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March 2011

March 21, 2011

BANNED QUESTION: Are some sins worse or better than others?

Are some sins worse or better than others? (From the book, BANNED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE...

March 14, 2011

BANNED QUESTION: Should a Biblical Hell be Taken Literally?

The following is a passage from the book, BANNED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE. Visit Chalice...

March 09, 2011

What does the Bible really say about homosexuality?

From the upcoming book, BANNED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE. Order sets of five copies at...

March 04, 2011

Video: BANNED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE

Dig the video I made about my upcoming book, BANNED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE:

March 02, 2011

Love Wins: A God of grace for all

I was psyched when Jarrod McKenna, one of the contributors to the forthcoming BANNED QUESTIONS...

February 2011

February 14, 2011

BANNED QUESTION #2: Aren’t women treated badly in the Bible?

I've added a new podcast related to the BANNED QUESTIONS book series. This podcast deals...

February 12, 2011

BANNED discount and BIG endorsements

Thanks much to everyone who has pre-ordered either/both of the BANNED QUESTIONS books. Sales are...

January 2011

January 25, 2011

NEW PODCAST: Banned Question #1

This podcast explores the first question presented in the forthcoming book, BANNED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE...

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...

November 12, 2010

Do we even need religion any more?

Do we even need religion any more? By Christian Piatt (Originally published in PULP) It’s...

November 03, 2010

NEW PODCAST: Privilege, Power, Politics and Peace

The following is an edited-down version of the keynote lecture I gave to the Young...

October 2010

October 07, 2010

Privilege, Power, Politics and Peace (my Keynote in Vegas 10-2010)

I was asked to speak at a young adult event in Vegas back in 2010...

October 06, 2010

My new vid: Seminary experience in 4 minutes

Dig the video I created for Phillips Theological Seminary on the seminary experience condensed into...

September 2010

September 15, 2010

Doing Nothing Does Something

I picked up a book recently by Walter Wink, one of my preferred theologians when...

July 2010

July 29, 2010

Publisher’s Weekly review of SPLIT TICKET

Very pleased to find a strong review in Publisher's weekly for our new book, SPLIT...

June 2010

June 14, 2010

NEW VIDEO: “SPLIT TICKET,” new “WTF?” book on Faith & Politics

May 2010

May 09, 2010

Priests and Abuse: Misplaced Anger?

It seems almost cliché to write about religious sexual abuse scandals in a faith-oriented column,...

April 2010

April 28, 2010

Authentic Worship (sermon) by Jose Morales

Our Transitional Regional Minister, Jose Morales Jr., offered the message last Sunday at Milagro, our...

April 28, 2010

My new video: Where do we go when we die?

check out my new video, titled "Where do we go when we die?" I produced...

April 09, 2010

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell…in Church?

Lots of adjectives have been attached to my name in the past, but “provocative” is...

April 07, 2010

My first author video: We’re ALL Social Justice Christians

Different people have lots of different definitions of what justice means, but ALL Christians are...

April 05, 2010

Milagro’s Easter Worship Service (Podcast)

We have folks ask us all the time what worship is like at Milagro. And...

April 04, 2010

Rob Bell’s “Resurrection”

how would you not be overwhelmed with despair? is the world ultimately a cold, hard,...

March 2010

March 29, 2010

Can Protestants be “too Catholic?”

I posted a comment on my Facebook Page and Twitter Page recently about how it...

March 03, 2010

God’s Power: Wrath or Restraint?

When I was younger, there were many stories in the Bible that freaked me out....

February 2010

February 23, 2010

Is Christianity in the closet?

While the relaxation of social strictures that allow people to speak freely about their faith...

December 2009

December 15, 2009

BE A MAN book survey – share your views

You do not have to be practicing a particular religion or have any faith at...

December 06, 2009

Two podcasts: Interview with Ryan (formerly Tiffany)

I'm working on a new book lately called BE A MAN, which seeks to answer...

November 2009

November 26, 2009

Prosperity vs. Abundance

I’ve been fortunate to work from home as a contract consultant to nonprofits for the...