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February 2015

February 07, 2015

WWCAD: What Would Christian Anarchists Do?

It's a rainy, graciously lazy Saturday in Portland. A perfect time to dive into the...

February 06, 2015

Jesus Wouldn’t Do Lists (But I do)

Anyone who knows me very well can tell you I'm pretty intense about things. When...

February 04, 2015

When love with limits isn’t love at all: thoughts on exclusion in a time for inclusion

While I'm hard working on following Jesus - My Jesus Project - I've invited my...

February 03, 2015

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...

January 2015

January 09, 2015

Charlie Hebdo: Comedy as an Act of Courage

I love Jon Stewart. I mean, like "maybe jump the fence" love him. His presence...

January 06, 2015

Ryan Bell: Adventist to Atheist…Really?

Seventh Day Adventist pastor Ryan Bell spent a year intentionally living as an atheist and...

January 05, 2015

Why Christians Should Support the “Satanic” Statue in Oklahoma

Oklahoma may seem an unlikely place for what has been called a satanic sculpture to...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

25 Christian Blogs You Should Be Reading (2014 Readers’ Choice)

Welcome to the annual "Blogs you should be reading" blog! If your New Year's resolution...

December 29, 2014

AJ Jacobs, Sony, Summer Camps & Semi-Nude Skyping

After a, um, hiatus of sorts Christian, Amy, and Andy are back to talk about...

December 19, 2014

Dear America: We’re Not Losing to Cuba

The end of a five-decades-long embargo against Cuba has people buzzing. some are excited to...

December 16, 2014

Are We Addicted to a Constant State of Distraction? #MyJesusProject

I was catching up on back-episodes of 60 Minutes last night (required viewing for all...

December 09, 2014

Jesus Can’t Breathe: a Spiritual Problem That Begs a Spiritual Response

My friend, Peter Heltzel, and a cohort of some 75 faith leaders in New York...

November 2014

November 24, 2014

So…Am I Jesus Yet? #MyJesusProject

It's been a week now since I announced my newest project, which is to spend between...

November 22, 2014

A nun, an astrophysicist and a Post-Christian walk into a radio show…

I always enjoy chatting with radio talk show host Welton Gaddy, based out of Washington...

November 22, 2014

AJ Jacobs on Being Other People’s Version of Jesus (Ugh) #MyJesusProject

I had a chat with my friend and fellow author, AJ Jacobs, today on Skype....

November 19, 2014

We Have Our First Trade-Up! #MyJesusProject #Feeding5000

I don't think I've ever been quite as excited about receiving something I don't get...

November 19, 2014

Help Me Feed 5,000 People…and Get Six New Books #MyJesusProject

As you may know if you've read my previous posts, I'm in the process of doing...

November 14, 2014

To the “Beer and Hymns” Haters in Tulsa, OK

“Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men...

November 11, 2014

Jesus Exercised His “Right to Die.”

“You know what, it's not your life, it's life. Life is bigger than you, if...

November 03, 2014

What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us? (AKA: Was Constantine an Ass-hat?”

Last week I spent a few days in Rome with, among others, Tony Jones. As...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “No Explanations” Edition

When I was a kid, I'd always ask "why?" about everything. Thankfully, church cured me...

October 22, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Darwin vs. Jesus” Edition

Darwin was pretty certain, what with the huge body of evidence behind him, he'd win...

October 20, 2014

Los Angeles Has Been postChristian-ized

It's official: the postChristian tour has left it's mark on the City of Angels. We...

October 14, 2014

The Good and Bad in the Vatican’s new LGBT Statement

In what the Human Rights Campaign calls a "seismic shift in position," the Extraordinary Synod...

October 13, 2014

How Others View Christianity (#postChristian book tour trailer)

Here's a video Gregg Brekke (SixView Studios) and I put together for the postChristian book...

October 04, 2014

No Left Turns: How We Normalize Dysfunction

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed....

October 01, 2014

Is the Internet Killing Christianity?

No one reasonably disputes that attendance in Christian churches is in sharp decline. The real...

September 2014

September 20, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “I Heart Sex” Edition

God loves sex? With whom, pray tell! Or is this a...um...solo kinda gig? Not that...

September 18, 2014

The Black Man Shot by White Cops No One is Talking About

Most, if not all, of us know about Michael Brown and Ferguson Missouri at this...

September 17, 2014

Urban Outfitters’ Blood Stained Kent State Sweatshirt is a Final Straw

No joke...this really was for sale, at least until enough people caught wind of it...