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April 2017

April 18, 2017

Why I wish Donald Trump would read my book

If I’ve learned one thing in the year since I released my first book,...

November 2016

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...

August 2016

August 23, 2016

The orthodoxy of the blues

The seventh chapter of my book How Jesus Saves the World From Us is about...

August 13, 2016

My conversation with Queer Virtue’s Liz Edman

Today was the big day. I got to have a public conversation with Liz Edman,...

July 2016

July 01, 2016

Is there a Christianity that isn’t toxic?

Have American Christians become what Jesus came to stop us from being? It’s not an...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

When will I walk on water?

In the Christian publishing world, some authors walk on water; others do not. I used...

June 24, 2016

My most contentious chapter: outsiders not insiders

Several recent reviews have expressed ambivalence about my book, particularly the 10th chapter Outsiders Not...

June 08, 2016

My June book events: LA, TN, NC, VA, DC, Philly, NYC, Boston

I feel like I'm stumbling backwards into my east coast book tour. Since I had...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

My May book tour!!!

Here are my May book tour dates. Please reach out to me in the comments...

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 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 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

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....

March 2016

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:...

January 2016

January 19, 2016

Five ways you can help me launch my book

There's nothing more obnoxious than authors promoting their books. It always makes me roll my...

January 28, 2015

Tony Jones and the twitter court of justice

[Trigger warning: genuinely confused but well-intentioned dudebro asking honest questions that may be offensive and

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Help me pick a subtitle for my book

I've been experimenting with different subtitles for my book Mercy not Sacrificeand I'm very interested...

November 28, 2012

Salvation from "getting saved": the first 6000 words

Getting saved. These two words describe the best-selling product of one of the most successful...