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August 2021

August 13, 2021

How Much Has Changed

Political activism, a renunciation of pacifism, and realizing my own queerness. Here's my attempt to...

August 23, 2020

The Big Book of Hippie Heretics (Daneen Akers’ Holy Troublemakers & Unconventional Saints)

These are the folks who care more about seeking justice and mercy than conforming to...

July 2019

July 16, 2019

Progressives Need to Start Preaching Hell Again

Maybe, rather than rushing in to immediately explain away what we think Jesus means by...

December 2018

December 10, 2018

The 4 Jesuses I Love (And I Don‘t Mean the 4 Gospels)

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Jesus, but there isn’t just one...

November 2018

November 18, 2018

An Open Letter to Brian Zahnd: On Full Participation in the Church

Dear Brian, I cannot overstate the positive impact you’ve had on my life. I’m so...

October 2018

October 16, 2018

The Actual Danger of Marcionism in Progressive Christianity

What could Nazis and an ancient heresy have to do with progressive Christianity? I’ll give...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

A Manifesto of Sorts for Hippie Heretics (and a New Facebook Group)

We are an online community of people seeking a safe space for discussion and fellowship...

August 25, 2018

On the Gender of God & Divine Pronouns

Our use of exclusively male pronouns for God has allowed us to subconsciously fall into...

August 03, 2018

Why I Value Christian “Orthodoxy”

I think I've just pinpointed, for myself, why I so value Christian “orthodoxy,” even though...

May 2018

May 28, 2018

Keith Giles on Jesus and the Bible

Check out the video of Keith’s talk (along with a brief appearance by yours truly),...

May 23, 2018

Has Inerrancy Become More Important than Orthodoxy?

The small conference I attended this past weekend may not represent American Christians on the...

May 09, 2018

What Hymns Still Work for You as a Progressive Christian?

I love the hymns I sang as a child, but so many of them are...

April 2018

April 16, 2018

The Theology of Battlestar Galactica (A New Podcast)

For any fans of science fiction and theology, I’d like to draw your attention to...

April 12, 2018

Hell & Mr. Pearson (A Review of Come Sunday)

Come Sunday starts off with a familiar scenario. Our main character is seated on a...

April 01, 2018

How Smoking a Pipe Turned Me Into a Calvinist

Everyone knows of the health risks associated with smoking a pipe. But no one ever...

March 2018

March 21, 2018

Different Faiths, Same Religion

We all have a faith, and we all have a religion, but the two aren’t...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

A Response to My Former Self on Unity & Theological Essentials

Four years ago, I wrote a chapter for the book, Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity....

August 2017

August 31, 2017

It’s Time for the Church to Talk About Polyamory

Where are the serious public conversations about polyamory? Why aren’t most LGBTQ-affirming churches being equally...

August 29, 2017

Top 10 Books That Most Impacted My Spiritual Journey

Every book I read influences me in one way or another. But a handful of...

August 16, 2017

What I’ve Learned from Dead Guys (Podcast Interview)

Ryan Cagle and I chat about C.S. Lewis, St. Athanasius, George MacDonald, and my journey...

August 08, 2017

What Do You Think of Patheos’ New Design?

Patheos has a brand-new look. What do you think? Let’s hear your feedback!

July 2017

July 25, 2017

Thoughts on the Eucharist: Mystical, Not Magical, and Everyone Is Included

Does Jesus have a checklist of requirements that must be met before making himself present?...

July 20, 2017

A Response to Preston Sprinkle on LifeWay and “the Biblical View of Marriage”

When I posted about LifeWay’s so-called “biblical view of marriage,” Preston Sprinkle made a critical...

July 10, 2017

Faith Communities (and a Hate Group) at Bellingham Pride

I was thrilled to see nine affirming congregations at my city’s Pride parade. And when...

July 06, 2017

Yes, I Am a Christolator

An idol is an image made to represent God. But Jesus actually is “the image...

June 2017

June 20, 2017

A Challenge to Those on the Fence about LGBTQ Affirmation

I get it. You don’t hate LGBTQ people. You’d like to affirm them, but you...

June 15, 2017

Can You Love LGBTQ People while Condemning Their Relationships?

Which side of history will we land on? How will our actions appear in retrospect?...

April 2017

April 21, 2017

I’m Giving Away a Stack of 7 Books! (R. Foster, B. MacHaffie, B. McLaren, R. Sider, J. Yoder, et al.)

I have a problem. I like used-book and thrift stores too much. I can’t help...

April 10, 2017

Eric Seibert on God, Violence, and Scripture (Some Introductory Remarks)

I’ve wrestled long and hard with my understanding of scripture. I was raised to believe...

April 06, 2017

On “Picking and Choosing” Beliefs with Humility

I had an interesting conversation in the comments of another post, and I thought it...