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September 2013

September 17, 2013

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

Excited to share the cover of my upcoming book with Jericho Books, called postChristian: What's...

September 17, 2013

Mutual Interest is Self-Interest (Reflection on the Parable of the Money Manager – Luke 14)

Following is a reflection that is part of my larger weekly Heretic's Guide to the...

September 15, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “God Hates the Jets” Edition

One time, I let God partner with me on my fantasy team, but he went...

September 13, 2013

A Secularist’s Affirming Take on Evangelicals

Tom Krattenmaker has lived on the margins of religious culture much of his life, and...

September 07, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Sleep With Your Mother” Edition

Know what's awesome? Not sleeping with your mom, that's what.

September 02, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Church Phobia” Edition

I have never run short on bad church signs to share, but in honor of...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

25 More Christian Blogs You Should Be Reading (Editor’s Picks, 2013)

I've agonized quite a bit while assembling this list. As is the case with anything...

August 27, 2013

25 Christian Blogs You Should Be Reading (Readers’ Choice, 2013)

(Check out my Editor's Picks for 25 Christian Blogs You Should Read HERE) After more...

August 26, 2013

Everyday Sunday, Breaking Bad, Drunk History and Hot Toddlers (HB CultureCast)

This week, we're featuring an interview that Christian did with Trey Pearson, front man for...

August 25, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Eat Your Pastor” Edition

I once had a congregant tell me to take their pastor with a grain of...

August 22, 2013

Why the Christian Blog Survey is Freaking Me Out

Last year, I posted an article listing 25 Christian Blogs people should be reading. It...

August 21, 2013

Which Christian Blogs are You Reading? (Nominate/Vote)

VOTING IS CLOSED. THANK YOU TO THE MORE THAN 30,000 READERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS...

August 20, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, Jesus vs Religion (Pt 2 of 2)

It was sooo cool. Jesus got all up in religion's grill and was, like, "You...me...octagon."...

August 15, 2013

Jay Bakker and Christian Piatt: The Interview

Dig the video version of our chat. We talk about Exodus International, LGBTQ equality, radical...

August 13, 2013

God, Give Me Peace…and All My Stuff

The following is excerpted from the full Heretic's Guide to the Bible lectionary study, "Burn...

August 06, 2013

Hope Without Expectation

Following is excerpted from the August 11th Heretic's Guide to the Bible study, "All In,"...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

When Ministers Lose Their Faith

Following is excerpted from my recent Heretic's Guide to the Bible, a weekly lectionary study....

July 28, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Get Behind Me Satin” Edition

I once came up with a spell-check app for church signs, but after a while,...

July 14, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Guns Welcome” Edition

This one goes out to George Zimmerman and all who felt justice was served...

July 10, 2013

No Girls Allowed

Following is a reflection that is part of a larger Heretic's Guide to the Bible something...

July 02, 2013

The Myth of the Self-Made Man

(Following was excerpted from my Heretic's Guide to the Bible study of the same name....

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Jesus’ Focus: The Afterlife, or This Life?

(The following is excerpted from a recent "Heretic's Guide to the Bible" lectionary study, posted...

June 25, 2013

Christianity for Non-Christians

There are lots of biases and assumptions about Christians out there, many of which are...

June 12, 2013

Frank Schaeffer, Arrested Development & the Red Wedding (HBCultureCast)

This week we welcome the great Frank Schaeffer to discuss modern art, the fight against...

June 11, 2013

Nature’s Elegant Geometry: Signs of God?

Amy and I try to take Mondays off together. It's our only time without kids...

June 10, 2013

Which way did he go, George? (Heretic’s Guide sampler for June 23, 2013)

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) First Reading 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a...

June 08, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Show Him the Money” Edition

Daddy always told me summer was a sign that the Devil was coming to get...

June 06, 2013

Convergence Christians, Gay Cakes and Dental Drama (CultureCast)

Okay, who spiked the CultureCast punch with Aderall? These guys are all over the map...

June 05, 2013

Game of Thrones, Evil, Suffering and the Gospel

Following is a clip of a few minutes from our Heretic's Guide LIVE CHAT today....

June 03, 2013

Tyler Durden’s Gospel / Kings Behaving Badly (Heretic’s Guide for June 16, 2013)

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) First Reading 1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a...