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October 2013

October 25, 2013

Ten Reasons I post Lists

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

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 07, 2013

Beer and Hymns: The Video

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

October 04, 2013

What is the CANA Initiative? An Interview with McLaren, Spellers and Pagitt

I can’t count how many times I’ve heard people within mainline Christian churches note that,...

October 04, 2013

Survey: 25 Books Every Christian Should Read

Which books (aside from the Bible) should every Christian read? Don't have to be explicitly...

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 03, 2013

25 Albums Christians Should Hear (2013)

Most Christians I know tend to shy away from the musical genre known as "Christian...

August 2013

August 31, 2013

Ten Things Christians Should Say More Often

I had a series a while back about the Christian Cliches that we should drop...

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...

July 2013

July 10, 2013

No Girls Allowed

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

June 2013

June 20, 2013

Exodus International’s Alan Chambers: Bending History’s Arc

For more than a generation, the gay conversion organization known as Exodus International has been...

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...

May 2013

May 18, 2013

Five Questions with Sarah Thebarge, Author of “The Invisible Girls”

Sarah Thebarge is the author of The Invisible Girls, a new memoir from Jericho Books. I was...

May 10, 2013

If Cheerleaders Don’t Convert You, Chuck Norris Will

You know, I always hedge when people ask me where I'm from, because the second...

May 07, 2013

Holy Rollers and Drunk Disciples

Bible Cliff’s Notes (My dog ate my Bible!) Gospel John 14:8-17, 25-27 Phillips still doesn’t...

March 2013

March 15, 2013

Tattoos for Jesus/Christian’s Larry David Meltdown

Jordan and Christian are finally back together after weeks of travel, and they catch us up on...

March 07, 2013

Beyond Sequestration, Christianity Quietly Converges

I’m taking an early Spring Break this week and will be running a guest blogger...

February 2013

February 25, 2013

Donor, Know Thy Charity: The Best, Biggest and Worst Nonprofits

Nearly everyone has felt the pinch of the economic slump in the past five years....

February 22, 2013

VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “Show Me the Money” Edition

You know what Jesus says about the almighty dollar: "Mo money, mo problems." Or was...

February 19, 2013

Stuff White People Like with Christian Lander (HB CultureCast)

This week, Jordan and Christian go way outside of their sphere of personal experience and...

February 14, 2013

Where Do Introverts Fit in a Noisy World?

I'm a total introvert. My wife - in fact, the rest of my family -...

February 10, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Apocalypse Now” Edition

I've heard Christians talk about "end times" my whole life, but it hasn't happened yet....

January 2013

January 27, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Family Values” Edition

Last time I checked on family values, they were holding fairly steady around $1.75 and...

January 19, 2013

The NRA, ATF, Insider Trading and Politics At Its Worst

Sometimes it takes a comedy show to connect the political dots in a way that...

January 12, 2013

VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “God Likes Weed” Edition

This week, I ruminate on the Almighty's relationship with the Good Herb, and Amy makes...

December 2012

December 19, 2012

Pastor Terry Jones is No Match for the Beatles’ LOVE

Many will remember pastor Terry Jones as the champion of the "Burn a Quran Day"...

December 08, 2012

Christianity: Philosophy or Religion?

Short answer: Yes. It's both. Now, if you'd consider a little more detail... Conservative pundit...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Morality, Money and “Two and a Half Men”

First of all, when does the kid on "Two and a Half Men" stop being...

November 24, 2012

The Dangers of Evangelism

I understand the basis of evangelism. There are lots of scriptural bases for doing it:...