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May 2011

May 31, 2011

Going Up? Reflections on Ascension Sunday

The idea that Jesus ascended to a God "up there" is just as strange as...

May 26, 2011

Why I Am In Jail

As I write this note, it is 12:30PM and I’m sitting comfortably in my office...

May 24, 2011

Why Churches Need Kids

On Friday night, after pizza and cookies, I sat in a youth room with about...

May 23, 2011

A Post-Apocalypse Party: Or What To Do Now That the Rapture has been Postponed

What are we going to do today, and in the future, now that we have...

May 20, 2011

Leave Me Behind

Engaging in the messy work of the Spirit’s redemption of our world, waiting for the...

May 19, 2011

Losing Jesus Again

I seem to have lost my Jesus again. I’ve lost Jesus enough times in my...

May 17, 2011

Christian Couple Funds World’s First Interreligious University

An extraordinary moment for purporters of inter-religious education and dialogue occurred yesterday at the the...

May 12, 2011

Nadia Bolz-Weber: My Response to Sojourners

As I thought about what to say or do in response to Sojourners I felt...

May 11, 2011

Changing Minds & Widening Hearts: Presbyterians to Ordain Gays & Lesbians

Last night, the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area passed Amendment 10-A (205-56-3), making it...

May 11, 2011

Swinging to Inclusion

Yesterday was a historic day in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Yes, the Presbyterian Church will...

May 10, 2011

Oil Spills and Daily Habits

A year after it happened, the disastrous Gulf oil spill is barely heard in the...

May 10, 2011

Bruce Reyes-Chow on new Believe Out Loud Video

Now for those who know me, there should be no doubt where I stand on...

May 03, 2011

A Meditation on the Death of Osama bin Laden

Let us meditate on the choices before us now: The path of prideful gloating, or...

April 2011

April 25, 2011

Easter Grief

The hope of resurrection does not erase the reality of death or the toll it...

April 22, 2011

Good Friday: Entering the Darkness

Growing up, I often heard preachers intone that my name was on Jesus' lips when...

April 21, 2011

Maundy Thursday: Forgiving God

At some point, we have to learn to forgive God. My guess is that most...

April 21, 2011

Clean Feet: A Maundy Thursday Meditation

This text is not about watching Jesus put his hands on somebody else's feet. It's...

April 20, 2011

Is the Resurrection Real?

In just a few days, millions of Christians around the world will rise early in...

April 13, 2011

Obama’s Biblical Budget

President Obama’s vision of America follows the spirit of the Hebraic prophets, who proclaimed that...

April 11, 2011

When Life Sucks

Will life be different from the dream we were building? Yes. Will there be real...

April 07, 2011

The Language of Science and Faith: Both/And

Oh my God. A recent Gallup poll says 44% of people in the United States...

April 04, 2011

Following The Other Jesus

This week at the Patheos Book Club, we're featuring Greg Garrett's "The Other Jesus: Rejecting...

March 2011

March 23, 2011

Rob Bell’s Universalism?

Once more evangelicals are fighting among each other. And Rob Bell’s Love Wins is the...

March 21, 2011

Shouting Stones: The Woman Anointer

The woman with the ointment of nard used her hand to spread the aroma and...

March 18, 2011

God Was NOT In The Earthquake

Before preaching that God caused the recent earthquake in Japan, and quoting scripture to justify...

March 17, 2011

Who wins? Thoughts on Rob Bell and Christian Feuds

I wish I could say that I was more surprised that people were up in...

March 16, 2011

Draw the Circle Wide: St. Patty’s Day Spirituality

St. Patrick's Day can be an opportunity to reflect on God's presence in your life....

March 15, 2011

Glenn Beck’s God of Tsunamis

Fresh back from holiday, America’s self-proclaimed “revival” preacher Glenn Beck attempted to give a theological...

March 09, 2011

Saying No and Saying Yes: An Ash Wednesday Meditation

Lent is really about saying no to some things so we can say yes to...

March 08, 2011

Going Kosher: My Curious Lenten Project

I am a Christian practical theologian who is embarking on a curious quest: I want...