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February 2014

February 04, 2014

Seeing Martin Luther King Again for the First Time

"Is another King book necessary?” This is the question that Edward Gilbreath asks in the...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

7 Ways to find a Progressive Christian Church

Spirituality is a good thing. Religion is too. Religion comes to us from the Latin...

January 21, 2014

16 Ways Progressive Christians Interpret the Bible

I've long stated that Atheists and fundamentalists each tend to read the Bible in the...

January 17, 2014

Progressive Christianity isn’t Progressive Politics.

You're a progressive Christian? So you're a liberal Democrat right? Not so fast. Sometimes...

January 03, 2014

Christian Pastor Says Legalize Drugs?

I originally wrote this piece in 2010. Since then, my fellow Colorado voters have voted...

December 2013

December 19, 2013

Is progressive Christianity a “Christmas monster”?

"In 6-4 B.C., Yeshua of Nazareth was born into a humble peasant family in a...

December 11, 2013

“Rock of Ages” – turning a blog into a “poetry-sermon.”

I'm a blogger. I'm also a pastor. Some of my better sermons have sprung...

December 05, 2013

Jesus’ Mom was a Punk.

A punk rock band should do a song based on Mary’s “Magnificat” (the song she...

December 04, 2013

A call to action about Iran

A proposal that may help secure world peace. Our nation is currently in negotiations with...

December 04, 2013

advent essence

it isn't about waiting for baby Jesus to be born again swaddled in a...

December 02, 2013

The Jew Named Jesus – a review

(image: ) Have you seen Jesus through Jewish eyes? I must say that I haven't...

November 2013

November 26, 2013

12 Ways to Take Back Christmas, Save Money, & Stay Sane

I’ve made my peace with seeing Christmas decorations in stores well before Thanksgiving. I’m down...

July 2013

July 19, 2013

10 Ways to Gauge your Christian Development

I. Write down the following 9 words as a list: love, joy, peace, patience/forbearance, kindness,...

July 15, 2013

A Check to Progressive Christian Rage

During the past week, I've seen more hateful, vulgar, and frankly, unchristian remarks posted by...

April 2013

April 22, 2013

“Pressure Pots”: a poetic repsonse to Boston & West, Texas tragedies

“doo doo doo do-do do. do. doo doo doo do-do do. do.” david and freddie...

March 2013

March 21, 2013

What’s Eating Michelle Shocked? A Pastoral Letter to a Sister in Christ

Dear Sister Michelle, I’m a Christian pastor who is a long time fan of your...

March 05, 2013

Spiritual But Not Giving a Damn

I write now in particular to those who lean Christian in their Spiritual But Not...

December 2012

December 24, 2012

Jesus — An Unwanted Christmas Present?

A Devotion for Christmas Day and beyond. “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You...

December 03, 2012

“fast hog to breadhouse”

every trailer park has its own rules... some let you dry your laundry out on...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

Santa in a Brothel

I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you...

November 13, 2012

What Jesus and Barney Have in Common

Over the past year, our nation has been divided in ways that we haven’t seen...

November 06, 2012

Puny Pastor Prays for President?

It’s official. My life is surreal. Last Tuesday I received a call from a representative...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

Bolder: A Poem

wearing soiled gloves and grimey coats that stink of maddog and night-train, on a cold...

October 08, 2012

A Lullaby We All Need To Hear

I recently realized that kid's birthday takes place in the same week as National Coming...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

Progressive Christianity Isn’t Progressive Politics!

You're a progressive Christian? So you're a liberal Democrat right? Not so fast. Sometimes words...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

“Band-Aids Aren’t Enough!” – Progressive Christian Social Justice

It's an election year in the U.S. and and since Christians comprise the majority of...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

Now THIS is outlaw! Progressives with backbone.

There's a growing movement among disaffected emergent evangelicals and disheartened progressive Christians -- "Outlaw Preachers."...

July 20, 2012

A Public Service Announcement from a Coloradoan

It's a sad day in Colorado. Our collective hearts hurt. I didn't want to blog...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

Wild Goose 2012: Jesus, Bayard Rustin, & Walter Wink Live!

Once again I left the freaking hot, dry, arid, climes of my home in...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

Freedom Ride 2012: Get on the Bus!

It's been said that "the micro is the macro." If you look at something in...