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September 2019

September 05, 2019

Repentance is holistic or it isn’t repentance.

Last week, McKrae Game (who founded a "conversion therapy" org) publicly renounced his past actions....

July 2019

July 15, 2019

The more you work for justice, the more you will be criticized.

It is a painful truth, one that causes to examine your motivations and your commitment...

June 2019

June 18, 2019

Jesus and the Way of Transfiguration

According to the Gospel accounts, there are three apocalyptic moments in the Life of Jesus—three...

June 10, 2019

Jesus and the Way of Compassion

Mere charity is a band-aid that cannot bring liberation. Neither can ardent calls for justice...

June 09, 2019

Jesus Broke the Law

Often, when talking to someone about the radical implications of the way of Jesus, my...

June 03, 2019

David Platt, Donald Trump, and the Need for Prophets

On Sunday, Donald Trump showed up to McLean Bible Church unannounced. Trump skipped most of the...

June 03, 2019

Jesus and the Wilderness Tradition

The prophets call us to worship the God who is the source of life, the...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

Thoughts on an Imperial God

Ours is a civilized god. He is distant, floating high above the world, refusing to...

April 2019

April 24, 2019

The Gospel of American Jesus

An Excerpt from Matthew 5-6, American Dream Version (ADV) The Beatitudes 5 Now when American Jesus...

April 15, 2019

Turning Over Tables Today

Yesterday, Christians around the world celebrated Palm Sunday. A day when little kids wave around...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

Hate is Big Business in America

America's largest Christian charity is funnelling millions of dollars to hate groups. In a story...

March 18, 2019

The Pathology of Liberal* Spirituality

One pathology of political liberalism is to equate calmness with maturity and anger with immaturity....

March 13, 2019

The Program in Prophetic Spirituality

Our first intensive is at Tettegouche State Park on the North Shore of Lake Superior....

March 13, 2019

What is Radical Discipleship?

What is Radical Discipleship? This used to be a fairly simple question to me. Now?...

March 11, 2019

It’s Time to Disrupt the Church

We're well past the half-way mark into Donald Trump’s presidency. Progressives have seen, and continue...

March 05, 2019

Liberal/Leftist/Progressive/Radical: What do they mean?

I know these are contested terms. And that such categorization often falls short and becomes...

March 04, 2019

The Subversive Spirit

In the beginning, we find the Spirit hovering over the unformed deep. There, at the...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

CHRI$TIAN COMPLICITY IN WAR

Last week, USA Today published an article listing the 20 companies most profiting from war....

February 20, 2019

The Christian Roots of Supremacy

I'm sharing the third lecture from the Spirituality of Empire series to my Patrons. Enjoy!

February 18, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 6: Objections to a Radical Reading of Scripture

A Roman coin. There remain many open questions. My point here isn’t so much to...

February 17, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 5: The Radical Thread in the New Testament

Let’s jump right into the origin story. Luke tells the story of Jesus birth. Jesus'...

February 16, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 4: The Radical Thread in the Hebrew Scriptures

For most Christians, the Bible has a fundamentally conservative emphasis. A superficial reading of the Bible reveals a...

February 15, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 3: Lessons Learned from Radical Church History

In my last post, I shared a very brief sketch of the history of those...

February 13, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 2: A Brief History of Christian Radicalism

Christian history is filled with radical expressions. For most of these groups, radical tendencies were...

February 13, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 1: Introduction

Traditional kingship (with absolute power, hoards of wealth, and power over the weak) has nothing...

February 12, 2019

Chris Pratt, Hillsong, and the Violence of “Open but not affirming”

Last week, award-winning actress Ellen Page made the news by calling out her colleague Chris...

February 08, 2019

Jesus and the Goats

When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him,...

November 2018

November 07, 2018

Christ is risen; when will we rise?

Usually, we talk about the Risen Christ around Easter. But it is perhaps more fitting to explore the...

April 2018

April 16, 2018

Deep Roots Podcast: Benjamin Lay

In this episodes, Mark tells the story of Benjamin Lay. Benjamin was a radical Quaker,...

March 2018

March 19, 2018

Deep Roots Podcast: The Beguines

This episode remembers the beguines–a medieval lay women's movement that that stressed imitation of Christ's...