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July 2016

July 02, 2016

What makes America great are Americans who don’t think it is

There's a paradox to the greatness of America. The people who make it great are...

June 2016

June 25, 2016

The two pivots Trump needs to make to secure the white evangelical vote

I had thought there was no way Trump could be elected president because he wasn't...

June 23, 2016

My quarrel with N.T. Wright about sex

I realize we're not supposed to quarrel with N.T. Wright. Because he's already refuted every...

June 22, 2016

Detoxify Christian lingo #1: Salvation

I've decided to write a series of blog posts focusing on some of the Christian...

June 21, 2016

How to taste a waterfall

The Scotts Run waterfall was one of my sacred places that I used to go...

June 17, 2016

The Christianity that never stops being crucified

In most of my book events, I've been talking about my book How Jesus Saves...

June 16, 2016

“Why is it our problem if a gay Muslim shoots a bunch of other gay people?”

I knew the comment was coming. I was bracing for it. My heart sank when...

June 09, 2016

Where the victory happens

There's a tendency in our world today to live as though the only events that...

June 05, 2016

Lessons from a labyrinth maker

Today when I went to walk at the labyrinth in Audubon Park, a man was...

June 02, 2016

A response to Billy Abraham regarding United Methodism’s orthodox rebirth

Dear Dr. Abraham, This week, I read your essay "The Birth Pangs of United Methodism...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

An open letter to Timothy Tennent

Dear Dr. Tennent, Thank you for your open letter and your follow-up post. Three years...

May 18, 2016

Two ways of being moderate: bridge-building and equal opportunity scorn

Moderate United Methodists are having a tough time right now. People on both the left...

May 16, 2016

The one verse the church should have been reading for the past 2000 years

Order. That’s not what it’s about. It’s about Pentecost, the infinite harmony of the...

May 10, 2016

Can traditional sexuality exist without social control?

With the rise of Donald Trump as the Republican presidential candidate, many conservative evangelical leaders...

May 07, 2016

A prophecy and two visions from Acts for our United Methodist General Conference

The book of Acts is supposed to model for us how the early church engaged...

May 05, 2016

Seven easy ways you can help me promote my book

No Not to be blunt, but it's up to you what happens with this book....

April 2016

April 24, 2016

In what sense are we called to be empty?

For several years, Diana Trautwein has been a wise aunt to many of us in...

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 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 02, 2016

Can Jesus save us from performing? #WorshipNotPerformance

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

September 2015

September 25, 2015

How Pope Francis completely redefined the Golden Rule

The Golden Rule is one of the most familiar Christian teachings. Supposedly there's a version...

August 2015

August 10, 2015

Please support Uganda’s Good Samaritan Initiative!!!

Over the past several years, I have become facebook friends with a number of Christian...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

Are you open to an LGBT-affirming Biblical perspective?

Today the Supreme Court declared that same-sex marriage is the law of the land. I...

May 2015

May 16, 2015

Sister Helen Prejean’s chat with the Boston Marathon bomber

This past week, our local New Orleans newspaper ran a story about Sister Helen Prejean's...

January 2015

January 14, 2015

Radical Jesus 101: What is God?

Most cultures in human history have had some concept of God, whether it's one god...

September 2014

September 10, 2014

Could ISIS become the Westboro Baptist of jihadism?

Yes, I know, it's a woefully contrived analogy. Hateful Christians with "God hates fags" signs...

July 2014

July 09, 2014

The failure of Christian witness in a world of violence

A West Virginia woman named Holly Fisher stirred up a social media storm with her...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

The two women who got me to carry the rainbow flag

Despite the fact that I've been pretty vocal on my blog about LGBT issues, I...