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December 2017

December 06, 2017

It’s About Time: The Person of the Year is… Women

It's a good day for women. And, in general, it's about time women had a...

December 05, 2017

All the Rage: What’s “In” This Holiday Season

So, happy Advent, everyone! What should we talk about today? The fact that the President...

December 04, 2017

Let God’s Blessings Trickle Down Slowly (and Other Stuff The Bible Doesn’t Say)

Let justice trickle down like a leaky faucet... Praise God from whom all blessings trickle...

November 2017

November 29, 2017

A Slow Burn: Why Matt Lauer Got Fired But Trump Is Still President

Bill Cosby. Louis C.K. Billy Bush. Harvey Weinstein. Charlie Rose. Matt Lauer. They're dropping like...

November 28, 2017

Outside the Box: Rethinking Holiday Charitable Giving

I am fundamentally opposed to Black Friday shopping. For many reasons, not the least of...

November 22, 2017

Holidays Are Complicated: But You Are Loved

“For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for...

November 13, 2017

At the Same Table: On God’s Economy, and Serving Two Masters

A stewardship sermon on Luke 16:1-13. The Parable of the Dishonest Manager 16 Then Jesus said to...

November 07, 2017

Do Not Go Gentle: For Fear of Death, For Love of Guns

Do not go gentle into that good night... Rage, rage against the dying of the...

November 02, 2017

5 Things for the Next 500 Years: The Church and the Next Reformation

Thanks to my friend Danny Gulden for this guest thoughts, as we mark the 500th...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

The Surprisingly Predictable Reason People Leave Church

Yesterday, a young woman walked into my office for new member class. I'd never met...

October 25, 2017

Who Markets the Gospel Better Than Church? Burger King, and Basically Everybody

Y'all know I love Church, right? LOVE it. For all of its imperfections, bumbling ways...

October 20, 2017

40 Things For My 40th Birthday: What I’m Giving Up, Embracing, Or Not Even Worried About

I’m trying to say it out loud, so here goes: I’m 40. Four-oh. 4-times-10. FORTY....

October 18, 2017

Footballs, Flags, and the Myth of Redemptive Violence

Guest post: Chris Furr The most popular entertainment company in America, the NFL, is slowly...

October 09, 2017

Hymns for the Crossing

When you are at the funeral of a non-church person, nobody sings.

October 05, 2017

Pro-Life Congressman is a Total Hypocrite, and Other Totally Unsurprising News

If that title sounds extreme and click-baity, that's intentional. Because the headlines (and tag lines,...

October 02, 2017

Your Prayers Mean Nothing: God Is Tired of Hearing About Guns

I recognize fully that I am screaming into the void here. These words fall on...

September 2017

September 29, 2017

Whose Face Do You See? Humanizing the Healthcare Debate

I'm grateful to my friend, Rev. Robyn Bles for sharing this guest post, on what would have...

September 28, 2017

Wide Awake: True Confessions of a Bedtime Hater

We've become a nation of walking zombies. It is affecting not just our health, but...

September 11, 2017

How 9/11 Gave Us President Trump

Earlier today, a friend (who was actually there) commented that the events of 9/11 set off...

September 05, 2017

$h^+ Jesus Says: On DACA, Pharisees, and Bogus Authority

The Bible mentions care and welcome of immigrants more than 90 times in the Old...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

Why I Agree With the Nashville Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

A brief PSA this morning: I agree with the #NashvilleStatement, issued yesterday from the Council of Biblical...

August 29, 2017

After the Storm: Help and Hope After Harvey

The last few days have been grim and heartbreaking. At the same time, we have...

August 18, 2017

Commemorating Hate: On Confederate Monuments, White Supremacy, and Where We Go From Here

Guest post: by Shawn McGuffey When I was in elementary school I loved the Dukes...

August 16, 2017

Praying Through a Megaphone: Taking Church Outside

Guest post: Rev. Megan Severns Huston This week I learned how to pray through a...

August 15, 2017

Trump Just Gave Us the Mother of All Civics Lessons: How Racism Works

I never (ever. ever) thought I would say this--but the president taught us an important...

August 12, 2017

Show Us Your Faces

They tried to stop it, you know. Local business owners. City officials. The University. Thinking...

August 09, 2017

Faith, Fire and Fury: Trump, Jeffress, and the Dangerous Theology of Kings

Guest Post: Rev. Brandon Gilvin I have a love-hate relationship with journalism that covers religion....

August 02, 2017

Grieving Grace

Guest Post: Keli Douglass I met Grace shortly after my husband and I moved to...

July 2017

July 26, 2017

Lace Up, and Go Care for the Wounded

A sad truth for today: I have maybe the best, most timely and important post...

July 25, 2017

Scouts Honor: 3 Responses to… Well, You Know

This morning, the internet was imploding with reactions to Trump's address to the annual Boy...

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