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March 2017

March 14, 2017

Tony Campolo: Returning Agency to the Body of Christ through Spiritual Practice

Saturday afternoon, at a church near our home, beloved pastor Tony Campolo*, shared that his...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

Inaugural Lament

Today is a rough day. Today we know that the world is not right. Today...

August 2016

August 16, 2016

Texting vs. Flirting with a Monk

It's late and I would enjoy drifting off into dreamland but something in me feels...

June 2016

June 05, 2016

Die, Die, Die

Do you ever wake up so sad because the world is overrun with violence, grief...

April 2016

April 05, 2016

Jesus Commanded I Tell You about Gluttony

Like a preacher in yoga pants I have come, a new Paul, to tell of...

March 2016

March 27, 2016

Hey it’s Jesus in an Easter Dress Sitting in the Lotus, but You don’t Recognize Him

I cried on Easter Sunday...actually, Jesus my bridegroom wept because again He went unrecognized. It's...

November 2015

November 13, 2015

Rethinking Respect

When I was growing up, I was taught a lot about respect. I was taught...

October 2015

October 06, 2015

Slave to Love

When did this happen? She felt like an overcooked porkchop... Where was her essence, flavor...

September 2015

September 08, 2015

Call and Affirmation

“No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the...

June 2015

June 08, 2015

Stepping Away from Leadership Voluntarily

I have had, over the years, some interesting and deeply thoughtful conversations with leaders, primarily...

January 2015

January 20, 2015

Je Suis Charlie? what would Jesus do? exploring some slogans a little further

in our social media age slogans with punch spread fast. following the events in Paris earlier...

November 2014

November 12, 2014

“Kill the Commentators” and if you have time the propositionalists too

Soren Kierkegaard series PART THREE The Soren Kierkegaard (SK) series has sought to present...

November 04, 2014

Not That Kind of…Person?

My friend Dylan first introduced me to the show "Girls" during a brief stint I...

October 2014

October 12, 2014

EMBRACING THE ABSURD: the problem of ABSOLUTES and the promise of SUBJECTIVITY

Soren Kierkegaard Series (Part Two) Disclaimer: This article will be significantly concise as the...

September 2014

September 21, 2014

TEDx: Are God & Reality Converging?

I was recently engaged in a spirited conversation about "Convergence Christianity" with my friend and...

June 2014

June 07, 2014

Do You Have a Gaudy God?

Raining brimstone, epic deluges, trumpets from heaven...is your God showing off? We have all heard...

May 2014

May 19, 2014

Atheists and Christians Working Together: Me and Ryan Bell’s Online Course

For many here on Emergent Village and Patheos Progressive Christian, working with Christians is second-nature....

May 10, 2014

The Worst of Your Tradition: Own It!

I remember having a back-and-forth with a Christian about the violence historically committed by Christians:...

January 2014

January 15, 2014

POSTSCRIPT: The Bible is NOT the Word of God (Part 2)

A brief note on the form of things: Last April I wrote a post titled...

April 2013

April 09, 2013

The Bible is NOT the WORD OF GOD: a polemic against Christendom

The bible is not the WORD OF GOD. And if we believe it as such,...

April 02, 2013

What’s Wrong With the “New Reformed” Movement? Part 2

Soon after I left the New Reformed movement, I took an American Literature class. I...

March 2013

March 04, 2013

Is “Prodigal Christianity” Sustainable?

A couple of weeks ago, Tony Jones posted an introductory video to a new book...

February 2013

February 19, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: truth or love?

I have a theory: those so-called "liberal" or "progressive" people who are trying to understand...

February 04, 2013

SKEPTIMERGENT

Welcome to the beginning of a collaboration between various people called “SKEPTIMERGENT.” This dialogue began...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

Why all canonized authority is a bad thing

I interviewed Chris Haw on his book From Willow Creek To Sacred Heart where Chris...