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March 2023

March 19, 2023

Sunday Sermon: “Are You Ready to Get Unstuck?”

I got so much great feedback about the Sunday Sermon two weeks ago that I...

June 2022

June 08, 2022

America’s Untouchable God

We speak of it in hushed tones. Calling for its' erasure from American society is...

November 2021

November 07, 2021

VIDEO: There’s Just Something About Jesus (a conversation with Joe Machuta)

This morning I had a beautiful and life giving conversation with my friend, Joe Machuta,...

April 2021

April 20, 2021

BOOK REVIEW: The Bonfire Sessions-A Year of Shadow and Flame

Official Description from Amazon What happens when two philosophically-minded friends sit down around a firepit...

February 2021

February 21, 2021

Your Favorite Heretics (a conversation with Rachel and Derek Myers)

On the latest episode of The Messy Spirituality Podcast, I talk to two of my...

December 2020

December 13, 2020

Sledding Down the Slippery Slope (a conversation with Matthew J. Distefano)

My guest on our latest "Messy Conversations" BONUS episode of the podcast is Matthew J....

July 2020

July 31, 2020

Progressive Like Jesus

For most of my life, I assumed that Jesus was a white, middle-class, Republican. I...

July 29, 2020

Does “Getting Saved” Stunt Our Spiritual Growth?

It's a scene that has played out millions of times over hundreds of years. A...

July 27, 2020

Throwing Baby Jesus Out With the Bathwater

"Jesus is the most important human being who has ever existed. I miss Him."-Chuck Templeton,...

July 22, 2020

Christians Who Have Never Met Jesus

"The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will not exist at...

July 20, 2020

Are Church Services Essential?

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread like wildfire across the United States, many local...

July 17, 2020

Reclaiming Christianity

If you are looking for a: hellfire and brimstone sin focused rapture obsessed politically charged...

July 15, 2020

Why I’m Still a Christian

I started working on this post last week. Yesterday, Karl Forehand-one of my best friends...

July 13, 2020

My Confession: I Was Wrong

I’ve been wrong about so many things in my life and ministry. I thought God...

July 06, 2020

Welcome to Messy Spirituality

Welcome to my brand new column here on Patheos. I'm really grateful to share this...