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May 2017

May 25, 2017

An Open Letter to Fellowship NWA Leadership

When I first moved to NWA, the church I SAW first was Cross Church in...

May 25, 2017

On submission, male headship, Paul, and biblical interpretation

Here's a sample of a doctrinal statement I find deeply problematic:A husband is to love...

May 24, 2017

Radical Discipleship: A Liturgical Politics of the Gospel

Although the title of Jennifer McBride's new book trips splendidly through key words in systematic...

May 23, 2017

The third most important post about holidays you’ll ever read

This is a total liturgy geek share, but I hope you'll read all of it....

May 20, 2017

Chris Cornell, Gospel, and Grunge

Guest post by Grant EckhartEddie Vedder is the last iconic vocalist of the grunge era...

May 18, 2017

On Fidget Spinners

There is, in my experience, a perpetual quest during childhood to discover things with which...

May 17, 2017

On the apprehending of bodies

I have this basic thesis: bodies are the "matter" of theology for the 21st century.Our...

May 05, 2017

The end of religious freedom #occupytheswamp

In real terms, how the Presidential Executive Order on Free Speech and Religious Liberty will...

May 01, 2017

I'm not sure it's fair to say that I'm…

I'm not sure it's fair to say that I'm somehow unwilling to credit those doing...

May 01, 2017

I also would point to THEOCOM, which happens every…

I also would point to THEOCOM, which happens every year out in California (), and...

May 01, 2017

Can I say amen? But there are more of us doing thi…

Can I say amen? But there are more of us doing this work than you...

April 2017

April 22, 2017

The struggle is real | What is my role?

"He is risen is also He is not here. I think sometimes we experience the...

April 17, 2017

On apocalyptic theology in a William Gibson world

Christian Understandings of the Future: The Historical Trajectory, by Amy Frykholm. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2016. ...

April 12, 2017

Wednesday of Holy Week

It is now mid-week of Holy Week, and still the church has hosted no liturgies...

April 12, 2017

Tuesday of Holy Week

Yesterday I mentioned that John's gospel dates the crucifixion differently than the other gospels. In...

April 11, 2017

Monday of Holy Week

The Jewish Passover begins tomorrow (April 11th), just as the Christian Holy Week is beginning....

April 08, 2017

And when we go to love our neighbor we are suppose…

And when we go to love our neighbor we are supposed to pick him up...

April 06, 2017

Jesus, Holy, Weak: On Apprehended Bodies

At the end of his life, Jesus was not in possession of his own body....

April 05, 2017

The impossibility of non-political Christianity

"There is also a non-political Christianity, which defends the argument that because of its transcendence...

March 2017

March 29, 2017

A Day on the Hill: Lutherans #StandforWelcome

Lutheran Prayer breakfast: also the room for Watergate hearingsand formation of the ACA, among other...

March 28, 2017

Christus Victor by Gustav Aulien and pedagogy of t…

Christus Victor by Gustav Aulien and pedagogy of the oppressed by Paulo Freire are two...

March 28, 2017

Twenty works on theology and religion everyone should read

I have a slew of friends headed to seminary this coming fall, and some of...

March 24, 2017

Surely we aren’t blind, are we?

Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not...

March 21, 2017

What We Have Meant by Resurrection

As a pastor and theologian, I'm not sure there's anything I can do that might...

March 11, 2017

The Theology of Empire

March 04, 2017

Organizing for Social Change: A Bibliography

In college, I played Ultimate frisbee. It was a relatively young sport, so this meant...

February 2017

February 17, 2017

What reading does for the back of my head

A perfect paragraph, a shockingly grand insight that rattles the cosmos, a fluid narrative turn...

February 15, 2017

Why we need Lent: Fasting, Almsgiving, Prayer

When I think of Lent, I think of fish sandwiches. I know, this isn't the...

February 14, 2017

Sanctuary Not Deportation

Reposted:A Faithful Witness to Building Welcoming CommunitiesFor pdf, visit What is Sanctuary? - Unitarian Universalist AssociationYou...