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December 2013

December 04, 2013

Gareth Higgins on Peace, Politics, and Our Nation’s ‘Cinematic States’

Lots of people like movies; Gareth Higgins loves movies. But the founding director of the Wild Goose...

December 03, 2013

Following Up on the Mefferd/Driscoll Interview and My Blog Post

Never, in my wildest imagination, did I think that the thing I'd get the most...

December 01, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Grandpa Ape” Edition

In honor of World AIDS Day, we have a particularly gay array of signage today....

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Mark Driscoll’s Plagiarism Witch Hunt

Read a follow-up to this piece HERE. Yes, I know it is Thanksgiving. So maybe...

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 24, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Rapture Hatch” Edition

I lived my whole live trying to follow Jesus, but when the rapture came, I...

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 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 14, 2013

Richard Cizik, Christian Hegemony and Yogurt’s Feelings

We’re stoked to finally have Richard Cizik, co-founder of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common...

November 13, 2013

It’s Started: The Christmas Onslaught (Tripp Hudgins)

Welcome to Tripp Hudgins, another guest blogger while I'm away. Tripp Hudgins is a PhD...

November 10, 2013

Five Traits of a False Prophet

Somehow I've had the good fortune until recently not to know who Theresa Caputo, (AKA...

November 10, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Morally Bankrupt” Edition

I was worried about building up interest on my sin account, then I checked the...

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 03, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Jesus, Not Boobs” Edition

The best thing about putting a church billboard just below an ad for a strip...

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...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Cell Phone Spying: Would Jesus Even Care?

As if it wasn’t chilling enough to learn that NSA cronies are poring over your...

October 30, 2013

Health Care is a Moral and Religious Issue

The theatrics around the Affordable Care Act seem only to be matched by the public’s...

October 25, 2013

Ten Reasons I post Lists

Every once in a blue moon, I get asked why so many of my blog...

October 22, 2013

FCC Portland’s Beer and Hymns on National Public Radio

UPDATE: NPR Executive Producers have pushed the Beer and Hymns story to next Sunday, November...

October 18, 2013

‘The Fifth Estate:’ Is Wikileaks Good for America?

Am I the only one who finds it deliciously ironic that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange objects stridently...

October 18, 2013

The “Jesus Test”

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

October 17, 2013

The “Those Christians” Test

No, this isn't a test to see if you're me. And it's not even a...

October 15, 2013

25 Books Every Christian Should Read (Readers’ Results)

I invited my readers to contribute to a list of books they felt every Christian...

October 12, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Scumbags Welcome” Edition

I was once told I was an abomination, but I totally misunderstood. I thought that...

October 11, 2013

Bad Government, Good Food and Fall Sweeps

Our guest for this week unexpectedly fell through, so you get a full dose of...

October 11, 2013

A Strong Third Political Party for the Disaffected Middle

I was talking to my wife, Amy, today about the news that Speaker John Boehner...

October 07, 2013

Beer and Hymns: The Video

Many thanks to Gregg Brekke at Sixview Studios for his fantastic work on this video....

October 07, 2013

The Gospel of “Breaking Bad”

This is part of the weekly Bible study, called A Heretic's Guide to the Bible....

October 06, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Devil’s Done Got You” Edition

If God had had a mullet, I'm pretty sure it would look kinda like that...