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June 2017

June 23, 2017

Atonement: a basic explanation

Atonement is the centerpiece of Christian theology. It’s a compound word that literally means what...

June 22, 2017

A Response to Seedbed’s Five Marks of Theological Liberalism

I would not call myself a liberal Christian. I self-identify as a progressive evangelical, which...

June 07, 2017

Why NOLA Wesley Believes In Inclusivity

When we did a series of video interviews with our students this spring, I was...

May 2017

May 01, 2017

Jesus is illegal

I'm going to be marching today with a group of immigrants whom some people call "illegal...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Jesus’ cross shows that divine authority comes from the margins

There's been a storm in white evangelical Christian twitter recently. Tish Warren, an Anglican priest,...

April 21, 2017

The debate that’s older than Paul’s letter to the Galatians (#NoSuchLaw)

The United Methodist Church faces a major flashpoint next week when our Judicial Council meets...

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...

April 16, 2017

Can Easter be more than the church’s self-congratulatory triumphalism?

I've never known what to make of Easter. For evangelicals, the big day is Good...

April 14, 2017

Seven ways that Jesus died for our sins

Painting by Bec Cranford-Smith What does it mean that Jesus died for humanity’s sins? It’s...

February 2017

February 23, 2017

Jesus didn’t get crucified for writing a strongly worded letter to the Sanhedrin

Mark Van Steenwyk had an interesting proposal in a recent Sojourners article: taking disruptive direct...

December 2016

December 24, 2016

How Christians overcome the scandal of a baby God

God cannot be a baby. That's a scandal. Because babies are not omnipotent. They're not...

November 2016

November 28, 2016

The two prayers we can pray

It seems like now would be a good time to go back to the basics....

November 20, 2016

I’m with the people making sanctuary

The only positive thing about the last two weeks has been the sacred space I've...

November 15, 2016

A teachable moment for white United Methodist youth

When I was fifteen years old, I was a huge fan of Rush Limbaugh. I...

November 10, 2016

Show me how to bleed (feat. Katniss and Rue)

Show me how to bleed I’ll never forget the day when I knew I would...

November 09, 2016

Love wins (still)

Last night, after our Election Day Communion service, I walked over to the Audubon Park...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

Election Day Communion

I've found myself at a loss for words lately. I'm so fatigued by this presidential...

October 17, 2016

Christian spirituality for a non-Christian audience

I've been offered an amazing opportunity by the Tulane Hillel rabbi Yonah Schiller to talk...

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...

October 07, 2016

Let’s start an inclusive evangelical campus ministry network!

Time just ran an article about InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's witch-hunt against LGBTQ-affirming staff-people. Not staff-people...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

How do you teach thirst at a school where everyone drinks?

You have to learn how to be thirsty. And until you’re thirsty, you cannot really...

September 23, 2016

It’s against my religion to believe the official report

“His disciples came by night and stole his body while we were asleep” (Matthew 28:13)....

September 21, 2016

This is what spiritual warfare looks like

"If anyone among you wants to be my disciple, let him take up his cross...

September 18, 2016

My seven salvations so far

There is nothing more anxiety-inducing about growing up Southern Baptist than the obsession with having...

September 07, 2016

Toxic Christianity encapsulated in a church sign

This church sign captures everything that is wrong with toxic Christianity and why it positions...

September 06, 2016

Satan, Beyonce, and Jesus the Problematic Fave

This week on Crackers and Grape Juice, I talked with one of my favorite people...

August 2016

August 24, 2016

Is Jesus the only way to God?

This week's Crackers and Grape Juice episode addressed the question "Is Jesus the only way...

August 18, 2016

Can the gospel be orthodox and inclusive?

One of the tragedies of our civil war in United Methodism has been the bifurcation...

August 16, 2016

What is the gospel?

In our latest podcast on Crackers & Grape Juice, we respond to the question in...

August 10, 2016

When a well-intentioned white person exudes white supremacy

Well the Gospel Coalition is in trouble again. They wanted to participate in the race...