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March 2019

March 12, 2019

Do You Want To Live A Beautiful Life?

Wendy and I spent most of the day on Saturday at an event that...

March 04, 2019

Failing Our Way To Success

The Gospel is a picture of what it looks like to descend into greatness....

March 02, 2019

What If Jesus Isn’t Coming Back Anytime Soon?

What if Jesus isn’t coming back soon? For many Christians, the hope and promise...

February 2019

February 22, 2019

Turn, Turn, Kill?

There's a famous song written by Pete Seeger, yet popularized by The Byrds way back...

February 21, 2019

Answering Questions about Our House Church Family

Someone asked me some questions about our house church in California and since I've already...

February 20, 2019

A Church That Gives Everything Away

“Let the strong take care of the weak; let the weak respect the strong....

February 14, 2019

Unbalanced: The Dangers of Unconditional Love

Anytime we speak about the extravagant and unending love of God for people, we...

February 12, 2019

Jesus: The Goat Shepherd

I'm currently reading a book about the early Christian church and came across this amazing...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

A Better Way To End Abortion In America

Christians in America are stuck on a problem they can’t seem to solve. It’s...

January 28, 2019

The Shiny Red Button (How Republicans Use Abortion To Manipulate Christians)

Let's look at the role of Republicans in the history of abortion, shall we? Planned...

January 25, 2019

Learning From The Wrong People

Professor Lee Ross has done a lot of work in conflict resolution, promoting dialog...

January 24, 2019

Why Do I Partner With People I Disagree With?

One of the things I love most about the Heretic Happy Hour Podcast [which...

January 12, 2019

Fake Faith

I’ve discovered something that surprised me recently. It turns out that, for most Christians, the...

January 10, 2019

The Beautiful Freedom From Religion

I was talking with a friend the other day, over Skype, about all the...

January 06, 2019

Love Is A Person

Love isn’t a concept. It’s not a feeling. According to the Bible, love is...

December 2018

December 26, 2018

Incarnation of Love by Mary Emily Duba

NOTE: Today's post is my transcription of a 2010 interview with Mary Emily...

December 14, 2018

The Savage Sword of Jesus?

Sometimes you have to switch tactics to make your point. For the last few years...

December 05, 2018

When God Seems Far Away

Never underestimate the power of sitting in silence. I try to do this at least...

November 2018

November 21, 2018

Undeserved Love?

There we were, sitting in a new church on a Sunday morning. Having just...

November 16, 2018

Childlike Wisdom

It was about 9 years ago. I was sitting in the floor of our den,...

November 09, 2018

For God So Hated The World?

If Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory is true, then we need to re-write John chapter...

November 07, 2018

Why Sports Tribalism Is Worse Than Other Tribalism

I wrote an article recently about the dangers of Tribalism and how Jesus invites us...

November 02, 2018

One Tribe: There Is Only Us

Tribalism is human nature. We tend to gather with those who are most like us....

October 2018

October 30, 2018

Stop Waiting For Jesus To Return To Fix Everything

Christians, we have a huge problem. Instead of following the teachings of Jesus, we’re mostly...

October 26, 2018

Action Figures

Nearly every Saturday morning I used to drive my two teenage boys up to...

October 24, 2018

Why Undocumented Immigrants Are A Blessing From God

In spite of how often we hear that immigrants are a drain on our economy...

October 18, 2018

Concentric Circles of Love

We talk a lot in the house church movement about "Being the Church" versus "Going...

October 16, 2018

The Childlikeness of God

“And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when...

October 05, 2018

How To Respond When They Call You A Heretic

Everyone is someone’s heretic. At least, that’s my opinion these days. Whenever someone calls you...

October 04, 2018

My Statement of Faith

Someone asked me what my statement of faith was today. Honestly, I’ve never really...