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April 2013

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...

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...

March 2013

March 31, 2013

Fatal Distraction.

This past week, this post has been circulating around the more evangelical corners of the interwebs. While...

March 27, 2013

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

A little over three years ago, I was part of the center of the New...

March 21, 2013

Rob Bell Is Wrong

Of course I am all for Rob Bell coming out in favor of humanity. And, theoretically, who could...

March 17, 2013

The truth about meteors

If it was not for a Russian obsession with 'windscreen cams' we westerners would...

March 15, 2013

I Heart Therapeutic Religion

A couple of days ago, I came across an article on the Church & Postmodern...

March 14, 2013

Rediscovering Process Thought: An Unbeliever at the Hub of Process Theology

Before I ever applied for a Ph.D. program at Claremont School of Theology, I was...

March 13, 2013

Rob Bell Wants To Save Christianity

I never was a fanboy of Rob Bell. I read Velvet Elvis a long time...

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 25, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: the afterlife is for lovers

If you've never come across it, you might find Nietzsche's theory of eternal recurrence to...

February 20, 2013

God Takes Sides?

I recently read a biography of Desmond Tutu simply called “Tutu” – a read I...

February 19, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: truth or love?

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

February 15, 2013

Toothpick Kingdom

I posted a new blog entry on the Doug Pagitt Radio Web site today about...

February 14, 2013

Invited to Question

I love the Bible. For some of you reading this that might seem strange; for...

February 14, 2013

The Idolatry of God – Doug Pagitt in conversation with Peter Rollins

Victoria and I talked with Pete Rollins about his book The Idolatry of God on...

February 11, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: a review of @jaybakker’s new book

With Jay's new book coming out tomorrow, I thought I would repost my review here......

February 07, 2013

The Orthodoxy of Humility

I have heard it said that all prayer is heresy, but God in His infinite...

February 04, 2013

SKEPTIMERGENT

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

January 2013

January 30, 2013

I AM A TAKER

In AA’s big book on page 61, a question is asked, “What is his basic...

January 24, 2013

The Image of Holiness

I come from a Christian culture that defined “holiness” (being like God) as the ability...

January 23, 2013

Emergent Agnosticism

I have been struggling with classic depictions of God for the past several months. But...

January 16, 2013

Invited to Your Story

As we begin 2013, I thought it appropriate to invite you into your story. Sounds...

January 11, 2013

The genesis of a more honest story…

I don't exactly know when my belief in the absurd story of Genesis finally evaporated...

January 06, 2013

Rape In India OR Romance Doesnt Exist

An Endorsement of the Video: "almost finished it, really good video man, loving the down-to-earth...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

Grab some popcorn,the crucifixion was for entertainment

It is in the crucifixion of the desert rabbi, Jesus of Nazareth that we come...

December 24, 2012

May Christmas be Filled with Mouse Poop and Camel Spit By Randy S. Woodley

In this cynical and snarky world in which we live, we are getting pretty good...

December 22, 2012

Tragic loss of children, birth of a child…redemptive hope-filled imagination.

No matter where I seem to go this Christmas I can't seem to get out...

December 05, 2012

Finding Current Meaning In Jesus’ Birth (Part 1) By Randy Woodley

It Was A Night Around Christmas The meaning of this poem will be reflected in...

November 2012

November 06, 2012

the fatality of truth…letting go of the wobbly bits

Yesterday I had this thought in my mind tumbling around like laundry stuck in the...