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2014-08-24T13:54:01-04:00

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UPDATE: Mark Driscoll to Step Down While Elders Review

Last updated on: August 24, 2014 at 1:54 pm By Brandan Robertson

It has been confirmed that Pastor Mark Driscoll, senior pastor of the Mars Hill Church network in Seattle, Washington will be stepping down from his role in pastoral ministry while the elders and an outside agency review a plethora of accusations that have been made against Driscoll in the past few months. Driscoll was to return from his annual summer sabbatical today and begin a series on 1 John. However, in light of the recent wave of accusations from some... Read more

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2014-08-23T16:29:32-04:00

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Looking for Lizards…

Last updated on: August 23, 2014 at 4:29 pm By Brandan Robertson

The following is an unedited excerpt from my upcoming book “Nomad: Not-So-Religious Thoughts on Faith, Doubt, and the Journey In-Between” Have you ever gotten lost? The wide range of emotions that one experience when you realize that you’re is lost is quite fascinating. Sometimes, depending on the circumstance, the feeling is one of thrill- adrenaline begins to course through your veins and you begin to consider the various ways you might get out of your predicament. Other times, discovering that... Read more

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2014-08-17T21:21:50-04:00

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Dear Western World, Islam is NOT Behind ISIS (Interview with Dr. Scott Alexander)

Last updated on: August 17, 2014 at 9:21 pm By Brandan Robertson

Interview By: Chris Stackaruk These past few weeks all eyes have been on the Middle East. ISIS and Hamas have owned the summer headlines as gruesome photos spill out from daily recurrences of violence. Unfortunately, so many cameras pointed at so-relatively-few religiopolitical extremists can tend to skew our understanding of Islam as a whole. On behalf of the tragedies done in its name, it becomes easy to dismiss Islam as a religion that desires worldwide domination through violence. Many Christians... Read more

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2014-08-14T18:58:01-04:00

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Haven’t We Learned? (A Call To Action)

Last updated on: August 14, 2014 at 6:58 pm By Brandan Robertson

Nobody is perfect. People make mistakes. Sometimes innocent people are killed. This is the unfortunate reality of living in a world where injustice and violence exists. But what has been taking place across the United States over the past couple of weeks- the ongoing killing of young African American men by police officers- is utterly unjustifiable occurrence to be taking place in 2014 in America. Haven’t we been here before? Haven’t we seen similar actions in our nation’s short history?... Read more

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2014-08-12T14:58:06-04:00

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Jesus Isn’t Going to Take My Zoloft

Last updated on: August 12, 2014 at 2:58 pm By Brandan Robertson

I have been taking Zoloft (anti-depressant) for four years. I began taking it during my freshman year in college because I had been suffering from severe panic attacks for about five years and they were beginning to severely interfere with my ability to function in school. Before I became a Christian at the age of twelve, I suffered from severe anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. When I came to Jesus, I was told that I would be healed and finally... Read more

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2014-08-09T23:54:52-04:00

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Does the Bible Belong In Congress?

Last updated on: August 9, 2014 at 11:54 pm By Brandan Robertson

Hemant Mehta posted a blog over at Friendly Atheist yesterday covering the story of the Assistant House Whip Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS), a Tea Party member elected in 2010, sending a Bible to every member of Congress this week. Along with a copy of the Bible, Palazzo sent the following note: “Dear Colleague, On a daily basis, we contemplate policy decisions that impact America’s future. Our staffs provide us with policy memos, statistics, and recommendations that help us make informed... Read more

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2014-08-07T11:20:15-04:00

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A New Project from Brandan Robertson on Patheos Spirituality!

Last updated on: August 7, 2014 at 11:20 am By Brandan Robertson

Friends, I am coming to you today with some very exciting news. Many of you may know that one of my foremost passions in life is seeking to build bridges between very unlikely people, groups, and ideas, in order to promote a more integrated and united world for the glory of God and the good of all people. This passion has taken me to some very interesting places and has allowed me to interact with some amazing people over the... Read more

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2014-08-06T17:02:43-04:00

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R.I.P. Evangelicalism

Last updated on: August 6, 2014 at 5:02 pm By Brandan Robertson

When I started this thing called “The Revangelical Movement”, my hope was to cultivate conversations that would help to breathe new life in to Evangelical Christianity in order renew the movement and keep the ship afloat for another generation. There is so much I love about Evangelicalism- from our zeal to proclaim the Gospel, our phenomenal worship music, to our commitment to be rooted in the Bible. The movement has done so much to positively shape the global Church and... Read more

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2014-08-01T10:21:10-04:00

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God is Green: Evangelicals Are Taking A Stand on Climate Change

Last updated on: August 1, 2014 at 10:21 am By Brandan Robertson

Yesterday, I was interviewed by my friends at NPR on the recent growing trend of Evangelicals taking a stand on climate change. Check out the report and interview below! “On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency wrapped up two days of public hearings on its proposed climate rule that would curb carbon emissions from the nation’s powers plants. The comment sessions drew an audience more diverse than the usual make-up of energy executives, coal lobbyists, and environmental activists. Among the crowd,... Read more

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2014-07-31T12:48:54-04:00

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Our Only Response to Mark Driscoll…

Last updated on: July 31, 2014 at 12:48 pm By Brandan Robertson

Earlier today, a series of 14 year old message board comments allegedly written by Mark Driscoll in the early days of his ministry have been making their way around the blogosphere. The comments that Driscoll made back then are some of the most horrifying, destructive, unchristian, convoluted statements I’ve ever read from someone who has become a prominent evangelical leader. Driscoll’s language was simply inexcusable and his theology nothing short of deadly. Over the past few years, Driscoll has moved... Read more

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