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January 2022

January 11, 2022

A Christian Defense of Critical Theory

Equality is the goal.

October 2021

October 22, 2021

Christianity and Environmentalism

What are Christians to make of the big environmental questions in 2021?

March 2017

March 09, 2017

Politics and the Lies We Tell About Grief

by Brianne Donaldson We grieve our dead because they are gone. They are gone, and...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

Real Youth Ministry: More Than Kumbaya Around the Campfire

By David Stevenson Real youth ministry isn’t about making nice. It’s about making waves. It’s...

August 29, 2016

Are There Pets in Heaven?

A member of our church died and was cremated and then had her ashes blended...

August 05, 2016

Patheos 10+1: A Q&A with the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow

“The Asian American community is far from unified in its perspective, but a growing number...

August 03, 2016

Reviving the Heart of Our Democracy: Watch the Rev. William Barber’s Soul-Stirring Speech at the DNC

Last week at the Democratic National Convention, the remarkable Rev. Dr. William Barber II delivered an electrifying speech...

August 02, 2016

I Dare You to Ask: On the Value of a ‘Beginner’s Mind’ in a World of Pre-Packaged Answers

In a moment when our world’s submerged ideological divisions are surfacing violently, it is critical...

August 01, 2016

Part-Time Jesus: On Being Church in the Summer

For the remaining Sundays between now and Labor Day -- if you cannot physically be...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

Spirituality and Democracy: Staying Engaged Amid Vulnerability

Together, let's build and practice the courage to stay engaged in Democracy by doing the...

July 27, 2016

Patheos 10+1: A Q&A with Duke Divinity School Dean Elaine Heath

"We are at the front end of a new reformation, which will likely take many...

July 19, 2016

Patheos 10+1: A Q&A with ‘Bipolar Faith’ Author Monica Coleman

"I would like churches to talk about mental health the same ways we talk about...

June 2016

June 08, 2016

Patheos 10+1: A Q&A with “Global Minister” Romal Tune

"The more I travel the more I realize that people are the same no matter...

June 07, 2016

Sabbath Elevators and Returning from Vacation Exhausted

I tried to have lunch with a friend from church and he said, “I have...

June 06, 2016

The Fugitive: A Failed Pursuit of the Black Church to Reach Millennials

By Brianna K. Parker Every church in America seems to be asking how to get millennials...

June 03, 2016

Rising from the Ashes: Confronting an Environmental Crisis in North Carolina

The moment I understood that the health of my wife, my unborn son, and our...

June 02, 2016

Choosing Forgiveness

When I was a child, my father asked me to help him move a table....

May 2016

May 27, 2016

Memorial Day for People with Short Memories

We Americans don’t have very good memories. We tend to forget people and events as...

May 25, 2016

Man Meets God: A Q&A with Josh Grisetti

I saw fire burning in God's eyes -- a "righteous anger," as Christians like to...

May 24, 2016

Christian Faith is Connecting Faith

Called to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People is a collection of 52...

May 23, 2016

Gay Christians: Reluctant Activists?

My mom asked me the other day what I thought about the recent legislation in...

May 17, 2016

After the Eulogies: The Hard Part of Being Human

it’s been months and weeks now. months since one friend died. weeks since the other....

May 12, 2016

Blessing the Hands That Cast the Ballots

If ever there was a season for progressive-hearted people to urge their friends and neighbors...

May 11, 2016

Church Really Can Happen Anywhere

Rethinking Church is not a new concept in the history of Christianity. The Church has...

May 06, 2016

Patheos 10+1: A Q&A with Film Producer Erik Lokkesmoe

"I’m always inspired by dreamers and doers. Anyone who is thinking differently about how the world...

May 03, 2016

A Very Human Jesus: Ewan McGregor on Playing Yeshua in ‘Last Days in the Desert’

"You can't approach playing a character such as Jesus without being a little freaked out....

May 02, 2016

WATCH: Exclusive Clip from ‘Last Days in the Desert’ with Ewan McGregor

Last Days in the Desert, a new film by writer/director Rodrigo Garcia and starring Ewan McGregor,...

April 2016

April 18, 2016

Tax Day Spirituality

Today is tax day and the IRS wants our money. Many of us would “give...

April 08, 2016

Impending Trump Visit Creates Clear & Present Danger

Donald Trump has been invited to Patchogue, Long Island, on Thursday, April 14th, for a...

April 07, 2016

The Power Of Bluegrass Music In Coping with the Death of 29 Coal Miners

Donald Blankenship, owner of Massey Energy Company and one of the wealthiest men in Appalachia,...