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August 2016

August 08, 2016

Liz Edman: queer pride vs. Christian empire

This June, I had one of the most epic conversations of my life in a...

August 01, 2016

How I can relate to Donald Trump

I recently read an article that I can't find anymore which provided a very interesting...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

Seven ways to be an untoxic Christian during a toxic presidential campaign

We're living through what seems like the most toxic presidential campaign in American history. It's...

July 27, 2016

Our Chicago #DetoxifyChristianity panel

In Chicago last night, I had the privilege of sitting in a panel discussion with...

July 19, 2016

So what about those values in Melania’s plagiarized speech?

I'm used to treating political speeches like fluff. I don't expect them to actually be...

July 19, 2016

Please support our inclusive, justice-seeking campus ministry!

There is not a more critical time in the spiritual journey of Christians today than when...

July 19, 2016

Six things that make white Christian America toxic

Since it's Donald Trump's big week and he's an excellent bellwether of the toxicity of...

July 16, 2016

Could a queer bishop restore Wesleyan holiness to the United Methodist Church?

Last night, the Western Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church elected our first openly-queer bishop,...

July 07, 2016

Toxic authority, police brutality, and white evangelical Christianity

I have learned about three police killings of black people in the past 24 hours....

July 02, 2016

Toxic Christianity, hate porn, and internet heroism

Thursday morning, I discovered Jennifer Mayers, an infamous internet troll sensation who blogs about her...

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 30, 2016

Toxic Christian of the year: Jennifer Mayers

I'm presuming it's satire. Jennifer Mayers of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has taken over the internet...

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 28, 2016

Can queer pride save the American church?

This past Friday, as the financial world was reeling in the wake of the Brexit...

June 15, 2016

A poem for wounded bodies

I came across a poem today in Cynthia Bourgeault's Wisdom Jesus. It is attributed to...

June 13, 2016

Five suggestions for conservative evangelicals responding to Orlando

I had some really rich conversations this weekend with very thoughtful, compassionate conservative evangelicals at...

June 10, 2016

To mainline Christian parents of rising college freshmen

My campus ministry has been tabling at the parent resource fair that's part of Tulane's...

June 04, 2016

Does it glorify God?

I've been reading Emily Heath's excellent new book Glorify: Reclaiming the Heart of Progressive Christianity. One...

May 2016

May 17, 2016

Three options for the United Methodist Church moving forward

As expected, the conservative evangelicals at General Conference have a solid majority. It is likely that...

May 11, 2016

The contempt for the heart in United Methodism

It's odd that a movement founded when John Wesley "felt [his] heart strangely warmed" has...

April 2016

April 30, 2016

Religion is the only hope for the American church

I just finished breakfast with a man who has been one of my most important...

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 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...

March 2016

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 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 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 04, 2016

The wind is not always God

Every Wednesday morning, I give away donut holes and, more recently, cups of yerba mate...

February 01, 2016

Why I’m not really invested in what happens in Iowa today

I remember when I thought Barack Obama was going to save our country. Back in...