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April 2017

April 20, 2017

Freedom, inspiration, and solidarity: how I understand Christian salvation today

I have spent most of my adult life trying to figure out how to talk...

February 2017

February 14, 2017

The revolution will not be built on white shame

When I first entered the world of white radicalism in the early 2000's, I noticed...

January 2017

January 24, 2017

Five #AlternativeFacts of toxic Christianity

While government officials have always distorted truth, the Trump Administration is the first to openly...

January 11, 2017

What if Franklin Graham was right about God’s role in Trump’s election?

When the news broke of Russian interference in the presidential election, Franklin Graham responded with...

November 2016

November 26, 2016

Maybe Glennon Melton is good for evangelicals

Popular Christian author Glennon Melton got divorced and started dating a woman. And the evangelical...

November 16, 2016

Intersectionality for bewildered white evangelicals

In the Washington Post this week, white evangelical millennial leader Katelyn Beaty said, "I can’t...

November 08, 2016

Will white evangelical women change our political landscape today?

It's no secret that I've been a bit of a mess this election season. I've...

November 03, 2016

If Donald Trump wins, I will blame toxic Christianity and here’s why

There are many different factors at play in the rise of Donald Trump. His popularity...

November 02, 2016

Hats off to the Hatmakers for taking up their cross

Jen Hatmaker is a tremendously popular author among evangelical Christian women. She and her husband...

October 2016

October 17, 2016

What if God wants the pro-life movement to lose the Supreme Court forever so they can act like Christians again?

[Note: A previous version of this post had a featured photo with an image that...

September 2016

September 12, 2016

An open letter with 12 honest questions for the Wesleyan Covenant Association

Dear Wesleyan Covenantal Association, First of all, I'm not afraid of you. I don't think...

September 04, 2016

Do you want to see inclusive campus ministry thrive?

The hopes and prayers from the past few months of planning and preparation have come...

September 03, 2016

When the kingdom of God disrupts my church marketing

Everyone is always marketing. I suspect there were hundreds of college classrooms that began their...

August 2016

August 20, 2016

Does love really trump hate or is that just a hashtag?

For the past week, I've been haunted by a moment that occurred during some dead...

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,...

August 05, 2016

Wayne Grudem and the evangelical double-standard of sin

Donald Trump received a significant endorsement recently from Wayne Grudem, the man who wrote the...

July 2016

July 22, 2016

Donald Trump and evangelical law and order

Law and order. A three word phrase Donald Trump used dozens of times in his...

July 15, 2016

Has culture war killed white Christian America?

A new book is getting buzz all over social media this week: Robert Jones's The End...

June 2016

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 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 14, 2016

This is why I’m right (reflections of a toxic Christian)

A wicked thought came into my mind when I learned about the shootings in Orlando:...

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 04, 2016

Does it glorify God?

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

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 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 03, 2016

Now even “Jesus loves me” has been weaponized

The culture wars have reached a new low. At a Horry County school board meeting...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

Should the United Methodist Church be more like McDonald’s?

Last night, I went to a screening of the film "Act of Love" about the trial of...

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 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...