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April 2014

April 07, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Fuzzy Math” Edition

So many people claim to be bad at math, which is why I always pay...

April 03, 2014

Sneaky Televangelists, Fred Phelps is Dead, and a Glut of God Flicks

This week we are honored to have NPR Religion Correspondent John Burnett return to the...

April 02, 2014

Daystar’s Day of Reckoning: My Interview with NPR’s John Burnett

I first got to know NPR correspondent John Burnett when he was in Portland doing...

April 02, 2014

The Dead Don’t Die; They Just Reboot

Religion has, for centuries, been fairly obsessed with the afterlife. For some, what awaits us...

April 01, 2014

What Rock & Roll and Religion Have in Common

I grew up with music in my life. At first, it was a combination of...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Malaysia, Marriage and Measles! (CultureCast)

We continue our time-tested tradition on the Homebrewed Christianity CultureCast about taking completely unrelated topics,...

March 30, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “God Created Sex” Edition

On the third day, God created sex...which was good because Eve was all kinds of...

March 27, 2014

5 Reasons You Need a Female Pastor

I recently asked my five-year-old daughter, Zoe, what God looks like. She gazed into the...

March 25, 2014

The Legacy of Fred Phelps

I suppose it is an indication of how steeped in popular culture I am that...

March 23, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Biblical Marriage” Edition

I was told to maintain a biblical marriage. Anybody know where I can get me...

March 21, 2014

Envy: Greed’s Ugly Cousin

I drive a Prius. I wouldn't exactly say it's a sexy car; the word "practical"...

March 20, 2014

Why Should the Church Care About Marriage?

I was asked by my friend, Audrey, at the GLAD Alliance (Gay & Lesbian Alliance...

March 14, 2014

Cool Weed, Cold Wars, Smokin’ Apps and Hot Messes

Sometimes we just talk so damn much, there's no time for an interview. This happens...

March 10, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Size Matters” Edition

I was getting all self-conscious that my faith wasn't big enough, but then God reminded...

March 05, 2014

Education’s Broken, Walmart on Welfare, but…Everything is Awesome!

This week on the Homebrewed CultureCast Amy looks to Entertainment Weekly’s “Bulls Eye” for culture and then...

February 2014

February 23, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “That’s What She Said” Edition

Ahh nothing tastes better than your own foot when it comes to church signs...

February 18, 2014

Corporate Shills, Sex Sells and Someone’s Week Sucks

This week's CultureCast episode starts off with Christian recounting what could well be his worst...

February 18, 2014

Church Sign Epic WINS, “Gosford Anglican” Edition

This church consistently hits them out of the park. Good for them.

February 14, 2014

V-Day Bourbon Corner (CultureCast Mini-sode)

What goes better with Valentine’s Day than a nice glass of bourbon? Forget the chocolates...

February 14, 2014

Why I Don’t Celebrate Valentine’s Day

I’ve done the Valentine’s Day thing in the past. And with two school-age kids, I...

February 12, 2014

Acts 29, Driscoll and New Faces on the Same Old Faith

I was interviewed recently by Barry Thompson, a writer for an alt-weekly in Boston called...

February 11, 2014

Homebrew, Ham (as in Ken) and Haim

After weeks of planning, we finally sat down with brewmaster-slash-theologian Andy Campbell to homebrew a batch of...

February 10, 2014

Will Corporate America Normalize Gay Marriage?

There was quite a fuss about Coca Cola airing a commercial during the Super Bowl...

February 09, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Clothes Fall Off” Edition

Knock knock. Who's there? Tequila. Tequila who? Tequila is awesome! Until it's not anymore.

February 05, 2014

“Ham on Nye” Debate Doesn’t Reflect Reality

Whenever I hear about someone else making a case for New Earth Creationism in the...

February 04, 2014

God is Disappointed in You! (CultureCast)

This week, we welcome Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler, author and illustrator, respectively, of the...

February 03, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Lie, Lie Lie” Edition

You know what persuades me toward a particular way of thinking? Watching two groups with...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Forget Swords and Plowshares: Turn Guns Into Guitars

Most people haven’t heard of “Legislative Theater,” thought it’s been around for about fifty years....

January 29, 2014

Why the Grammys’ “Macklemore Weddings” Were a Good Thing

Lots of folks have been chattering about the mass wedding that took place in the...

January 28, 2014

Art > Religion? Plus Biometrics, Bowls and Bieber

We’re packing in the content this week. Our first guest is a musical duo,Bettman and...