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August 2015

August 12, 2015

How To Be A Progressive Christian Without Being A Grump About It

So you're a Progressive Christian? Great, we welcome you. Whether you're a Mainline Progressive™, a...

January 2015

January 15, 2015

And Here’s The Irony: We’re All Fundamentalists In The End

Lately I've been attempting to spark discussion around the internet on the use of Christian...

January 05, 2015

Understanding The Span Of The Progressive Christian Label

Last week I wrote two back-to-back posts dealing with Christian labels, and how there are...

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,...

July 2014

July 01, 2014

Matthew Vines v. Michael Brown: The Gay Christian Debate

The other day Michael Brown agreed to debate Matthew Vines on the issue "can you...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

3 Key Reasons Why Religious Right Leaders Are So Angry

What's worse from their perspective, is the situation is more than just the fact these...

June 25, 2014

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim and The First World Problem of “Religious Persecution”

It seems that what has happened here is that persecution in America has become just...

June 20, 2014

Be Not Deceived: There’s No Such Thing As A “Christian Banker”

The Bible calls bankers who lend money for interest an "abomination". Why aren't we putting...

June 18, 2014

Permission to Ask The Hard Questions (Scripture for the 21st Century)

Many individuals walking from conservative expressions of Christianity perhaps would walk away from Christianity entirely...

June 10, 2014

10 Things I’ve Learned After A Year Of Christian Blogging

With all the drama we've seen in the last year, the truth remains that I...

April 2014

April 09, 2014

How To Be A Christian Without Being A Total $@#& About It.

Let's be honest: Christianity in America has an image crisis, and justifiably so. Somehow the...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

The Un-Christian Nature Of New “Religious Freedom” Laws

Kristen Powers and Jonathan Merritt had a great article the other day pointing out the...

February 05, 2014

How Ken Ham Just Carried The Entire Jesus Movement Backwards

Ken Ham wasn't the only person who lost something in the debate-- you and I...

February 04, 2014

The Future of Progressive/Emergent Christianity: Three Steps Toward Shaping The Future

As people who often find themselves on the margins of faith, it would be easy...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

10 Reasons I’m Glad I Came Out As A Progressive Christian

If you in a conservative expression of Christianity but secretly a "progressive", life can be...

January 23, 2014

Your Same Sex Marriage Hasn’t Affected The Sanctity Of Mine (an apology to the LGBT community)

A new study shows that divorce rates are highest in areas with conservative Christians-- not...

January 04, 2014

Dear Evangelicalism: I Don’t Think This Relationship Is Going To Work.

If evangelicalism were a person, here's what I'd need to say: So, Evangelicalism... it's me....

January 02, 2014

American Slavery, Marriage Equality, and the Wrath of God

Reflecting back on the movies I saw in 2013, the most powerful movie was hands...

December 2013

December 20, 2013

10 Reasons Why I’m Falling In Love With Pope Francis

Pope Francis was recently named Time Magazine's Person of the Year, a choice that I...

November 2013

November 13, 2013

10 Reasons Why Reading The Bible Makes Us More Progressive

In a piece I published yesterday, (Study Shows: Reading Your Bible Often Makes You More...

November 12, 2013

Study Shows: Reading Your Bible Often Will Make You A Flaming Liberal

Ok, well... maybe not a "flaming" liberal. I just said that to get you to...

October 2013

October 17, 2013

Fundamentalist: we’re all at risk of becoming one

It's easy to take a stand against Christian fundamentalism. Many of us have had previous...

September 2013

September 17, 2013

Simple Life: why we need less stuff in our lives

In February, I found myself spending time in the slums of Mumbai, India while on...

September 03, 2013

Wrestling with God: (Why am I still convinced God hates me?)

While I broke with fundamentalist religion somewhere around 2007, I still struggle. As any therapist...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

Real vs. Fake Christian Persecution: how you can spot the difference

One of my biggest pet peeves in this world, is when folks in my tribe...

June 2013

June 21, 2013

10 Things You Can’t Do and Still Call Yourself “Pro-Life”

Being "pro-life" had always been something that was central to my identity. I learned early...

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