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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...

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.”

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 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...

January 2018

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 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...

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...

June 2017

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...

May 25, 2017

Exhaustive Reconciliation (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

God does not demand payment for sins, for he truly does forgive us. And he...

May 21, 2017

Human Solidarity (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

Jesus accomplished our salvation by uniting his divine nature with our human nature, and he...

May 18, 2017

Wounded Children (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

“Depravity” is not only a pessimistic view of the state of humanity, but also a...

May 16, 2017

The God Jesus Reveals (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

Jesus is the Word of God. Any picture of God that runs counter to the...

May 09, 2017

The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT (Not TULIP, DAISY, or ROSES)

It’s time for a new acronym—a counter-narrative to the Calvinistic gospel of TULIP, as well...

April 2017

April 27, 2017

A Few Quick Thoughts on Jesus and Bibliolatry

Jesus taught them, saying, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your...

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 17, 2017

The Least of All Nations (RTT)

For week three of Random Text Tuesday (RTT), my random-text selector gave me Obadiah 2....

April 14, 2017

What Did Jesus’ Death Accomplish? (Here’s the Best Explanation I’ve Heard)

It’s Good Friday, and the church is contemplating the death of Christ. Why did he...

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...