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April 2016

April 23, 2016

Is transgender bathroom panic the gay marriage of the 2016 election season?

In 2004, many political analysts concluded that the threat of gay marriage was the hot-button...

April 22, 2016

Responses to a thoughtful book critic

Edwin Tait is one of my most thoughtful internet conversation partners. We disagree on some...

April 21, 2016

The great spiritual battle of the 21st century

One of the most poignant ironies of the great spiritual battle of the 20th century...

April 20, 2016

No, heaven and hell are not about afterlife insurance

I was handed a tract last night on Tulane's campus that gave me the answer...

April 19, 2016

Achievement is the greatest poison

I'm addicted to achievement. The dopamine in my brain rises and falls every day in...

April 15, 2016

The 12 scriptures that inspired my book

When I was a Southern Baptist, we used to believe that Methodists didn't read the...

April 15, 2016

Seven retweetable quotes from my book

Using social media to promote my book makes me hate everything. It's like standing in...

April 14, 2016

That time the apostle Paul actually gave direct instructions about sex

I've been having the usual never-ending social media conversation about sexuality, so I thought it...

April 12, 2016

The most important thing I do to #ResistCapitalism

I was a hypocrite this weekend and thankfully no one called me out. There was...

April 10, 2016

Do we need to be saved like Saul of Tarsus was saved?

Today's lectionary scripture includes Acts 9, the story of Saul's conversion into the apostle Paul....

April 09, 2016

Can Jesus save us from being consumed? #BreathNotMeat

From now until the release of my book How Jesus Saves the World From Us,...

April 08, 2016

Four reasons I cannot trust my own writing

One of the hardest things I've had to learn as a writer is that I'm...

April 07, 2016

Retweet me for a signed copy of my book!!!

All right friends, it's time to ramp up our publicity campaign as we enter into...

April 07, 2016

Can Jesus save us from our gated communities? #EmptyNotClean

From now until the release of my book How Jesus Saves the World From Us,...

April 06, 2016

Queerness, the idolatry of norms, and the “new” morality

I wish that United Theological Seminary president David Watson could have been at lunch with...

April 06, 2016

BTW I really hate spamming you

It's crunch time for my book launch, and I'm supposed to be wearing my game...

April 05, 2016

Can Jesus save us from keeping score? #MercyNotSacrifice

From now until the release of my book How Jesus Saves the World From Us,...

April 03, 2016

Thunderclap: the easiest, most powerful way to support my book launch!!!

I've decided to take a risk and start a Thunderclap campaign for my book release....

April 03, 2016

Can religion be an addiction? (Reviewing Elizabeth Esther’s Spiritual Sobriety)

Elizabeth Esther grew up in a fundamentalist Christian cult. Her upbringing left her not only...

April 02, 2016

Can Jesus save us from performing? #WorshipNotPerformance

From now until the release of my book How Jesus Saves the World From Us,...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

What I would have to see from John Kasich to support him

Let’s say the unthinkable happens this July in Cleveland at the Republican National Convention and...

March 28, 2016

How I decided not to drink anymore

Every Lent for the past five years, I've given up alcohol. Usually part of the...

March 22, 2016

Crazy like me: A Holy Week Execution

[The following guest-post is from Jeff Hood, a death penalty activist and author in Dallas,...

March 08, 2016

Pre-order How Jesus Saves The World From Us!!!

I'm excited to announce that my first book, How Jesus Saves the World From Us:...

March 03, 2016

Guest post: What if the prodigal son had Xanax?

[This guest post is from Steve Austin. Steve Austin is a family man, writer, speaker, and...

February 2016

February 09, 2016

Ash Wednesday: repentance and solidarity with the crucified

Ashes to Go. It's the latest trend in the mainline Protestant church for celebrating Ash...

February 09, 2016

A Lenten Fast of #EmbodiedSolidarity and #TrueReconciliation

[My friend Alicia Crosby asked me to share her call to action for a Fast...

February 07, 2016

Mardi Gras, Psalm 150, and the search for an authentic hallelujah

Hallelujah. I've been suspicious of that word my whole life. It means "Praise the Lord!"...

February 06, 2016

Christian salvation and the Beatitudes #4: The pure in heart

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. This beatitude is everything....

February 05, 2016

Water To Wine: the salvation of a megachurch pastor

For the past several years, Brian Zahnd has been like an abbott to me. Every week,...

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