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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...

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...

August 2018

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...

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 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...

April 2018

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

October 2017

October 02, 2017

Is God Polyamorous?

Is God monogamous or polyamorous? To answer this question, let’s examine the Trinity, God’s relationship...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

The Nashville Statement—A Point-by-Point Response

Something compelled me to write a point-by-point response to all of their affirmations and denials....

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...

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 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 27, 2017

The Invisible Man and His Shadow (An Allegory)

There once was an invisible man. Though no one could see this man, they could...