My Stuff This Month

I felt like I was preparing to punish myself for the month of March, the...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

Sara Miles CultureCast

Back in the saddle, getting back to a weekly schedule, many important questions are answered....

February 25, 2015

Repenting Doesn’t Mean Feeling Like Crap About Yourself

We've all heard the sidewalk preachers and TV Evangelists quoting the Gospels, telling us to...

February 19, 2015

Broken Covenants, Killing Rock Stars and Cask-Strength Fears

Well kids, we’ve got good news and bad news… On a sad note, we bid...

February 18, 2015

Christ Church PDX Loses Funding, Denomination for LGBTQ Advocacy

After nearly two decades serving within the denomination known as the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC),...

February 17, 2015

The Death of Jordan Baker and Why “All Lives Matter” Isn’t Enough

I was asked by Huffington Post Black Voices to write as part of their #28BlackLives...

February 11, 2015

Is “Fifty Shades of Grey” a Step Backward for Feminism?

Anyone who has been paying attention to the popular culture buzz knows that the book,...