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August 2016

August 24, 2016

Leaving A-Holiness Behind

The following is from Christian Piatt’s new book, “Leaving A-Holiness Behind: From Pious Jerk to Not-SoPious...

September 2015

September 01, 2015

Are You Prepared for the A**hole Apocalypse?

Are You Ready for the A**hole Apocalypse? You've encountered those Christians who are so self-assured...

April 2014

April 18, 2014

Advance Copies of BLOOD DOCTRINE? We’ve Got That!

Yeah, I hear you. All of your friends listen covetously as you brag about how...

April 17, 2014

Blood Doctrine: Prologue

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

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Dad of Divas: The Interview

I did an interview recently for a parenting blog called www.DadofDivas.com. They have a feature called...

April 2012

April 14, 2012

The Vasectomy: A Conversation with My “Boys”

Got some good news last night; the first printing of PregMANcy is finally in the...

March 2012

March 31, 2012

PregMANcy: The Video

This is a funny little trailer my son, Mattias, and I put together to tell...

March 28, 2012

Critiques of the “Blue Like Jazz” Movie and My Thoughts

I should recognize up front that I can hardly be considered a neutral party with...

March 23, 2012

Which Matters More: Faith IN Jesus or the Faith OF Jesus?

Following is taken from Banned Questions About Jesus. Galatians 3:22: Is it the faith of...

March 22, 2012

Blue Like Jazz: My Interview with Donald Miller, Steve Taylor and Marshall Allman

I got to sit down with Donald Miller, author of the bestselling faith memoir, "Blue...

March 02, 2012

The Pee Stick (PregMANcy)

Four weeks from now, on April 1st, Chalice Press will release my first memoir, titled...

February 2012

February 04, 2012

I’m an A**hole Dad

(From my memoir, PregMANcy: A Dad, a Little Dude and a Due Date, on faith,...

January 2012

January 14, 2012

From Sex to Satan, Some Churches Will Try Anything

I wrote a piece earlier this week about Pastor Ed Young and his wife doing...

January 11, 2012

Sex Experiments for Jesus?

Having grown up in the Dallas.Fort Worth area, I'm quite familiar with the Grapevine, Texas...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

Baby Zoe reads “Olivia Helps With Christmas” (Video)

Part two in our four-chapter family storybook Christmas gift is our two-year-old, Zoe, reading her...

December 20, 2011

Who’s Your Daddy? (Excerpted from PregMANcy)

With less than two months until PregMANcy, my memoir on family, faith and fatherhood hits,...

November 2011

November 22, 2011

Jesus’ Moment of Atheism

I’ve been working my way through Peter Rollins’ new book, Insurrection, when I came across...

November 17, 2011

We, the Pharisees

I was asked to read and reflect on a portion of Matt Woodley's new mediation...

November 10, 2011

PODCAST: All Things Christian and Taboo

A while back I did an interview with Cliff Zier and Roger Noriega from NDB...

November 08, 2011

What Are Your “Banned Questions” About Christians?

I've really enjoyed working the last couple of years on a new book series called...

September 2011

September 15, 2011

System Failure: Reflections on “Raised Right”

There are plenty of criticisms offered against today’s American youth and young adults. And despite...

September 15, 2011

A Greeting Message for Dallas Event

I'm excited abut heading to an event in Dallas at the end of the month....

September 13, 2011

What Does the Bible Really Say About Parenting?

by Christian Piatt (Originally published on the Huffington Post) I was reading Rob Bell's book,...

September 06, 2011

System Failure: Reflections on RAISED RIGHT

System Failure By Christian Piatt There are plenty of criticisms offered against today’s American youth...

September 02, 2011

Spin your suits, ladies?

We spent a few days in Pagosa Springs, one of our favorite getaway spots in...

August 2011

August 20, 2011

What are your BANNED QUESTIONS about Christians?

I'm working on the proposal for book three in the BANNED QUESTIONS series, BANNED QUESTIONS...

August 18, 2011

Cursed with perfect memory

My son, Mattias, started second grade last week. He wears a uniform of khakis and...

August 16, 2011

BANNED in Brentwood, MO

The good folks of Brentwood Christian Church (DOC) and National Avenue Christian Church (DOC) in...

August 12, 2011

Nailing Down the Nature of Sin

A group at our church has been going through BANNED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE, and...

August 11, 2011

Stuff my son says

By Christian Piatt To say my son is a wellspring of quotable quotes would be...