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March 2015

March 30, 2015

The Media Has the Facts Wrong about State RFRAs, but We Christians Still Need to Repent

UPDATE on 4/1/2015: A follow-up post is now available. I found that there were a...

February 2015

February 18, 2015

The Overnighters: A Documentary about the Bakken Oil Fields, a Lutheran Pastor, Sin, and Service

The Overnighters (2014) is writer/director Jesse Moss's documentary film, centered around the men who seek...

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 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 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....

December 2014

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 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 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 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 04, 2014

How Should a Christian Vote? (Voting Day Thoughts on Political Party Idolatry)

When I step inside the voting booth today, I will be struggling with my conscience,...

November 03, 2014

Happy Valley and the Loneliness of Self-Justification

Are good, normal people capable of justifying terrible evil? A recent BBC series (available on...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

How Luther’s Two Kingdoms Challenges Fundamentalism’s “Christian Nation”

There is perhaps no misunderstanding of theology that has more greatly damaged Christian witness in...

October 27, 2014

Madam Secretary: How Do We Do Good in a Broken World?

Note: This post contains spoilers for Episode 6. Madam Secretary, CBS's answer to The West...

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