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November 2014

November 26, 2014

Psalm of Lament (Cries of the Unheard) #ferguson

God, put an end to white supremacy; Avenging God, show up! Insurrecting God, unravel the...

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 25, 2014

Stay Woke Advent or Waiting Sucks

Nothing I try to type seems right today. I already preached a Twitter sermon this...

November 24, 2014

The Not So Irresistible Revolution

In 2005 I read Shane Claiborne’s Irresistible Revolution and fell in love with the idea...

November 23, 2014

Musings on the Upcoming Holiday Season

Thursday Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving. Many of us in true, opulent American fashion. We’ll cook...

November 20, 2014

We Refuse to be Enemies

I get what it means to feel connected to the land. My great great grandfather,...

November 11, 2014

Remove the Chains

Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you....

November 11, 2014

Sleeping outside. Veterans and Homelessness

Veterans and Homelessness A scraggly beard covered his face. His brown eyes gleamed with a...

November 09, 2014

Did Jesus Struggle With Racism?

For centuries now, the divinity of Jesus Christ has been under fire. Whether...

November 08, 2014

Walk Towards the Light

A week ago Sunday I led an Adult Christian forum between services at a Denver...

November 07, 2014

Killjoy Prophets: A Response to Tony Jones’ “In Praise of Empires”

By Daniel Fan News Flash: White Cis Hetero Male finds Empire Not So Bad After...

November 05, 2014

Emergence in Empire

It's a four-year-old's game of infinite regression, yet more profound than she can possibly know. "Daddy,...

November 05, 2014

What do Pee Wee Herman and Non-Attachment have in common?

Two days ago I purchased my monthly copy of Mantra Yoga+Health magazine. I was anticipating...

October 2014

October 26, 2014

Progressive Brands, Sexism & DudeBro Politics: #CloseGamerGate

This is a guest post by Rod T. Rod is one of the founding members...

October 25, 2014

Black to the Mothership

By Micky ScottBey Jones Spaceships. Neon Slaves. Androids. A Metropolis. Not the usual ingredients for...

October 24, 2014

Why Religion Needs “Nones”

In 2012, a Pew Foundation Survey on religion revealed the rising number of religiously unaffiliated...

October 23, 2014

Musings: On Wealth and Power

Power does funny things to people. Lately we’ve seen what can happen when people in...

October 22, 2014

Calling My Spirit Back

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

October 21, 2014

Why Evangelize Evolution?

I’m often asked, “Why do you evangelize evolution? What ‘good news’ does science offer?” The...

October 19, 2014

The Healing Circle

What can we do to heal ourselves? How can we begin to heal from the...

October 17, 2014

Let It Go by Riley O’Brien Powell

I’m reminded that there are times in life when its good to give in, to...

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 16, 2014

Following a Crucified God and Letting Go of Being Right

The Place Where We Are Right by Yehuda Amichai From the place where we are...

October 15, 2014

Forget your perfect offering

In his song, “Anthem” Leonard Cohen sings, “Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack...

October 14, 2014

Caught Up in the Thing

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

October 09, 2014

A Theology of Sin is a Distraction. It Doesn’t Exist. And Other Cultural Myths…

The world is not an evil place to be. It's beautiful. Sure, what is...

October 08, 2014

Hints of Jubilee

The Old Testament practice of jubilee is perhaps so radical that it is not only...

October 06, 2014

Flexible Faith

You really can't go back home again. Or at least if you do, it's best...

October 02, 2014

Metamorphosis: Healing and Transformation

The path to transformation is full of suffering. When I speak about spiritual woundedness and...

October 01, 2014

Journeying Through the Dark Side of Emergent Christianity (Toward the Light!)

This month on the Emerging Voices blog we want to focus on moving through darkness...