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May 2019

May 08, 2019

Democratized Theology vs. Theology of the Demos (Mob)

I should have known that I was going to get snarky replies from conservative evangelicals...

July 2018

July 03, 2018

Good Biblical Words: A Series Introduction

God has convicted me of the need to write a different set of blog posts...

June 2018

June 12, 2018

Accepting Carolyn Moore’s Invitation to Higher Conversation

Carolyn Moore is probably my favorite conservative United Methodist leader. What I see in her...

May 2018

May 16, 2018

Have I Failed as a Pastor if My Students Don’t Quote Scripture?

It's a question that's been haunting me throughout my campus ministry career. What do I...

July 2016

July 17, 2016

Is the Holy Spirit a respecter of institutions?

Some United Methodists are overjoyed about the election of Karen Oliveto, our first openly queer...

April 2016

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...

September 2015

September 11, 2015

An Honest Question for Christians Who Say They “Obey” the Bible

I wanted to ask an honest question. It's partly a loaded question, but partly a...

June 2014

June 21, 2014

The Virginia Conference talks about sexuality

Like many annual conferences of the United Methodist Church, the Virginia Conference is considering a...

February 2014

February 17, 2014

The awkward truth about snake-handling: it’s totally Biblical

Jamie Coots, the snake-handling Kentucky pastor who starred in the National Geographic reality show "Snake...

September 2013

September 05, 2013

“Biblical” men don’t date? (A face-palmer from the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood)

Normally I don't see much of a point in engaging fundamentalist Christian entities like the...

June 2013

June 15, 2013

David Brooks on America’s abandonment of #Biblical values

In David Brooks' New York Times Thursday column, he shares the story of Walter Judd,...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

Looking Back on 2012: April-May

In March, I fasted from blogging for Lent. April and May of 2012 were dominated...

December 26, 2012

Looking Back on 2012: Jan-Feb

I figured I would end 2012 by reviewing a selection of my posts from throughout...

October 2012

October 23, 2012

Strength vs. integrity: a Biblical response to the presidential debate

What I learned from last night's final presidential debate (which was the first one I...

February 2012

February 04, 2012

Stop Abusing the Word "Biblical"!

I've got some prophetic fire that I need to let out so I'm going to...

January 2012

January 05, 2012

Why gender hierarchy makes no Biblical sense to me

My wife and I decided to do something bold for our wedding. Each of us...