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December 2014

December 29, 2014

5 Areas Where Progressive Christian Culture Completely Loses Me

I'm obviously known as a "Progressive Christian." While I am not a fan of labels,...

December 17, 2014

Rob Bell: A Symbol Of Every Evangelical Who’s Been Shunned For Asking Questions

The internet is abuzz again about Rob Bell in a way we haven't seen since...

December 13, 2014

The Top 5 Issues That Earned Me Hate-Mail In 2014

Anyone who makes their living sharing ideas will get plenty of critique-- and that's fair....

December 10, 2014

Christians And The Pledge of Allegiance: It Should Be A Closed Case Now #TortureReport

Earlier this year I wrote a piece on why Christians might want to abstain from...

December 05, 2014

Fox News: If You’re Going To Run For President You Can’t Talk Like Jesus

I'm not supporting either party for president next year, and for the most part want...

December 05, 2014

Why Cops Are Killing Unarmed People: Understanding The Big Picture

Between John Crawford, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, and a host of other people...

December 02, 2014

Crime & Punishment In America: Maybe We’re Doing It Wrong?

10.2 million people sit in prison cells today around the world-- and almost half of...

November 2014

November 28, 2014

An Evening With Frank Schaeffer

For those who have read my friend Frank Schaeffer's book, Why I'm An Atheist Who...

November 26, 2014

10 Things Christians Should Consider On Black Friday

Every year Americans kick off the Christmas season by heading out to the stores to...

November 13, 2014

Being Christian In A Post-Christian World (That God Show, Episode 11)

Like it or not, the Christian stage is changing. The era of Christendom that has...

November 10, 2014

Why Nonaffirming Evangelicals Can Still Support Marriage Equality (And Should)

Can a conservative evangelical Christian who holds the personal theological conviction that homosexual behavior is...

November 04, 2014

Brittany Maynard Didn’t Commit Suicide (What We Can Learn From 9-11’s “Falling Man”)

This article also featured at: ... The past few days have been filled with news...

October 2014

October 27, 2014

5 Reasons Why I Won’t Give Up On “The Church”

A few weeks ago I was in LA for a panel discussion with Christian Piatt,...

October 18, 2014

“Comfortable Myths” And Why Christianity Isn’t One

The other day I wrote a post called Why I Couldn't Be An Atheist Even...

October 15, 2014

Breaking: Mark Driscoll Resigns As Pastor of Mars Hill

The long awaited answer from Mars Hill has come; Mark Driscoll has resigned his position...

October 07, 2014

How Violence Is Justified But Homosexuality Is Wrong, When You’re A Biblical Literalist

I spend a lot of my time discussing Christian discipleship and educating people on the...

October 06, 2014

What We Can Learn From The Failure Of The Religious Right (And Why They’re In A Panic)

The Religious Right has failed, and now they're panicking. They've been this way for quite...

October 04, 2014

10 Movies That Were More Biblical Than “Left Behind”

Last night was the opening night of the "much anticipated" re-make of Kirk Cameron's "masterpiece"...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

Suicide Prevention: It’s Time For The Church To Get Serious

I wear a lot of labels in life-- or perhaps from a different vantage point,...

September 22, 2014

Jesus Says Those “Left Behind” Are The Lucky Ones (the most ironic thing the movie won’t tell you)

In the lead up to the release of the remake of Left Behind hitting theaters...

September 17, 2014

Why Jesus Wants You To Stop Spanking Your Kids

When NFL player Adrian Peterson was recently arrested and temporarily suspended for child abuse (after...

September 16, 2014

Is It Time To Remove The Flag From The Church Sanctuary?

If one were to walk into an American Church, it's far more likely than not...

September 06, 2014

Dear Fundamentalist Trolls: You’re Not Helping Anyone (and I say this in love)

Dear Fundamentalist Trolls of the Christian Internet, As much as it might shock the world...

September 03, 2014

Duck Dynasty And Dealing With ISIS

From the Duck Dynasty study Bible perhaps:

September 03, 2014

10 Things Your Childhood Pastor Didn’t Tell You (But Should Have)

What things do you know now that you wish your childhood pastor would have told...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

I’m Thinking That Calvinism Needs An Extreme Makeover (#CalvinismDebate)

Last night I tuned into the Calvinism debate that was lighting up twitter, and really...

August 27, 2014

5 Reasons Why More Christians Are Rejecting The Traditional View of Hell

More and more Christians are beginning to reject the traditional view of hell which...

August 26, 2014

9 Year Old Accidentally Kills Shooting Instructor With Uzi

In America, we love our food. We also love our big guns. Why not combine...

August 25, 2014

A Prayer For The Real Lives In The Mark Driscoll Saga

Yesterday afternoon the internet lit up with breaking news that Seattle based mega-church pastor, Mark...

August 15, 2014

Why We’re Still Unwilling To Admit To Systemic Racism in America

If you're not up to speed on what's happening in Ferguson, Missouri, I hope you'll...

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