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2015-09-18T17:47:14+00:00

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Nine (Final) Christian Cliches to Avoid

Last updated on: September 18, 2015 at 5:47 pm By Christian Piatt

To learn about Christian Piatt’s new project, “A**hole Christian Survival Guide,” and to pre-order your copy, CLICK HERE. The humorous illustrated book will include these and other Christian cliches, games and a lot more. Read article one in the series here: Ten Cliches Christians Should Never Use Read article two in the series here: Ten More Cliches Christians Should Avoid Read Part Four here: Ten Antidotes to Christian Cliches The response to this series of articles has been pretty overwhelming, and generally, very positive.... Read more

2015-09-18T17:46:53+00:00

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Ten More Cliches Christians Should Avoid

Last updated on: September 18, 2015 at 5:46 pm By Christian Piatt

To learn about Christian Piatt’s new project, “A**hole Christian Survival Guide,” and to pre-order your copy, CLICK HERE. The humorous illustrated book will include these and other Christian cliches, games and a lot more. After writing up my first list of Ten Cliches Christians Should Never Use, some folks wrote me with other suggestions. After simmering on it for a while, I came up with a second list of ten to supplement the first. And as there was some confusions from a... Read more

2012-07-30T02:27:04+00:00

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Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume XXI

Last updated on: July 30, 2012 at 2:27 am By Christian Piatt

This week, we have a special talk-back version. Several of these signs have responses that are particularly awesome. Check it out. Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Twenty Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Nineteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Eighteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Seventeen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Sixteen Church Sign Epic Fails: Volume Fifteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Fourteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Thirteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Part Eleven Church Sign Epic Fails, Part... Read more

2015-09-18T17:46:28+00:00

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Ten Cliches Christians Should Never Use

Last updated on: September 18, 2015 at 5:46 pm By Christian Piatt

To learn about Christian Piatt’s new project, “A**hole Christian Survival Guide,” and to pre-order your copy, CLICK HERE. The humorous illustrated book will include these and other Christian cliches, games and a lot more. We Christians have a remarkable talent for sticking our feet in our mouths. When searching the words most commonly associated with “Christian,” the list ain’t pretty. I think part of this can be attributed to a handful of phrases that, if stricken from our vocabulary, might make... Read more

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2012-07-04T17:31:53+00:00

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Christian Patriotism: Love for the “Other””

Last updated on: July 4, 2012 at 5:31 pm By Christian Piatt

While at Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina recently, Deborah Arca (our progressive Christian portal editor here at Patheos) asked us to respond on video to how we reconciled both love of God and love for country. I struggled with the question, mostly because of the typical baggage that comes along with Christian patriotism, much of which teeters on the verge of jingoism. So I didn’t respond at all. I’m really sensitive to what I call “Christian exceptionalism.” There are... Read more

2012-07-02T22:34:35+00:00

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Why Anderson Cooper’s Sexual Orientation Matters

Last updated on: July 2, 2012 at 10:34 pm By Christian Piatt

Cable News Network (CNN) anchor Anderson Cooper didn’t exactly rattle the rafters with a collective gasp of public surprise when he announced that he was gay. Though it’s been something many speculated about for some time, he had never spoken about his sexual orientation in the public forum until today. In fact, according to a story in the Huffington Post, he rebuffed a question on the matter from a New York Magazine reporter recently, suggesting that he simply did not... Read more

2012-07-30T02:27:58+00:00

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Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Twenty

Last updated on: July 30, 2012 at 2:27 am By Christian Piatt

I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry, but it’s true. We’re twenty weeks into the Church Sign Epic Fails series and going strong. Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Nineteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Eighteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Seventeen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Sixteen Church Sign Epic Fails: Volume Fifteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Fourteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Thirteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Part Eleven Church Sign Epic Fails, Part Ten Cherch Sine... Read more

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2012-06-27T21:44:09+00:00

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When All the Church Can Say is “I’m Sorry”

Last updated on: June 27, 2012 at 9:44 pm By Christian Piatt

Two weeks after we arrived in Portland, Amy (my wife and new senior pastor at First Christian Church in downtown Portland) decided she needed to do something meaningful to express her voice as a person of faith in the community. There already were the folks handing out tracts down on the campus of Portland State University, which is definitely not us. There were plenty of community leaders to meet, hands to shake and even media outlets to connect with so... Read more

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2012-06-28T13:55:12+00:00

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Wild Goose 2012: An Exercise in Mindfulness

Last updated on: June 28, 2012 at 1:55 pm By Christian Piatt

How do you know when someone has a Prius? Don’t worry; they’ll tell you. We got a Prius about four years ago, and immediately we bought into the hype about milking every gallon of gas for another tenth of a mile. We read the hyper-miler blogs about how to employ the gas and brake pedals most efficiently. We competed against each other for the best MPG. It was nerdy but fun, and we felt like we were doing something at... Read more

2012-07-30T02:29:44+00:00

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Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Nineteen

Last updated on: July 30, 2012 at 2:29 am By Christian Piatt

Apologies for the tardiness, as I’ve been at Wild Goose all week. More on that soon, but for now, down to business… Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Eighteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Seventeen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Sixteen Church Sign Epic Fails: Volume Fifteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Fourteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume Thirteen Church Sign Epic Fails, Part Eleven Church Sign Epic Fails, Part Ten Cherch Sine Epuc Failz: Badd Spellurs Edishun Church Sign Epic... Read more

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