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December 2014

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 10, 2014

Disarming Scripture: Derek Flood tackles the problem of violence in the Bible

Derek Flood's new book Disarming Scripture has just been released this month, and has already...

December 06, 2014

A Miracle Turned Six Books Into a Website (and will help in #Feeding5000) #MyJesusProject

I'm really excited to let folks know that we have a new trade that's taken...

December 03, 2014

Considering Twelve Sides of Jesus (#MyJesusProject)

Not surprising, this whole endeavor to understand what it really means to follow Jesus in...

November 2014

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...

October 2014

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 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 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 22, 2014

Ray Rice, Driscoll on Ice and ISIS’ Rise

It seems this episode is dedicated to all the bad boys out there. Not that...

September 06, 2014

Reconcile: An Interview with John Paul Lederach

I’ve had the chance to speak with author and international peace activist John Paul Lederach...

August 2014

August 18, 2014

postChristian, Puberty, and Putin

This week’s show runs a bit long, but it’s chock full of such good stuff!...

August 17, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Communion Lite” Edition

I'm so glad there's a church out there willing to offer me un-transubstantiated communion. The...

August 12, 2014

Five Reasons post-Christianity is Good for Us

Anyone who has been paying attention knows that Christianity is in decline in the western...

August 11, 2014

postChristian: The Foreword

Following is the foreword pulled from my book, "postChristian: What's left? Can we fix it?...

July 2014

July 28, 2014

“Everyday Sunday”: The Interview

I don’t usually find myself listening to traditional Christian Music. Though I can get behind...

July 15, 2014

Fence-Sitters and Boundary-Pushers: A Postmodern Reflection

My mom always loved gardening, but rarely had time for it in our two-career household....

July 12, 2014

Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?

Jesus talks to me, pretty much every day. No, I don't mean he speaks to...

July 10, 2014

Four Reasons Conservatives are Embracing Prison Reform

There are few social issues over which all within the greater Christian Church can agree,...

July 08, 2014

Early Praise for “postChristian: What’s Left? Can We Fix It? Do We Care?”

With just over a month to go before publication, I'm getting really excited to share...

June 2014

June 18, 2014

Five Reasons Churches Need to “Come Out” on LGBTQ Rights

Our entire family, including my wife, Rev. Amy Piatt, and my two kids, took part...

June 12, 2014

postChristian: What’s Left? Can We Fix It? Do We Care?

I'm getting really excited about the release of my next book on August 12th, "postChristian:...

June 10, 2014

Frank Schaeffer on Art, Music, Irony, and Satire

Join Amy, Andy and Christian on the Piatt back porch in the latest Homebrewed Christianity...

June 09, 2014

Women’s Rights, Immigration, Slavery, Martyrdom: Pentecost and Liberation

I’ve always loved Pentecost. I’m not entirely sure why, but the Pentecost story in the...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Ten free Blood Doctrine Books – Claim Yours

For the next couple of weeks, we're running a giveaway on Goodreads. Click the button...

April 2014

April 20, 2014

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Anal Egg Hunt” Edition

This is what you get when the blog you follow is run by a guy...

April 17, 2014

Blood Doctrine: Prologue

A video reading of the prologue from BLOOD DOCTRINE, my debut novel, coming out May...

April 16, 2014

Lobster Hands, World Vision and Raising Babies (CultureCast)

Jess the Intern and Philip the Page show off their costuming skills for Zoe’s play,...

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 05, 2014

What if I’m Not Sure What I Believe?

I get asked questions sometimes that I feel are useful for a larger audience to...

February 2014

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...