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November 2016

November 13, 2016

A Post-Election Poem

I want you to keep my name out of your mouth. It doesn't matter where...

December 2015

December 07, 2015

Christian Prejudice Towards Muslims is Antithetical to the Way of Jesus

As a Christian, I find the anti-Muslim rhetoric and prejudice, expressed in general and by...

July 2015

July 14, 2015

To Lament Injustice

A few months ago I wrote about a situation at Northwest Nazarene University where Tom...

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 18, 2014

Diving Deep Into Urban Ministry

To continue the new arc we embarked upon last year at the 2014 gathering, Transform...

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 18, 2014

Announcing Transform 2015: Conference on Urban Transformation

In the Spring of 2010, Transform Network held its first gathering — hosted by Wesley...

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...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

To Change Everything, We Need Everyone

A year ago, Holly Roach and I were in New York City at the time...

September 03, 2014

An Intro and the Skeptimergent Challenge

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

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....

February 2014

February 23, 2014

Emergent Village Is NOT Dead. It’s Just Different Now …

From Mike Clawson, curator of Emergent Village cohorts: Over 15 years ago, a small group...

April 2013

April 08, 2013

Subvert the norm: remaining vigilant

It is finished! We just had an amazing time at the subvert the norm conference...

April 01, 2013

Toward Collective Liberation: Building Successful Social Movements

It wasn't until recently I realized that I had somehow lost a bunch of digital...

February 2013

February 04, 2013

SKEPTIMERGENT

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

January 2013

January 16, 2013

By Invitation Only?: Private Summit Actually Threatens to Undermine Emergence Christianity

The day before the national book event honoring Phyllis Tickle in Memphis, roughly 50 (Correction:...

September 2012

September 13, 2012

Emergence Christianity – Conversation

Phyllis Tickle has lent her voice to many great efforts and in the last decade...

August 2012

August 01, 2012

Authentic Jesus Generations: Woodstock to Wild Goose by Randy Woodley

Although there is not much in general these days that one can say about the...

March 2012

March 19, 2012

Church On The Internet

Last month I had the privilege of interviewing Chris Smith of Englewood Christian Church on...

March 08, 2012

My Response to Kony 2012 aka #StopKony

I try not to simply re-post thoughts from my blog here, but I wanted to share...

February 2012

February 02, 2012

Recap: Emergent Village Theological Conversation 2012

The annual Emergent Village Theological Conversation has been going on this week at Claremont School...

January 2012

January 23, 2012

Emergent Village Process Theology Conversation preview

On my radio show yesterday I talked with Phillip Clayton about Process Theology - the...

January 05, 2012

Personal Confession Re: “Occupy” Movement

History will tell if the Occupy Movement spurs any sort of actual change in America....

December 2011

December 27, 2011

The Process of Emergent Village Theological Conversation

Over the last dozen years Emergent Village has hosted conversations with Theologians. The idea is...

December 12, 2011

Two Events for the Missional Church

When Doug and I started The JoPa Group, it was an effort to resource the...