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February 2013

February 20, 2013

Into the Shadows: The Origins of Hell and Satan (Part 2 of 2)

Yesterday, I discussed some of the historical bases for our contemporary understanding of Satan. Today,...

February 19, 2013

Satan and Hell: A Brief History (Part 1 of 2)

(I was invited to take part in a debate about hell at a university recently,...

February 17, 2013

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Show Me the Money” Edition

I got a visit from my pastor recently asking me to give more. Then it...

February 15, 2013

VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “Apocalypse Now” Edition

The end is near, kids. Better make sure you have on clean underwear. VIDEO Church...

February 09, 2013

VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “Mormons Rock” Edition

Why video? Because sometimes reading can make your brain really hurt! Let me break it...

October 2012

October 19, 2012

Homebrewed CultureCast is Blowing Up – HELP!

Homebrewed Christianity CultureCast is listed today as "New and Noteworthy" in religion podcasts...This is a...

September 2012

September 11, 2012

Where is God in 9/11?

I was home sick on September 11th, 2001. Amy had left for her grad school...

July 2012

July 15, 2012

Church Sign Epic Fails: “Festival of Tolerance” Edition

For some reason, I've happened on a particularly large number of church signs that point...

July 13, 2012

Five ‘Christian Parenting’ Ideas To Let Go Of

I was invited by Paul, my editor at Huffington Post, to write a piece on...

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...

May 2012

May 20, 2012

PregMANcy, the Interview (Patheos Book Club Q & A)

I spent a few minutes in the hot seat with Patheos editor Deb Arca who...

May 09, 2012

Are Atheists Better People Than Christians? (Day Seven)

I came across a couple of interesting articles today, both of which other folks sent...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Global Belief Survey Compares Faith of Nations

The University of Chicago recently performed an exhaustive survey of the beliefs of people in...

April 25, 2012

Taking “Jesus Christ” Out of the Bible

A new translation of the Bible called "The Voice" (no, Cee-Lo makes no appearances in...

April 23, 2012

25 Christian Blogs You Should Be Reading

This list is from 2012. To read the new, updated list of Christian Blogs You...

March 2012

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 04, 2012

My Interview on the Third Great Awakening (Pittsburgh Morning Sun)

I'm speaking at an area assembly in Pittsburgh, Kansas, next week and the local paper...

March 03, 2012

Is God Dead?

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

February 2012

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 03, 2012

What is an Evangelical?

The "E Word" in Christianity is a funny thing. In one respect, Evangelicals are self-identified,...

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...

November 2011

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 17, 2011

We, the Pharisees

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

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 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...

November 03, 2011

The Eerie Efficiency of Disney

This picture, capping day three of theme park bliss, pretty much says it all. Almost,...