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April 2014

April 28, 2014

Why Sarah Palin is Right About Baptism by Waterboarding — #AmericanBaptism

Sarah Palin is right about baptism and waterboarding. In a speech now heard round the...

April 17, 2014

The Holy Week Series You Should Be Reading: The Pilgrimage for Immigrants

A few years ago, I had participated in the Pilgrimage for Immigrants in the Atlanta,...

April 07, 2014

The Faithfulness of the Noah Film: Writer Ari Handel on God Learning From Humankind, Vitriolic Christians, & Midrash

Go see Noah. As a priest and a person of faith, this is my message to...

March 2014

March 29, 2014

6 Things the Church Can Learn From Jimmy Fallon — #ordainjimmyfallon

The Church could learn a few things from Jimmy Fallon, the new host of the...

March 27, 2014

Cloudy With A Chance of Genocide: Why Noah Should Be A Horror Film

I can't wait to see Noah. Already the battle over its biblical accuracy is being debated....

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Is the Son of God film heresy or just a bad movie?: Notes from my #SonofOMG live tweet

It was the Greatest Story Ever Sold. The new Jesus film, Son of God, produced...

February 06, 2014

The Moonshine Jesus Show: Introducing a New Progressive Christian Podcast

A couple of months ago, over drinks and a lot of laughter, Mark Sandlin and...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

The Great Christmas Gamble (A Homily for Christmas)

The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ Isaiah 9:2-7 - Psalm 96 - Titus 2:11-14...

October 2013

October 10, 2013

Reconsidering Resurrection: Toward A Sacramental Understanding

The resurrection didn’t just happen. It happens. The resurrection was not a one-time, historical event...

October 02, 2013

What I Blogged. What I Preached. And Why They Differ

A few weeks ago, Ben Howard of On Pop Theology interviewed me on his podcast....

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Radical Reversals: Lazarus, Abraham, and the Myth of the Righteous Rich (A Homily)

Proper 21C Luke 16:19-31 We all love a good role-reversal story. It explains the popularity...

September 04, 2013

End Actual Poverty First: Bible Poverty & the Second Coming of Christ

Perhaps you've noticed it. Maybe even on this site in the advertisements. Makena can't read...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

The Criminalization of Christ: Love Wins & the Nationwide Targeting of the Homeless

I've got a new post up at The God Article today, a reflection on the...

August 22, 2013

Gagging on the Gospel Coalition: Why A Reflex Isn’t A Measure of Sin

When I had my wisdom teeth removed several years ago, I felt as if I...

August 19, 2013

A Back-to-School Liturgy That’s Not a Blessing of the Backpacks

Commonly, liturgical churches will do a back-to-school Blessing of the Backpacks. Usually, it is a...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

Animate:faith Isn’t Just for Young Adults (Review)

Sparkhouse's animate:faith has one major flaw. And it's a glaring one. It's marketed for young...

April 2013

April 11, 2013

Transforming Film into Contemplative Prayer: A Review of Thom Stark’s ‘Who Art in Heaven’

Director Thom Stark summarizes his award-winning film Who Art in Heaven simply: "A Man Prays." But...

March 2013

March 04, 2013

The U.S. Supreme (Race) court: Roberts, Scalia and the Voting Rights Act

There is a wicked irony that as the United States marks the 50th anniversary of...

February 2013

February 12, 2013

On Our Behalf: Reclaiming Repentance As a Progressive Christian

This Lent, I will be exploring the evil done on our behalf for which the...

February 04, 2013

A Defiant Dance of Power, Not Sex: Beyoncé, the Super Bowl and Durga

If what you saw onstage last night at the Super Bowl’s halftime show was a...

December 2012

December 15, 2012

Tenebrae: A Service for Shadows and Grieving after Sandy Hook Shooting

Tomorrow, ministers across America will be addressing the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut....

September 2012

September 07, 2012

A Liturgy for Sept. 11 (Prayers of the People and a Litany of the Dead)

The 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is Tuesday, and for those remembering that...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

The Foolish Death of God

Over the next week, I will be posting a three-part essay on the death of...

May 2012

May 24, 2012

From Charity to Justice: A Prophetic Reinterpretation of Christian Mission

Reading Katharine Jefferts Schori's Gathering at God's Table made me proud to be an Episcopalian in...

April 2012

April 02, 2012

The Unexpected Faith of Doubting Thomas

It's Easter. Do not be afraid to doubt. Doubt boldly. Doubt joyfully. In...

February 2012

February 28, 2012

Why Jesus Matters, and Doesn’t (Daily Lenten Meditation)

Throughout Lent, I will be posting short meditations on the Daily Office readings every day....

February 17, 2012

A Lectionary Poem: Transfiguration Sunday

A Poem for Sundays there is a place beyond belief, where faith is true and...

February 04, 2012

Jarena Lee: The Pioneering Female Preacher You Never Heard About

Of all the women who most embody the fight for equality within Christianity for gender...

February 02, 2012

The Wrong Samaritan: The Samaritan Series, Pt. 2

This is the second in a series of unconventional retellings of the parable of the...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

The God Samaritan: The Samaritan Series, Pt. 1

For many of us, the Parable of the Samaritan has lost much of its original...