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July 2015

July 03, 2015

Yes, Matt Walsh’s Logic Hurts Me Personally

A few people shared Matt Walsh's latest blog post on Facebook today (for those who don't...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

A Gospel That Encourages Division Is Not the Gospel

A family member I hadn't talk to in years reach out to me on Facebook. They...

June 01, 2015

Why We’re Failing at Spiritual Transformation

I recently addressed the question, Are Christians Overselling Transformation? In this post, I looked at how often...

April 2015

April 16, 2015

5 Reasons I Won’t Give Up on the Local Church

The early 90s were awash in books explaining why Generation X was abandoning the church....

April 11, 2015

Finding Peace with Your Inner Hypocrite

“Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A...

April 10, 2015

Christ’s Midwives: Giving Birth to the Kingdom

“We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Reasoning with My Critics in the Cleavage Wars

Never read the comments. This is a lesson I know, but always seem to forget. I had...

January 25, 2015

“Christian Cleavage” Probably Isn’t the Problem

It was the last and final interview. I'd sat through two discussions with this woman already,...

January 06, 2015

Olly Olly Oxen Free: What if God Will Use Anyone!?

My friend Amy* shared this on Facebook yesterday, “I became a Christian just after midnight...

December 2014

December 16, 2014

What If You Could Value Something without Agreeing?

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ometimes I'll stumble across someone promoting my blog and they'll say something like, “I don't...

December 12, 2014

Embracing the Heartbreak of the Advent Season

I can't get away from the daily terrible and heartbreaking news that gets plastered...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

Divorce: When the Church Adds Insult to Injury

I was talking church with a friend over coffee, and he alluded to some difficulties...

August 20, 2014

Coming Out of the Evangelical Closet

I'm sorry; I just forget. I run with a lot of free thinkers and I forget...

August 18, 2014

Rescuing Theology from White European Males

Do a Google Image Search for the word “theologian,” and you'll scroll through page after page...

August 14, 2014

21 Signs You Might Be a Terrible Christian

I had a discussion with someone today who told smugly told me how much he...

August 04, 2014

A Worship Leader Questions Modern Worship

I've led worship in a number of evangelical contexts for the better part of 24...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

Emotional Bullying: Using Guilt to Lead Kids to God

I was talking to a friend who, although raised in the church, is pretty antagonistic...

June 2014

June 16, 2014

The Time Mr. Rogers Slapped Me Upside the Head

Every time I've sat down to write a post in the last month, I've come...

April 2014

April 26, 2014

How the Rich Can Make Church a Safe Place for the Greedy

I read Dannah Gresh's Charisma article How Women Can Make Church a Safe Place for Men and...

April 24, 2014

Before Sharing Your Religious Opinion on Facebook

Abortion. Divorce. Homosexuality. Poverty. When you have a bunch of Christians in your Facebook news...

April 21, 2014

Making Room in Church for Your Ideological Enemies

If I had to put together 12 men who would follow me throughout my ministry, I...

April 18, 2014

Can You Drink This Cup? A Good Friday Responsive Reading

I had to write a responsive reading for our Good Friday service. I thought...

April 15, 2014

An Open Letter to the church from the Church on Tithing

Dear church, You want us to tithe, and we can appreciate that. We've listened to your sermons,...

April 01, 2014

Integrating Our Culturally Divided Churches

I can't quite remember how Juan Lopez and I got to know each other. We...

February 2014

February 09, 2014

What If Every Success Isn’t a Blessing!?

I went on Twitter and looked up #blessed to see what God had been busy doing...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Shut Up and Let Me Grieve

“Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall”—Longfellow...

January 01, 2014

4 Reasons I Won’t Listen to Shouting Pastors

I like to think of myself as a sensible and sensitive person. If I visit...

December 2013

December 04, 2013

Christianity and the Spiral of Silence

Pastor Mark dropped what seemed like an entire ream of paper in my lap. “We're...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Isn’t It Time the Church Gave Singles a Break?

When Christians gather for worship, it's around the things we have in common. A common...

August 29, 2013

8 Commenters You Meet on Christian Blogs

I have been blogging for a while, and reading blogs even longer. Here are a...