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April 2015

April 08, 2015

Accompaniment as Emergence

I’ve been called to a ministry of accompaniment that means I have chosen to walk...

March 2015

March 14, 2015

Any Resemblance is Purely Coincidental

Spoiler Alert: If you are a huge Star Wars fan and are currently watching or...

February 2015

February 08, 2015

Compassion When We Disagree

I was listening the other day to someone talk vehemently about religious people who hold...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Killjoy Prophets: Show Your Fruit

One of the marks of a truly holy and holistic faith is its propensity for...

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...

January 17, 2015

Let’s Talk About Race

This week at my church, Solomon's Porch, while our usual master of ceremonies, Doug Pagitt,...

January 12, 2015

The Wall of Love at the Gay Christian Network Conference

For the last few days I’ve been in Portland, Oregon attending the Gay Christian Network...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

Beyond Words: A Critical Response to the Non-Indictment Decisions

Isaiah 64:1-9 O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that...

December 21, 2014

God Chooses the unexpected

She turned out not to be one of the bookies favourites, indeed no-one had heard...

December 11, 2014

Be the Sign

These are the days. Natalie Merchant came on over the radio as we sat and...

December 03, 2014

‘Tis the Season for Gift Giving

Whether it’s Hanukkah, Christmas, or Kwanzaa that you observe, the season of gift giving is...

November 2014

November 25, 2014

Chasing the ‘Christian vote’

November saw the mid-term elections in the US and the Rochester by-election here in the...

November 14, 2014

An Interstellar God

Yes, I am unashamedly referencing the movie, but that's because I can't get it out...

November 11, 2014

Two Evangelical Christian Presentations on LGBTQ Issues

Last weekend an important gathering, the Reformation Project’s 2014 Regional Training Conference, was held in...

November 04, 2014

Not That Kind of…Person?

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

November 04, 2014

Election Day: Recuperation, Trasformismo, and a Spectacularized & Commodified Jesus

Cricket: Jesus is never mad at us — if we live with him in our...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

You can’t give it up, can you?

Several years ago, after what I thought was a horrible ordination process, I decided to...

October 22, 2014

Calling My Spirit Back

Mitakuyepi (All my relations), Cante waste ya nape ciyu zape ye (I greet you from...

October 20, 2014

re-imagining God

in recent news an image of Jesus from the 4th century was found in Spain...

October 19, 2014

Learning to Love Gordon College [my Homophobic Alma Mater]

Three weeks ago, during Gordon College’s homecoming, I stepped foot on my alma mater’s campus...

October 16, 2014

A Muslim and Atheist Team up to Promote Freedom of Conscience

I was born in Pakistan, completed my medical school there and then moved to the...

October 14, 2014

Caught Up in the Thing

I recently had the opportunity to go on a trip to Disneyland and some of...

October 08, 2014

The River of Years

I’m at an age when thinking about age is something I do often. I reached...

September 2014

September 20, 2014

The Re-Indigenisation of faith, indigenous people groups and Scottish Independence

As I write from St Albans just north of London UK the people of Scotland...

September 03, 2014

An Intro and the Skeptimergent Challenge

As an atheist who works with religious persons, I am honored to be a part...

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:...

May 01, 2014

An Interview with Brian McLaren on Faith, Doubt, and Atheism

I met Brian a few years back when I picked him up from the airport...

April 2014

April 21, 2014

An Epistle from Saul of Tarsus

Some chose to leave. Some chose to stay and fight. I became lost, and chose...