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April 2016

April 27, 2016

Hip-Hop as Theological Exploration

If it weren’t for hip-hop, I wouldn’t be in the church, period. What I later...

November 2015

November 13, 2015

Dear Professor: Is This Class Going to Challenge My Faith and Make Me Uncomfortable?

I had a student write me after the very first meeting of my Bible and...

November 06, 2015

Rob Bell: The Word ‘Evangelical’ Has Been Hijacked and We Need to Take it Back

"I think we should take the word 'evangelical' back. The word's been hijacked and it's...

December 2014

December 02, 2014

Church Without God

I now have the privilege of watching a remarkable experiment unfold - up-close and personal....

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...

March 2014

March 13, 2014

If Jesus Gave a TED Talk #2

This is the second in a series of posts where I re-imagine Jesus’ five big sermons as TED Talks,...

March 04, 2014

Churches Need to Call a “Gang Truce” in Order to Reach Youth

By Romal Tune Why are young people uninterested in attending church, specifically young people with...

February 2014

February 11, 2014

Spiritual Practices to Eradicate Racism

By Michael W. Waters Author, Freestyle: Reflections on Faith, Family, Justice, and Pop Culture Metaphors...

December 2013

December 13, 2013

Welcoming the Stranger: A Q&A with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Two of my favorite Patheos bloggers - Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Bruce Reyes-Chow have published important books...

October 2013

October 17, 2013

Tony Jones on Public Square Theology, Passionate Metaphors and Christianity 21: A Video Q&A

21 Big Ideas from 21 Leaders in 21 Minutes Each. That's the enticing tagline for...

September 2013

September 06, 2013

Sinner and Saint: An Interview with Nadia Bolz-Weber

Pastrix, the much-anticipated spiritual memoir of one of progressive Christianity’s most talked-about and unconventional pastors,...

May 2013

May 07, 2013

“Burn it all down” isn’t Christian: A Response to Mark Driscoll

By the Rev. Rich Cizik, President of the New Evangelical Partnership and national spokesperson for the Good Steward Campaign...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

Sharks, Dolphins, and the Curious Progressive Theology of Rob Bell

Rob Bell has long swum with the sharks. Everyone assumed he was a shark. But...