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July 2012

July 10, 2012

Nine (Final) Christian Cliches to Avoid

To learn about Christian Piatt's new project, "A**hole Christian Survival Guide," and to pre-order your...

March 2012

March 03, 2012

Is God Dead?

There was a movement back in the 1960s that many of us have only read...

February 2012

February 25, 2012

John Piper Hates on Gays via Twitter

It's bad enough when Christians sit silently by while LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and...

February 08, 2012

Examining John Piper’s “Masculine Christianity”

I really want to give people like John Piper the benefit of the doubt. Given...

February 06, 2012

Shedding Blood in God’s Name

I'll admit I'm a sucker for stories about the malleability of human morality. From the...

January 2012

January 13, 2012

Hating Religion, Loving Jesus: A Well-Meaning False Dichotomy

This week has seen a new viral sensation take over our computer screens. A spoken...

January 10, 2012

None is Saved While One Still Suffers

For some, the central message of Christianity is about personal salvation. What it is exactly...

December 2011

December 16, 2011

Christians, Take Up Your Mats and Walk

There’s an old joke that speaks directly to one of the biggest issues holding back...

December 06, 2011

Advent Blog Challenge & Free Gift

As most of you know, I have my blog hosted at Patheos, a wonderful interfaith...

December 02, 2011

Soundgarden, John Mayer, Bowling Alleys and Advent

My eight-year-old son, Mattias, just recently had his eighth birthday, complete with a magician, bunnies,...

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 16, 2011

A Talk with “BLUE LIKE JAZZ” Film Director Steve Taylor

While I was at Soularize in San Diego, Amy and I had the chance to...

November 14, 2011

Be A Man: Ethical Responses to Violence

I wonder, both as a parent and a follower of the way of Jesus, how...

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 09, 2011

When You Say “Sin,” What Do You Mean?

I wrote a piece recently that appeared on the Red Letter Christians site, and the...

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...

November 07, 2011

Protestant Thoughts on the New Catholic Mass

Not being a Catholic, all of the headlines about the upcoming changes to the Church's...

October 2011

October 17, 2011

Jesus Needs a Background Check

As I pulled in to church this morning I saw the sign in this photo...

October 02, 2011

Considering the options, I’ll take suffering

I write this knowing well that someone older than I am likely will post some...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

Boat Builders or Jesus Followers? (Video)

First of two keynotes I offered at the Upper Midwest DOC Region's School for Congregational...

August 24, 2011

Meeting Jesus’ Doppelganger

Hollywood has done a lot to tarnish the reputation of Jews in popular culture when...

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 16, 2011

BANNED in Brentwood, MO

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

June 2011

June 22, 2011

Evangelism, Missional Church & God’s Sense of Humor

A little more than twenty years ago, I walked out of a church for what...

January 2011

January 19, 2011

BANNED QUESTIONS 40% discount and other stuff

I'm happy to let you know that both BANNED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE and BANNED...

November 2010

November 15, 2010

VOTE on the cover design for my new book series

My publisher and I are hung up on a pair of designs for the BANNED...

June 2010

June 26, 2010

Chieftain article about my books with Chalice Press

WHERE'S THE FAITH ? New series of books tackles questions, issues that challenge young Christians...