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2018-05-31T09:24:20-07:00

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What Hymns Still Work for You as a Progressive Christian?

Last updated on: May 31, 2018 at 9:24 am By Chuck McKnight

I love the hymns I sang as a child, but so many of them are problematic. If you’re a progressive Christian who still appreciates hymns, then I’d like to hear from you. Read more

2018-04-16T10:54:05-07:00

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The Theology of Battlestar Galactica (A New Podcast)

Last updated on: April 16, 2018 at 10:54 am By Chuck McKnight

For any fans of science fiction and theology, I’d like to draw your attention to a new podcast I’m a part of, along with fellow-Patheos-blogger Keith Giles, plus Jennifer Neyhart and John Weldy. Read more

2018-04-12T10:02:03-07:00

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

Last updated on: April 12, 2018 at 10:02 am By Chuck McKnight

Come Sunday starts off with a familiar scenario. Our main character is seated on a plane next to a woman, and because he knows she’ll burn in hell for all of eternity if he doesn’t say something, he has to engage her in conversation in order to lead her to salvation. Read more

2018-04-01T10:37:05-07:00

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How Smoking a Pipe Turned Me Into a Calvinist

Last updated on: April 1, 2018 at 10:37 am By Chuck McKnight

Everyone knows of the health risks associated with smoking a pipe. But no one ever warned me about the far greater risk it posed to my soul. I thus humbly offer my cautionary tale, in the hope that you may be spared my dreadful plight. Read more

2018-03-21T09:54:09-07:00

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Different Faiths, Same Religion

Last updated on: March 21, 2018 at 9:54 am By Chuck McKnight

We all have a faith, and we all have a religion, but the two aren’t always the same. And those of different faiths may well share the same religion. Read more

2018-03-14T09:25:48-07:00

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My “Silly Little Article” and a Powerful Response

Last updated on: March 14, 2018 at 9:25 am By Chuck McKnight

Jera Brown asks, “Why must it be silly to imagine that an embodied version of God could be anything other than a cis-gendered man?” Read more

2018-01-31T05:50:52-07:00

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A Response to My Former Self on Unity & Theological Essentials

Last updated on: January 31, 2018 at 5:50 am By Chuck McKnight

Four years ago, I wrote a chapter for the book, Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity. Here’s where I now disagree with what I wrote back then. Read more

2018-03-14T09:11:10-07:00

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Could Jesus Have Been Biologically Intersex?

Last updated on: March 14, 2018 at 9:11 am By Chuck McKnight

Here are a few reasons why I think that Jesus may have been intersex. That is, his physical anatomy was neither distinctly male nor distinctly female. Read more

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2018-01-18T05:19:25-07:00

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How Trump and an Unlikely Parable Changed My Mind about Voting

Last updated on: January 18, 2018 at 5:19 am By Chuck McKnight

Despite my opposition to Donald Trump, I chose not to vote in the 2016 United States presidential election. Here’s why I’ve now changed my mind. Read more

2018-01-14T10:55:11-07:00

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The Many Marriages of David & Solomon

Last updated on: January 14, 2018 at 10:55 am By Chuck McKnight

David is nothing short of abusive toward his wives. But Solomon appears to truly love his wives. How do patriarchy and polygamy play into all this? Read more

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