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March 2023

March 26, 2023

When Opinions Are Facts: the Dumbing Down of American Christianity

I was seventeen in 1988, and Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ had just landed...

February 2016

February 17, 2016

Lessons the Church Could Learn from the Temptations of Christ

Jesus sat in a shaded outcropping of rocks as the heat rose off the desert...

December 2015

December 17, 2015

Does Your Church Have a Shooter Policy?

It's crazy that I need to ask you this question, but for the sake of...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

3 Reasons Trump’s the Ideal Evangelical Candidate

It's with horror and fascination that I watch Donald Trump jockey to be the Republican...

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...

July 2014

July 06, 2014

Ask Jayson: How Do I Share My Trials in a Healthy Way?

Dear Jayson, My husband was recently diagnosed with cancer and we're going through a lot...

April 2014

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...

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...