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April 2018

April 10, 2018

Evangelicals, Woketivists, and the “Faith” of Believing Hard Things

The best preparation for me to become a woketivist as an adult was growing up...

September 2016

September 12, 2016

My four favorite parts of Science Mike’s new book

If for some reason you don't know "Science Mike" McHargue, he's someone you need to know,...

August 2016

August 14, 2016

It’s time to put the knife down

At our joint book event this weekend, Liz Edman read a passage from her book...

July 2016

July 05, 2016

Controversial New Film Exposes Toxic Christianity

[The following is an interview conducted by Katie Andraski with independent filmmaker Richard Rossi about...

May 2016

May 20, 2016

When United Methodists behave like Galatians

My fellow Patheos blogger Eric Smith has a provocative blog post pairing the May 29th...

May 06, 2015

How a core evangelical doctrine became my gateway heresy

The other week, a friend playfully tweeted out a warning not to mess around with...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Wisdom from Thomas a Kempis #1: esoteric words vs. virtuous life

Thomas a Kempis was a 15th century German monk who wrote The Imitation of Christ,...

October 11, 2014

How mental illness made me a pastor

Today my son Matthew and I participated in a walk with the National Alliance on...

November 2013

November 23, 2013

Are you a pilgrim or a tourist? (Hebrews 11:8-16) #sermon #podcast

Growing up in the church, I would often hear the phrase, "We're just pilgrims passing...

July 2013

July 09, 2013

What are the “weightier matters of the law”? (Matthew 23:23)

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase "weightier matters of the law"? It...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Is Pope Francis a universalist heretic?

Oh mercy! The evangelicals have so wanted to make peace with the Catholics, because they...

May 04, 2013

How does Paul define sin? (Romans 14:13-23)

The Daily Office reading for today was Romans 14:13-23. I was particularly struck by verses...

April 2013

April 14, 2013

Why you need to hear Jonathan Martin preach about heaven

I've got issues with how people talk about heaven. It bothers me that the most...

April 08, 2013

Rewrite: Abraham

We've just started a sermon series in the spirit of Easter called Rewrite in which...

January 2013

January 03, 2013

"Without faith it is impossible to please God"

The Daily Office New Testament reading for today, Hebrews 11:1-11, includes a common proof-text for...

December 2012

December 08, 2012

Romans 4: Believing promises, obeying contracts, and retribution

One of the struggles I have with the word "covenant" is that it seems to...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

Winning arguments vs. winning each other for Christ (Romans 14)

I just got an app on my phone for the daily office, which is a...

August 2011

August 03, 2011

Fe temporal vs. fe salvador: Spanish Bible study adventures #1

I have started leading a Wednesday morning Bible study in Spanish at the Lamb Center,...

July 2011

July 02, 2011

God Will Provide: Abraham & Isaac

I don’t know about you but if God told me to kill my oldest son...