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July 2015

July 27, 2015

More than Half Enough

Guest post, by Rev. Ryan Motter “Well, look at you. You’re half the man you...

July 13, 2015

Saving Atticus

One day, all is right with the literary world... And then suddenly, one of the most...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

Prisoners, Nuns and Mockingbirds: a Summer Reading List

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Summer is for slackers. And non-fiction...

June 10, 2015

Who Run the World (#ChurchGirls): 10 Threatening Women to Watch

You guys, this is adorable. A friend sent me this blog post about how to know...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

10 Marks of Fundamentalism

Listen, let’s talk about this. Based on the comments section of last week’s post about...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

Anatomy of Worth: TV’s Sanctity of Life Problem

McDreamy is McDead. And I was too distracted by the bad writing to be upset....

September 2014

September 22, 2014

The One Where We Can’t Go Home Again

20 years ago today, the pilot episode of Friends aired in primetime on NBC. 20 YEARS,...

June 2014

June 04, 2014

Screaming Like a Girl

The small boys were screaming—nay, shrieking—on the playground. It was all in good 4-year-old fun,...

April 2014

April 01, 2014

Love and Perfect–Wait for it–Timing

Major spoiler alert—(insert Ted and Robin salute—Major Spoiler Alert!) If don't want to know how...

March 2014

March 19, 2014

Singing in Dimly Lit Places: Is Religious Freedom Under Threat?

Here is the question that will be on Patheos Public Square next week: While the...

March 17, 2014

Green With Cultural Envy: Why We’re Over the Top for Every Possible Holiday

The Sunday before Valentine's day, I was doing my usual Sunday afternoon thing--staring at the...

January 2014

January 16, 2014

Jesus, Tebow, and Grandma God: The New Trinity

Some days, I come across an article that restores my faith in humanity, and gives me hope...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Year of the Dude: Hyper-Masculinity in Marketing, Media and Mega-church

Any time i post an especially pro-woman bit of commentary, i get feedback saying that...

January 2013

January 08, 2013

The Gospel of Grantham

If you want to know what a nerd I am, I'm going to tell you....

December 2012

December 01, 2012

A Prayer for World AIDS Day

Eight years ago, I went on a small mission trip to Swaziland, a tiny little...

October 2012

October 16, 2012

Like a Child

When the kids hit that tiny carpet square in Worship and Wonder, they say some...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

The Pottery Barn Catalog (and other pornographic literature…)

It's here! It's here! The October Pottery Barn catalog...be still my heart. I mean, it...

August 2012

August 03, 2012

Fearfully, Wonderfully

Can't wait to get home and watch the Hunger Games! Wait..I mean, the Olympics.

June 2012

June 09, 2012

The Great American Road Trip

What is it that keeps us moving? What are we looking for? I've wondered about...

April 2012

April 12, 2012

GCB: The Good, the Gag-me, and the Gospel

I love the GCB. And it bugs me. And I love to let it bug...

April 10, 2012

S*^! Jesus Says… Or Doesn’t

I just dropped a book, picked it up, and then proceeded to trip over a...

March 2012

March 31, 2012

A Handful of Change

Recession, re-shmession. I know it's tough out there. I know people have lost jobs and...

March 29, 2012

Louder and Less Polite

It is not news that people are leaving the Christian faith. Or that, increasingly, they...

March 27, 2012

Yes, AND: The Gospel of Tina Fey for Congregational Transformation

It's been about 6 months now since Foothills adopted an "Open and Affirming" mission. As...

February 2012

February 07, 2012

If-i-sodes

I'm almost a week late in getting to this post, but it must be said:...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

Who Comes This Night, Take 2!

As promised earlier today ("To Welcome in the Stranger") here's another take of "Who Comes this Night,"...

December 21, 2011

To Welcome in the Stranger

Oh, the lovely and wonderful things that they don't play on the radio. In the...

December 17, 2011

Ready: Week 3, Day 3

I took a self-care day today. That means, took the kids to a baby sitter,...

December 13, 2011

Week 3, Day 1: Dance it Out

Back to my rant on Celine Dion--if you like her, it's fine. Not judging. Nor...

December 12, 2011

Week 3: The Beginnings of Joy

There's just something about a good beginning... If we are honest, any good preacher or...