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March 2015

March 27, 2015

Stale Crackers and Fruit Juice: The Battle over the Body and Blood of Christ

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth and final in a weekly Lenten series on the body and blood of...

March 27, 2015

Did God Kill Jesus? Tony Jones on the Crucifixion, Love, and Resurrection

"The way we view the crucifixion of Jesus and the posture of God when that...

March 25, 2015

Connecting the Q in LGBTQ to the Bible’s ‘Q’ Source

Several times over the past few weeks, people have asked me, "What does the 'Q' in...

March 20, 2015

Journey Through Lent: When “I Must Try Harder” Gets in the Way of Love

by Matt Bays This is God’s season…Lent…Easter. It’s the time of year when some of...

March 20, 2015

When ‘This is My Body’ Became Words to Kill For: The Battle Over the Body and Blood of Christ

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

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 10, 2015

A Powerful Manual for the Spiritual Life

As a prophet and wisdom teacher, Jesus frequently challenged the status quo and employed witty,...

March 09, 2015

When Did Biblical Marriage Get To Be A Thing?

The day after I became the first Southern Baptist minister to officiate at a same-sex...

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 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...

March 02, 2015

The Gospel of Kelly Gissendaner

Georgia clergy just delivered 500 signatures of faith leaders and 40 boxes of names from...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Women, the Death Penalty, and Jesus

Only 15 women have been executed in the U.S. since the reinstatement of the death...

February 26, 2015

I Might Be The World’s Worst Evangelist

The other day I'm cruising down the highway listening to the "Frozen" soundtrack (don't judge,...

February 25, 2015

The Battle Over the Body and Blood of Christ: Altar or Table?

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a weekly Lenten series on the body and blood of...

February 19, 2015

Pastors are People, Too: 5 Things to Know When You Meet Us in Public

A few years ago, not long after my wife and I were married, we received...

February 16, 2015

De-terrorizing the Texts of Terror: What The Bible’s “Punishing God” is Really All About

There are any number of texts in the Bible that depict God as a punishing...

February 13, 2015

From Obesity to Ironman: A Conversation with Ragan Sutterfield

"My journey has been a path toward discovering the fullness of my self—body and spirit....

February 05, 2015

“Papa, if God wants to bring us peace and light, why did he help the Israelites destroy a city and kill people?”

I don’t always allow my daughter, who is seven, to read during church service. Technically,...

February 03, 2015

Trust Me, Church: What I’m Longing for in a New Member Class (and Beyond)

No one was more surprised than I was to find myself in a new member...

February 02, 2015

Who or What Is God?

I've been spending a lot of time with professed atheists lately. In particular, this week I...

January 2015

January 26, 2015

Five Things To Do When GOD Seems ALOOF

There is an old joke… There was a man who fell in a hole and...

January 16, 2015

When God Hides: An Interview with Author Tony Kriz

Have you ever felt like God was hiding from you? Have you ever wondered how...

January 14, 2015

Two Conversations Christians Need to Have in 2015

America is coming apart at the seams. Greed, corruption, fear, and violence are among our...

January 13, 2015

Some Assembly Required: A Church Without God

On January 11, I drove down the hill to the Musicians Union hall at 817...

January 08, 2015

Trust Me, Church: Five Micro-Resolutions That Make a Big Difference

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I said to myself as the storm door pumped...

January 07, 2015

Where Is God? A Sermon on Why It’s Not Necessary to Believe that Jesus is God

John’s prologue is actually a poem that introduces major themes that will be developed in...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

Advent, Christmas, and the Messiness of Wombs

I never had children; never wanted to. So I haven't spent a lot of time...

December 11, 2014

“Welcome to America”? Praying Through Anger, Loving Through Racial Storms

A balm for the soul Blues artists, the slaves who composed the spirituals, psalmists, and...

December 08, 2014

Following Our Heartache: The Intersection of Yoga and New Monasticism

"Yoga mats have become little island sanctuaries of peace. The time for that is over....