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December 2016

December 28, 2016

Why I hate the word “content”

I usually hate words whenever they become trendy, whenever it seems like people are saying...

December 24, 2016

How Christians overcome the scandal of a baby God

God cannot be a baby. That's a scandal. Because babies are not omnipotent. They're not...

December 23, 2016

Is it now against evangelical orthodoxy to oppose Trump?

Do you remember way back three months ago when conservative evangelical figureheads like Russell Moore...

December 22, 2016

Rogue One and the kingdom of God (spoiler warning!)

Spoiler alert! Everybody dies in the end. It’s true about all forms of life in...

December 21, 2016

Do you hear what I hear? (An AR-15 Christmas)

[A guest post by Darlene O’Dell] I was driving through my home state of South Carolina...

December 14, 2016

Sowing mustard seeds at the most secular college campus in the South

Most private schools in the south are Christian or at least started out Christian. Tulane is...

December 13, 2016

Decolonizing Christianity with Alicia Crosby and AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez

Today on Crackers and Grape Juice, we shared an interview I did with Alicia Crosby and...

December 07, 2016

God’s wrath is the salvation of the oppressed

"Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will...

December 04, 2016

If you want to kill a black man with impunity

If you want to kill a black man with impunity… You don’t need a badge...

December 03, 2016

What if they’re the ones who know Jesus better than we do?

What if they’re the ones who know Jesus better than we do? What if they...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

What if we all just blocked Trump on Twitter?

I want to start a campaign to block Donald Trump on Twitter. Not just block...

November 29, 2016

Support inclusive college ministry on #GivingTuesday and beyond

We're starting an end of the year giving campaign on GoFundMe for our campus ministry...

November 28, 2016

So you want a Christmas gift for your distraught moderate Republican aunt?

Everyone talks about that crazy uncle. I'm sure he had some rich things to say...

November 28, 2016

The two prayers we can pray

It seems like now would be a good time to go back to the basics....

November 26, 2016

Maybe Glennon Melton is good for evangelicals

Popular Christian author Glennon Melton got divorced and started dating a woman. And the evangelical...

November 23, 2016

Disciplined disobedience in a world of undisciplined obedience

What does it mean to obey God? For many Christians, the answer is simple: read...

November 22, 2016

Resisting Satan in an age without integrity

My wife Cheryl has integrity. I often make fun of her for it. When she's...

November 20, 2016

I’m with the people making sanctuary

The only positive thing about the last two weeks has been the sacred space I've...

November 19, 2016

Winter begins (a poem)

It does no good to scream; with one wet syllable, winter can white out your...

November 16, 2016

Intersectionality for bewildered white evangelicals

In the Washington Post this week, white evangelical millennial leader Katelyn Beaty said, "I can’t...

November 15, 2016

A teachable moment for white United Methodist youth

When I was fifteen years old, I was a huge fan of Rush Limbaugh. I...

November 10, 2016

Show me how to bleed (feat. Katniss and Rue)

Show me how to bleed I’ll never forget the day when I knew I would...

November 10, 2016

Why it’s not time to ask people of color to be hopeful and pray for unity

All of us are trying to figure out what to say, and many of us...

November 09, 2016

Love wins (still)

Last night, after our Election Day Communion service, I walked over to the Audubon Park...

November 08, 2016

Will white evangelical women change our political landscape today?

It's no secret that I've been a bit of a mess this election season. I've...

November 03, 2016

If Donald Trump wins, I will blame toxic Christianity and here’s why

There are many different factors at play in the rise of Donald Trump. His popularity...

November 02, 2016

Hats off to the Hatmakers for taking up their cross

Jen Hatmaker is a tremendously popular author among evangelical Christian women. She and her husband...

November 01, 2016

How do we make it safe to say “I’m not okay”?

[TW: Suicide] I'm not okay. Three of the most courageous and powerful words anyone can...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

Which Holy Spirit will show up to the United Methodist commission?

I wish I could have been at the Wesleyan Covenant Association gathering in Chicago earlier...

October 28, 2016

Why Standing Rock is incomprehensible to most white people

I've had an image haunting my mind for the past several months. At a progressive...

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