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October 2015

October 01, 2015

The Selfie or The Song? Seeking Jesus in the Holy Land

Danielle Shroyer’s new book “Where Jesus Prayed: Illuminations on the Lord’s Prayer in the Holy...

September 2015

September 04, 2015

Labor (Day) of Love

“It is not doing the thing which we like to do, but liking to do...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

13 Simple Ideas for Becoming Human Again

There's nothing like a campaign season to remind us of the worst of humanity. It's...

August 20, 2015

Money, Mammon, Meaning & the Musings of Robert Frost

There is little doubt what Jesus meant when he lectured from the hillside that money...

August 18, 2015

Confessions of an Ex-Postmodernist

by Todd A. Comer "Why Am I an Ex-Postmodernist? Perhaps because—even though ‘we’ postmodernists are well...

August 14, 2015

“Dads Don’t Babysit!” When Black Fathers Love in the Midst of Injustice

Just over a year ago, under a midnight sky, African American artist Cbabi Bayoc stood...

July 2015

July 17, 2015

“There Is a Wide, Wide Wonder In It All”: The Blessing of Black Fathers

“Because that’s my job.” That was my father’s answer when I asked him why he...

July 09, 2015

Coming Out as Bi (polar)

The Rev. Aaron Maurice Saari At my ordination service, a friend who is a biblical...

July 08, 2015

“Unequally Yoked”: How Christians Get Interfaith Marriage Wrong

By Rev. J. Dana Trent, MDiv While Christianity is American’s most popular religion (70% of...

July 06, 2015

10 Questions Jesus Would Use To Evaluate a Ministry

Summer is that time of year where some ministry begins to slow down (unless you...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

Considering “Sanctuary” in the Aftermath of Charleston

One of my favorite and in my opinion vastly underrated movies of all time is...

June 17, 2015

Slow Living: Resisting the Need for Speed

"When do we ever find such deep permission, to stop, to see that it is...

June 09, 2015

The Best Years of My Life: Falling Back in Love with the Church

By Sophia Agtarap When church was just a habit without meaning, Matt Hooper walked away....

May 2015

May 20, 2015

The Fruit of Soulful Love: Marvin Gaye, God and Us

The late Marvin Gaye was my first proper crush. His chocolate buttery voice courted me....

May 19, 2015

5 Things I Want My Youth To Know As They Graduate High School

The end of a school year brings with it the whole gambit of emotions as...

May 14, 2015

When Did ‘Just Showing Up’ Become Not Enough?

As a kid I had a single bookshelf in my bedroom that served a two-fold purpose;...

May 12, 2015

5 Big Reasons to Register for “Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization” before May 15

1. You can join the ever-so-awesome Brian McLaren and Tripp Fuller in Section VI, Track...

May 07, 2015

The Invisible Hand — of God

"When the happiness or misery of others depends in any respect upon our conduct, we...

May 07, 2015

Happy Mother’s Day, Dad!

By Dwight Wolter “Does it bother you” I ask my son, “that I won’t be able...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

The Myth of Trickle-Down Change

I’ve heard some buzz in Christian circles that has troubled me. It is the idea...

April 23, 2015

Genesis: The First Messy, Tangled Act in God’s Long Story of Becoming Humane

For the last couple of months, I've been studying the book of Genesis with a...

April 03, 2015

Easter is About Seeing Those at the Margins

For many Christians, Easter is a high holy holiday—it’s the religious bedrock that not only...

April 01, 2015

A Whisper and a Crash: Blindsided by God in a White Pickup Truck

By Bonnie Halford It was the morning of Good Friday, 1995. I was driving towards...

March 2015

March 19, 2015

Jesus Wept: How Hosing Down the Homeless Reflects on All of Us Christians

There’s a picture floating around on the internet of Jesus slapping his forehead in frustration...

March 12, 2015

Dear Church (A Letter from Your Future Self)

Hey Buddy! You're looking a little tired and a bit stressed out. We know Easter...

March 11, 2015

Convergence Christianity: A Q&A with Eric Elnes

by Timothy Villareal The Rev. Eric Elnes, senior minister of Countryside Community Church (UCC) in...

March 09, 2015

When Are My Friends Going to Get Here?

Have you ever thrown a party and had no one show up? While this probably happens...

March 06, 2015

The Battle Over the Body and Blood of Christ: The Blood Becomes Wine

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a weekly Lenten series on the body and blood of Christ by Church...

March 05, 2015

Deeper Love: Faithful Rhetoric for Progressive Social Change

Announcing: DEEPER LOVE Faithful Rhetoric for Progressive Social Change A project of Progressive Christians Uniting...

March 03, 2015

A Progressive Baptist Response to Roger Olson (and a word about heresy)

Roger Olson, a professor at Truett Theological Seminary and a blogger at Patheos Evangelical recently...