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February 2015

February 10, 2015

50 Shades of Grey Glamorizes Intimate Partner Violence

I'm not at a loss for reasons to dislike 50 Shades of Grey. I've heard...

February 07, 2015

If You Only Read One Critique of the Prayer Breakfast Speech, Let It Be Ross Douthat’s.

Yesterday, I posted about President Obama's remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast. I agreed with...

February 06, 2015

Why Are Some People So Angry About the National Prayer Breakfast Remarks?

The latest outrage storm has hit, and it has to do with President Obama's remarks...

February 02, 2015

Marilyn Hagerty and the Joyful Novelty of Thankfulness

I'm guest-posting today for my dear friends over at Christ and Pop Culture. If you...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Inspiration for the Hard Work of Marriage and Kids: NBC’s Parenthood

After six seasons, Parenthood, the NBC show loved with fervency by a core group of...

January 30, 2015

Aloof’s Vulnerable Truth: “Surely You Are a God Who Hides”

In his new book, Aloof:Figuring Out Life with a God Who Hides (Thomas Nelson), Tony...

January 26, 2015

Whiplash: Perfectionism Is Seductive, but Does It Bring Life?

The Academy Award-nominated film Whiplash is named after a famous jazz song by Buddy Rich. The...

January 20, 2015

#SOTU: Christians, Let’s Abandon Polarization, and Be Part of the Solution–Not Part of the Problem

I admit it. I get pretty jaded about politics sometimes. The talking heads. The games....

January 14, 2015

4 Reasons Christians MUST Reject Islamophobia

Note: this post was originally published on my previous blog on October 1, 2014. It...

January 12, 2015

Selma Is a Prophetic Clarion Call for Our Times. Here’s 7 Reasons Why.

1. There are many movies about courageous whites who stood up for blacks during the...

January 06, 2015

Even Jesus Didn’t “Have a Peace About” Following God’s Will (Pt.2)

In my previous post, I discussed the way Christians sometimes wrongly "follow the peace" in...

January 05, 2015

Why “Having a Peace About It” is a Terrible Reason for a Christian to Make a Decision (Pt.1)

Christians believe in a personal God who is intimately involved in our lives. This is...

January 05, 2015

Big Eyes: How Stealing Creative Property Damages the Artist’s Soul

As Tim Burton's film Big Eyes opens, talented painter Margaret Keane (Amy Adams) is leaving...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Wild–and the Restorative Power of Doing Hard Things

When I first read Cheryl Strayed's memoir of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Wild: From...

December 23, 2014

A Savior Who Emptied Himself into Our Humanity, Bloody Birth Canal and All

Christmas means a lot to me. It means a lot to me because in a...

December 19, 2014

Bad News/Good News: In a World of Hatred, Jesus is Our Peace

This has been a year of tremendous hatred and violence and division. ISIS beheaded American...

December 15, 2014

Making Homosexuality a Capital Crime? A Repudiation of Hateful Pastors

Just this week, over on the Friendly Atheist blog, there were three separate examples of...

December 15, 2014

Why Do You Air the Church’s Dirty Laundry?

One of the distinctives of my blog here at Patheos is that along with straightforward...

December 15, 2014

Why Do You Stay in a Flawed Church?

In a previous post, I spoke directly to my Christian community and argued that because...

December 12, 2014

Bad News/Good News: Bad News at “the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

I have been conspicuously silent on the blog this week. There's a reason for that....

December 05, 2014

Conservative Evangelicals Need to Lay Down Their Fear of Being Called Liberals and Dare to Stand For Mercy.

This morning, I read a piece about the Eric Garner case that summarized well something...

December 05, 2014

Bad News/Good News: Ebola and Jesus the Healer

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of November 26, there had been almost...

December 03, 2014

The Missionaries and Medical Workers Who Treated Ebola Patients Should Be Our Models for Christian Discipleship

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Heroes of 2014. Read other perspectives here. Of...

December 02, 2014

In a Year of Bad News, What Would Good News Look Like?

As 2014 comes to a close, I am mindful of the onslaught of bad news...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Thankfulness in the Darkness Too

Thankfulness is not the same as positive thinking. It is living with open hands, mask...

November 25, 2014

After the Decision in Ferguson, White Evangelical Christians Need to Do a Lot Less Talking and a Lot More Listening.

The heart of the black community in America was broken last night. The offense was...

November 24, 2014

When Drama Is Our Only Language, We Become White Noise and People.Stop.Listening.

I don't know about you, but I am getting tired of having the same old...

November 20, 2014

Bill Cosby and Father Figures: What Do We Do with Our Shock and Dismay When Our Heroes Fail Us?

I was several months pregnant with my first child, a daughter--and scared out of my...

November 17, 2014

Somm: A Documentary about Wine, Meditation, Culture, and Community

Documentaries are a gift because they open our eyes to worlds that we would have...

November 13, 2014

Follow-up on “Why Christians Should Stand Up for Atheists”

What a week it has been. Last week, an atheist Patheos commenter asked me if...

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