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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...

September 2020

September 18, 2020

Yes, Metaxas, Racism Is Still Wrong without God

According to Eric Metaxas, evil is only evil because God says so, and if God...

August 2020

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...

March 2019

March 11, 2019

Jesus Was a Socialist

Many Christians think socialism is at odds with their faith. But Jesus taught (and the...

December 2018

December 24, 2018

“Christmas Heresy” by Andrew Robinson (Guest Poem)

“Centuries and generations of white Jesus art have convinced us that Christmas is about us.”

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...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

Marrying Differently: Why I Call My Polyamorous Relationships Marriage (Guest Post)

In this guest post, we’ll hear from Annie Thomas, as she shares her story of...

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...

July 2018

July 03, 2018

Rethinking Petitionary Prayer with Mark Karris (Review of Divine Echoes)

In Divine Echoes, Mark Karris tackles our understanding of petitionary prayer in light of the...

June 2018

June 19, 2018

In the Beginning Was Love

In the beginning was Love. Love was with God, and Love was God, for God...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Top 25 Favorite Hymns of Progressive Christians

Based on your responses, here are the 25 hymns most loved by progressive Christians—and we...

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...

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....

January 16, 2018

How Trump and an Unlikely Parable Changed My Mind about Voting

Despite my opposition to Donald Trump, I chose not to vote in the 2016 United...

December 2017

December 14, 2017

The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT Distilled (with Danny Prada)

My friend Danny Prada, lead pastor of HeartWay Church, has distilled the points of WHEAT...

September 2017

September 20, 2017

Christian Sexual Ethics and Polyamory

Margaret A. Farley has identified seven guiding principles for navigating matters of sexuality from a...

September 11, 2017

What Polyamory Is Not

It’s important to understand what is meant by polyamory. With so many misconceptions surrounding it,...

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...

July 2017

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?...

June 06, 2017

Transformative Love (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

Salvation—theosis—is the process of being transformed by God’s love into his image. We can’t “lose”...

May 2017

May 30, 2017

Absolute Grace (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

The God revealed in Jesus is one of kenosis, which means that he cannot violate...