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October 2014

October 22, 2014

Two Visions, One Book — That’s Just the Way It Is

Biblical scholar John Dominic Crossan argues in his book, God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome,...

October 09, 2014

Invite a Corporation to Church

The Supreme Court has declared corporations to be people, according to its Citizens United decision....

October 03, 2014

Francis of Assisi: God’s Holy Fool

by Susan R. Pitchford I lost my heart to Francis of Assisi for the same...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

Mark Driscoll and the Amazing Technicolor Evangelical Funhouse Mirror Sexual Worldview (Swedish Batteries Not Included)

Perhaps the recent tsunami wave of “Mark Driscoll Penis House” headlines has finally subsided to...

September 23, 2014

Incarceration or Redemption?

The weekend of Oct 3-5 is a time for congregations all over America to reflect...

September 22, 2014

Can You Handle the Truth? On Galileo, Biblical Inerrancy, and the Courage to Question

A wonderful thing happened some four hundred years ago. Renaissance man Galileo Galilei thought to...

September 18, 2014

Let Dry Bones Live: Some Reflections on Reviving the Congregation

Reviving the Congregation: Pastoral Leadership in a Changing Context, by Michael W. Foss, is the...

September 17, 2014

Michael Yankoski: Three Ways to Embrace The Sacred This Year

by Michael Yankoski Earth’s crammed with heaven And every common bush afire with God; But...

September 16, 2014

Intimate Silence: Spirituality of Desert Preservation

Reflection by Jim Burklo Desert Stewardship Project event, 9/6/14, Joshua Tree National Monument A young...

September 15, 2014

Shane Claiborne on Dr. King, Nonviolent Uprisings and Learning from Ferguson

Dr. King said: a “riot is the language of the unheard.” What happens when folks...

September 12, 2014

No More Wars That Devour the American Purpose

by Timothy Villareal On August 8th, one of the most respected non-governmental organizations in the...

September 10, 2014

Apple, the iWatch, Bono and Time

Yesterday was according to Apple and the press a watershed day for Apple Inc. These...

September 03, 2014

Penile Substitution

If you ever had any doubt whatsoever that the Church was patriarchal, consider the fact...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

An Open Letter to President Obama and Members of the United State Congress: Turn the Grief-Bearing Ship Around

By Ellin Jimmerson Dear President Obama and Members of Congress, I am a Baptist minister...

August 28, 2014

What Jesus Learned from a Courageous Woman (and what we can learn too!)

One of the more fascinating stories in the Gospels that many Christians conveniently ignore is...

August 26, 2014

Shane Claiborne: Pilgrimage to Ferguson

Something felt right about going to Ferguson. And something felt right about going with Derrick....

August 25, 2014

How To Be a Midwife In Egypt: A Sermon on Ferguson and Our Choices

Editor's Note: I share this sermon preached yesterday at the church I attend, First Plymouth Congregational...

August 25, 2014

Why “Don’t Say Illegal Immigrant” Is A Problem

Last month, as Americans focused attention on Central American child refugees, Benjamin L. Corey's June,...

August 19, 2014

For Now, Young Black Males Matter…Until the Cameras Go Off

What most people don't understand about poor Black males on inner-city streets: Interesting how the...

August 19, 2014

Jesus Died With His Hands Up, Too

Michael Brown should not have been shot dead by police in Ferguson, Missouri. His hands...

August 13, 2014

PostChristian: Christian Piatt on the Church and the Future of Faith

"There is no question that Christianity as a religion has been in need of a...

August 12, 2014

Coffee Hour: America’s True Religion

(Here's one from the vault! from 1984... it ran in CoEvolution/Whole Earth Review, which was...

August 12, 2014

Why I Don’t Care if You Use Prayer Beads

I don’t care if you use prayer beads. I know that seems strange to say....

August 05, 2014

How to End Poverty? A Spiritual Question

“Bread for me is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one,"...

August 04, 2014

Religious Faith and the Crisis at Our Border

Rev. Robert Jeffress, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Dallas told Fox News recently that he...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Prayer Beads: Yes, It’s OK for Protestants

“Is it okay for Protestants to use prayer beads?” In the five years I’ve been...

July 28, 2014

When the Battle Is Hard: On Restoration and Renewal of Faith

By Lisa Anderson On June 23, 2014, 79-year-old retired United Methodist pastor, the Rev. Charles...

July 22, 2014

The Sixth Sense

Just over a week ago, my wife Roberta and I visited the Cluny Museum in...

July 02, 2014

Wild Christianity at the Wild Goose Festival

"God did not outsource mercy; God said 'I'll come myself!'" -- Rev. William Barber "The...

July 01, 2014

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Is On the Wrong Side of History

The church I pastor (Immanuel Baptist Church, Frankfort, Kentucky) is affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist...