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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...

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...

March 2018

March 14, 2018

My “Silly Little Article” and a Powerful Response

Jera Brown asks, “Why must it be silly to imagine that an embodied version of...

January 2018

January 23, 2018

Could Jesus Have Been Biologically Intersex?

Here are a few reasons why I think that Jesus may have been intersex. That...

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...

January 08, 2018

The Many Marriages of David & Solomon

David is nothing short of abusive toward his wives. But Solomon appears to truly love...

December 2017

December 05, 2017

The New Testament: A Translation by David Bentley Hart (Book Review)

It’s quirky and awkward, and I love it! Hart has gifted us with a meticulously...

November 2017

November 15, 2017

Jacob’s Marriage to Leah, Rachel, Bilhah & Zilpah

Jacob is only said to have loved one woman, but patriarchy pushed him into marrying...

November 10, 2017

Abram’s Marriage to Sarai, Hagar, Keturah & Others

Sarai and Hagar had their fair share of disputes. Did their conflicts stem from polygamy?...

November 07, 2017

Polygamy and the Problem of Patriarchy

Does the Bible critique polygamy by demonstrating problems in polygamous marriages? Or could patriarchy be...

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 20, 2017

The Violence of Scripture by Eric A. Seibert (Book Review)

This is part three of a three-part review of Eric Seibert’s books. See my introductory...

April 04, 2017

A Day of Darkness and Gloom (RTT)

For the inaugural post of Random Text Tuesday (RTT), my random-text selector gave me Esther...

March 2017

March 12, 2017

Why Evolution May Be More Important to the Church Than I Once Believed

My background is steeped in Young Earth Creationism (YEC). I heard it taught as gospel...

March 06, 2017

Mirror Bible by Francois du Toit (Book Review)

January 2017

January 25, 2017

An Open Letter to Jesus: Find Common Ground

Dear Jesus, Let me start by saying how much I appreciate the majority of what...

January 09, 2017

The Divine Dance by Richard Rohr & Mike Morrell (Book Review)

This is a book about the Trinity, but it’s not your average exposition of the...

November 2016

November 24, 2016

A Day of Thanksgiving?

Today is called “Thanksgiving.” And there’s no doubt that I—well situated in my life of...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

A Gay-Affirming Christian, Part 2: The Biblical Case for Marriage

This is the second post in a series arguing for the legitimacy of LGBTQ relationships...