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March 2012

March 12, 2012

Four More (BIG) Reasons Young Adults Quit Church

There has been a surprisingly positive response to the article I published yesterday called "Seven...

February 2012

February 17, 2012

Who Would Jesus Glitter Bomb?

For starters, I'll apologize for not including my usual images and links. I poured an...

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...

October 2011

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...

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...

September 21, 2011

Doing a new thing

Okay, so I copped a bit of scripture from Isaiah for the blog title. But...

September 20, 2011

Killed by a Castle

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

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,...

February 2011

February 16, 2011

The flaws of biblically-based sex education

The flaws of biblically-based sex education (Originally published in PULP) It’s no shock that teen...

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...

August 2010

August 02, 2010

Help save lives wiht your vote!

Here's a new nonprofit I'm working that endeavors to place AEDs in every public school...

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...

June 15, 2010

Cesar Chavez: Pueblo Charter School on the cliff?

In a recent press release from the Colorado Department of Education’s communications office, Commissioner of...

May 2010

May 27, 2010

My thoughts on the LOST finale (new video)

A video post exploring the final resolution of the show, LOSt, as it relates to...

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 14, 2010

Public School Cuts Run Deep

Schools District 70 announced that, as of next year, it will be cutting back to...

March 2010

March 02, 2010

NEW PODCAST: Time, Death and the Brain

I just posted my new podcast, "Time, Death and the Brain" Let me know...

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...

November 2009

November 12, 2009

More aural infectiousness for your ear-holes

Four new podcasts posted, including two spoken word tracks and a new solo track called...

September 2009

September 24, 2009

You can’t say that in church!

My partner in crime and co-editor, Brandon Gilvin, took even me off guard when he...

September 22, 2009

Why standardized testing in our schools SUCKS

In general, the sentiment toward standardized tests in public schools is negative, but the problem...

September 17, 2009

Two new webinars, open for registration

Limited space available for two upcoming webinars: "Going from 'Writer' to Agented & Published Author...

August 2009

August 12, 2009

A city is what it eats – PULP NewSpin

You can tell a lot about a place by looking at its people. There are...

July 2009

July 26, 2009

Porn Nation podcast is now posted

My newest podcast, called "Porn Nation," is taken from a chapter I wrote for a...

July 23, 2009

Video on the new WTF book series

Though you all might enjoy watching me and Brandon Gilvin, co-editors of the new WTF?...

July 09, 2009

E-registration for webinars is now active

I've had some questions about how to register for the online workshops - or webinars...

July 02, 2009

Webinars to grow your church brain

I've had a number of requests for web-based workshops - or webinars - on various...

April 2009

April 11, 2009

New podcast now available in two parts

New podcast available (in two parts): interview with Josh Einsohn, Hollywood casting director, social activist...

February 2009

February 17, 2009

Hair: Spoken Word & Jazz improv track on podcast

Listen to the track on my podcast called "Hair" from my project, S'aint Trio, which...

February 16, 2009

Church 2.0: Spider vs. Starfish (part two)

Author Christian Piatt discusses the difference between a 1.0 "spider" church and a 2.0 "starfish"...