Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Christian Piatt

Home
Progressive Christian

spirituality

Select a Category atonement belief bible Bill O'Reilly Buddhism CCM children christian piatt christianity Contemporary Christian Music current events derek flood Easter education Everyday Sunday faith faith and culture Frank Schaeffer great commission Haaz Sleiman Hobby Lobby Homebrewed Culture humor ISIS Jesus John Paul Lederach Killing Jesus LGBTQ marc driscoll Mission Year Music My Jesus Project Nat Geo parenting politics popular culture postChristian prison reform Ray rice religion republicans sacrifice sexuality theology Uncategorized video violence wild goose festival World Vision young adults

Select a Month December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006

April 2015

April 11, 2015

THE SHACK’s Wm. Paul Young: Where’s God When…

Where's God in the midst of loss and suffering? How do we find hope and...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Fifty Shades of God: Does Easter Week Affirm Our Violent Desires?

(Join Christian in his year-long quest to better understand what we mean when we claim...

February 2015

February 20, 2015

What does it really mean to follow Jesus?

Four out of five Americans claim to be Christians. That's more than a quarter billion...

February 03, 2015

Day Two of My Jesus Project: Are We Done Yet?

First, the good news: After four months of preparation, I have officially started my year-long...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

Five Ways I Suck at Following Jesus #MyJesusProject

As you may know by now, I'm starting a new project (ramping up now, starting...

May 2013

May 05, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Testicle Festival” Edition

Good news is we're having a potluck after church today. Bad news is some of...

April 2013

April 07, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Ready to Die” Edition

My pastor asked me when I got to church today, "You've gotta ask yourself; do...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Old Testament Sex” Edition (1 of 2)

I'm so full-up on church signs that I'm offering a double dose for Easter. Enjoy...

March 05, 2013

Beer Saved My Faith

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

March 01, 2013

VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “Surgically Altered” Edition

Hang on to your junk, folks. This one might sting a little... Church Sign...

September 2012

September 12, 2012

Is the Dalai Lama Calling for the End of Religion?

My friend, Doug, is not what I'd call a religious person. He grew up in...

May 2012

May 16, 2012

Preparing a Home (Day Fifteen)

I've become a serious blog slacker, at least by my typical standards. My regular discipline...

December 2011

December 12, 2011

Tim Tebow: The Mile High Messiah

You don't have to be from Colorado these days to hear about the so-called "Tebow...

December 03, 2011

Kierkegaard: What is a Poet?

Recently I wrote an article about preachers and the risks of false prophecy we face...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

Finding Good in College Sports Sex Scandals

First Penn State coaches are embroiled in sexual abuse scandal, and now Syracuse. I'll spare...

November 25, 2011

Preacher or False Prophet?

My first job in a church was as a music minister. I loved the senior...

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 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...

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 28, 2011

Colonial Barriers in Seminary Education

I'm glad to see the conversation taking place in the Patheos forum about whether Seminary...

October 25, 2011

We Can’t Un-Open the Postmodern Box

Adam, a friend on Facebook, sent a couple of questions to me via chat yesterday...

October 21, 2011

Parting Thoughts from Soularize

I came a little bit late to the game. This was my first Soularize event,...

October 19, 2011

Day One at Soularize 2011

I'm still operating from the haze of fatigue from a breakneck day in San Diego...

October 12, 2011

Wrestling With Ethical Food Choices

I’ve always been a fan of the philosophy that if God had meant for humans...

October 08, 2011

Sex is Dirty; Save It for Marriage

Three generations of women in my family left the house this morning for a women's...

October 06, 2011

Living Into a New Story

My wife, Amy, and I just got back from a quick trip to Las Vegas...

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...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

Trolls, Avatars and the Convertible Effect

I remember when I first learned about the atrocities of the Holocaust in school. I...