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July 2013

July 01, 2013

The NSA and the End of Privacy (Or, Why We Don’t Care)

Upon hearing the news of the NSA phone records-breach-of-privacy-scandal, I was a bit surprised at...

June 2013

June 01, 2013

Evangelicalism, Salvation, and other Religions: The Conversation Continues

Over at respectfulconversation.net, the second round of dialogue is now beginning. This month the topic...

May 2013

May 13, 2013

The Future of “Evangelical”? Don’t Miss This Conversation

Over at Respectful Conversation, hosted by Harold Heie, an interesting conversation is underway regarding the...

May 06, 2013

“Troubled Minds”: Mental Illness and the Church’s Failure to Address it

Mental illness is on our minds. Recently, Matthew Warren, son of mega-church pastor Rick Warren,...

May 03, 2013

“Emerging Prophet” and Kierkegaard’s Big Birthday

Søren Kierkegaard was born on May 5, 1813. In honor of his bicentenary, my publisher...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

The High Cost of Cheap Clothes

Over 300 people have died in the garment factory collapse in Bangladesh. There are 50...

April 12, 2013

Reflecting on “The Heavenly Good of Earthly Work”

Does the ordinary work have eternal significance? Do the products and achievements of industry, art,...

April 01, 2013

To Doctorates Outside the Academy: I Need Your Help

So allow me to do a little crowd-sourcing here. I'm speaking on a panel this...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

The Church of the Poor and the Humble, People’s Pope

When Pope Francis I declared, in his introductory sermon, that the Catholic Church would be...

March 08, 2013

Relax, People: “The World is Not Ours to Save”

What are we going to do about all those fired-up youngsters who are running around...

March 01, 2013

Holy Spirit Conference

I'm heading tomorrow to Regent University for a conference on "The Holy Spirit and the...

February 2013

February 14, 2013

The IOC is Giving Up Wrestling for Lent

Cutting the oldest Olympic sport from the Olympics is a bad idea. But that's exactly...

February 07, 2013

Anyone Can Change: A Westboro Baptist Defector Proves it

Anyone familiar with the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, KS (and who isn't?), knows that...

February 01, 2013

The Secret of the End Times in Matthew’s Gospel

Everybody wants to know the secret of the end times. John P. Meier, in his...

January 2013

January 25, 2013

The End of Evil and Escape from Planet Earth

On the plane today I was reading Marjorie Suchocki's The End of Evil. A friendly flight attendant,...

January 20, 2013

A Murderous Monster’s Weapons Stash

How easy is it for an average citizen to acquire an arsenal of assault rifles...

January 18, 2013

Manti Te’o and the Construction of Identity in the Digital Age

Many are waiting with anticipation to hear from Manti Te'o either an explanation or a...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

“Holy Innocents” and the Birth of Jesus

Jesus was born into a world of violence. A world where demented people kill innocent...

December 14, 2012

Unspeakable Things

My heart is heavy and my prayers go out to those touched by the horrific...

December 14, 2012

Evil and Suffering: A Select Bibliography

This next quarter, I will be teaching one of my favorite courses: Perspectives on Evil and...

December 07, 2012

Parachurch Craziness: Freedom at Tufts and Equality in Louisville

My Facebook feed is a-twitter with exclamations about the recent decision at Tufts University to...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Advent Shock: Jesus, the Crucified Peoples

Advent season formally begins this Sunday. I love this period of intentional reflection on the...

November 23, 2012

Black Friday, Good Friday, and the Eucharist: Being Consumed, Part II

Black Friday is receding into Thanksgiving. A U.S. News articlereports that Wal-Mart, Sears and Toys-R-Us...

November 22, 2012

A Thanksgiving Prayer from Kierkegaard

"Father in heaven! You hold all the good gifts in your gentle hand. Your abundance...

November 15, 2012

Sexism at Christian Colleges (and Seminaries)

I wanted to make you aware of an excellent an important reflection by my Bethel...

November 15, 2012

Is Free Market Capitalism Always Free? Where Consumer Desire Meets Cheap Labor

I've started reading William Cavanaugh's Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire. I'm only half-way in, but I'm...

November 01, 2012

Politics and the Narcissist Impulse: Just Make Me a Hero, Please

Election season is winding down. We will all breathe a sigh of relief when it's...

October 2012

October 11, 2012

The “Toxic Lie” of Dementia

Tomorrow I'm participating in a panel at Bethel University on Alzheimer's Disease and the theology...

October 04, 2012

So Romney won Round One: But I Don’t Care

A CNN poll this morning confirms what the pundits were saying last night: Romney was...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

You Don’t Need Adam to Need a Savior: You Just Need Sin

The issue of the "historicity of Adam" (and Eve--why do we always forget Eve?) is...