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March 2021

March 22, 2021

Paradigm shift: the Parable of the Diaper

I want to talk today about being honest enough with ourselves to make an occasional...

March 17, 2021

Can we learn to love our trans neighbors?

Trans bathrooms, trans athletes can give us Christians panic attacks. We need to let go...

March 12, 2021

“When I was hungry, you handcuffed me” – see Jesus in Palestinian children

It's time to end the phenomenon called "Progressive Except Palestine" (PEP), and progressive Christians ought...

March 10, 2021

Beth Moore: the cost of leaving home

Beth Moore is conducting her own personal, yet very public exodus from the Southern Baptist...

March 08, 2021

“Wait, the Bible says THAT?” Faith that catches Jesus’ attention

Today, there is perhaps no more important topic for Christians to study than inclusion –...

March 04, 2021

Interfaith harmony: the kinship of Christians and Muslims

Is it possible for Christians and Muslims to live side-by-side without trying to convert each...

February 2021

February 27, 2021

Trump’s golden calves (and the rest of his golden body)

It's practically a Golden Calf. The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is in full swing,...

February 22, 2021

Dear Conservative Christians: the world is complex and nuanced

Conservative Christianity as a whole seems to embrace a type of binary thinking that is...

February 15, 2021

Evangelicals: you *know* what you need to do now

Just a quick post here to say to evangelicals that Jesus never promised you a...

February 11, 2021

Are you too spiritual – so heavenly minded, you’re no earthly good?

"Too spiritual. So heavenly minded, you're no earthly good" – a few years ago, I...

February 07, 2021

Disgraced Congresswoman Greene is Christian Nationalism’s new hero

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene may have been censured, but she didn’t repent. She continues leading...

February 01, 2021

Israel, Palestine, and Covid 19: a travesty

Israel, Palestine, and Covid 19: “No country has done what we are able to do,”...

January 2021

January 25, 2021

We’ve made God in our image, and we’re answering our own prayers

Ever since Inauguration Day, Evangelical Christians have been declaring on social media their plan to...

January 18, 2021

Evangelicals, you have some denouncing to do

Whether you supported the Capitol attack or not, Evangelicals, you are forever tied to the...

January 17, 2021

Hate has no home in Christianity

Jesus expects us to love even our enemies, but Christians apparently love to hate each...

January 15, 2021

Evangelicals and Progressives, let’s dialogue about privilege

Among the many misunderstandings between Evangelicals and Progressives, the idea of "privilege" is high on...

January 08, 2021

Come Sail Away (Part Three) – “This sounds like a coup”

(Part One of Come Sail Away is here, Part Two is here.) As the guests...

January 05, 2021

Evangelicals and progressives: let’s dialogue about Jesus and poverty

Instead of talking past each other or ignoring each other, can we start listening? I'll...

January 01, 2021

It’s a good day to get caught up!

Post Apocalypse! It's come to my attention that, due to a flukey tech problem at...

December 2020

December 30, 2020

In the new year, resolve to improve your Cultural Intelligence

"Cultural intelligence" – the capability to relate and work effectively across cultures – is something...

December 27, 2020

Christianity and Covid: “freedom” shouldn’t be deadly

333,000 Americans have died of Covid – but I know some Christians who are loudly...

December 22, 2020

This Christmas in Bethlehem, Palestine

Question: O little town of Bethlehem, how are you doing this Christmas? Answer: You'd better...

December 18, 2020

What if I don’t actually “need” my stimulus check?

Jesus had much to say about finances, and his words offer a profound challenge for...

December 15, 2020

The significance of Baby Jesus as a person of color

White Christians: we need to embrace the truth about Jesus: he was one of them...

December 11, 2020

Come Sail Away – a parable, Part Two

(Part One of Come Sail Away is here.) As you leave the prayer meeting, you...

December 09, 2020

Conservative Christians need to outgrow binary thinking

The universe is complex and full of nuance. A binary approach – right/wrong (i.e. my...

December 04, 2020

Come Sail Away – a parable, Part One

Today is the big day. You sold everything you owned and bought a ticket on...

December 01, 2020

Learning to love my gay neighbor, Part Three: Affirmation

The journey to loving and accepting those around us who are gay requires that we...

November 2020

November 28, 2020

The folly of having “right” theology

Many Christians (including my previous self) are so busy assuming our theology is "right" that...

November 19, 2020

Learning to love my gay neighbor, Part Two: Empathy

We can’t love our LGBT neighbors if we’re too busy judging them. Empathy is a...

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