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May 2017

May 14, 2017

The Vagina of Jesus

*Originally Published July 17, 2015 “How dare you insinuate Jesus had a vagina!”...

January 2017

January 29, 2017

Where are the Christians?

Throughout our country, millions of Christians are sitting in church at this very hour....

June 2016

June 09, 2016

On Conflict: Conversations with a Disciple

*Christian Parks is accompanying me again this summer. Throughout our time together, we will...

February 2016

February 17, 2016

Lenten Remix 6: I Never Left.

"Surely I never left." Right at the end of the Bible, Revelation 22:20...

February 05, 2016

Government Should be Afraid of Christians / A Word from Zimbabwe

"He's the best leader in the world." On my final flight into Zimbabwe, I overheard...

January 2016

January 06, 2016

The Sad Case of Dr. Larycia Hawkins

Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? Dr. Larycia Hawkins believes so. Wheaton...

January 03, 2016

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr Lives! : A Word to Christians

Throughout the last five years, I've followed the case of human rights champion Saudi...

October 2015

October 21, 2015

The Heresy of Quiet Times

"Jesus happens in quiet times." Growing up, I remember a minister consistently using this...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Richard Glossip is Scheduled to Die for Our Sins

Over and over, Justin Sneed slammed a baseball bat into the flesh of Barry...

June 2015

June 02, 2015

On Jesus…

*a theological conversation between Christian and I on the lake in North Georgia ...

May 2015

May 16, 2015

Communing with James Holmes

In Matthew 25, Jesus said, "I was in prison and you visited me (or...

May 14, 2015

The Church is Dying…Kill It.

According to the Pew Research Center, the Christian population in the United States has...

May 04, 2015

Liberation Will Only Come Through Revolution

In the wake of the flames of the streets of Baltimore, Christians of all stripes...

April 2015

April 08, 2015

The White Jesus is a Serial Killer

You see them lurking in the hallways of church after church. In the same tired...

March 2015

March 05, 2015

A Real Christian in Arizona Saves Jodi Arias’ Life

Wielding a knife and gun, Jodi Arias brutally killed Travis Alexander. By the time her...

March 03, 2015

Why Kelly Gissendaner Almost Died.

Kelly Gissendaner almost died for the sins of Christians. When word came in that...

February 2015

February 04, 2015

Prophetic Words at the Vigil for Ty Underwood: A Transgender Woman of Color Murdered in North Tyler, Texas

I have lived in Texas for about three years now. My wife Emily and...

February 04, 2015

Texas’ Killer Christians: Praying Against a Culture of Death

In John 14:6, Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the...

January 2015

January 15, 2015

The Rape and Death of a Baby: The Grace of a Mom

Adrianna Waller was a beautiful baby. On August 22, 1997, Charles Warner was supposed...

January 07, 2015

Dangerous Theology in Houston: Excerptible Words from Speaking Tour on the Death Penalty

- Excerpt from address to Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Houston Chapter on...

November 2014

November 25, 2014

The Indictment of Jesus in the Flames of Ferguson

I have not looked at all the evidence. I only know that an armed police...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

An Open Letter to Christians on Immigration

July 31, 2014 An Open Letter to Christians on Immigration Friends. Jesus fled after his...