Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

The Holy Kiss

Home
Progressive Christian

holy kiss

Select a Category Uncategorized

Select a Month May 2024 March 2024 February 2024 December 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 October 2022 June 2022 December 2021 September 2021 August 2021 April 2021 March 2021 September 2020 August 2020 March 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 March 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 September 2017 May 2017 February 2017 January 2017 October 2016 August 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 November 2015 September 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 October 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 July 2013 April 2013 March 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011

April 2023

April 23, 2023

Loving the Earth is Essential.

Our planet is not well. That’s an understatement. The Earth is in a state of...

March 2023

March 16, 2023

Sensing the Sacred – Lectio Divina – a Spiritual Experience of Scripture

...Another contemplative spiritual practice that works well in tandem with centering prayer is LECTIO DIVINA...

February 2023

February 14, 2023

Omniamo – God’s All-Loving Nature.

“Good orthodoxy leads to good orthopraxy” is a common aphorism wielded among conservative evangelical and...

February 07, 2023

A Slice of Centering Prayer.

One feature of contemplative Christianity is an embracing of Mystery – the notion that God...

June 2022

June 22, 2022

Groovin’ With God – beatnik process theology.

Our Creator God does indeed create. Mercy and how! But She is not the only...

August 2021

August 31, 2021

A Pickle for Progressives & Paul?

Sometimes we see posts on social media that begin with someone soliciting “Unpopular Views You...

April 2021

April 03, 2021

Ever Given, Evergreen, & Evermore.

Have you ever messed up? Have you ever screwed things up real bad? ..Yeah, we...

March 2021

March 23, 2021

America’s Needed 1-2 Punch.

I’m hurting today. I'm a Christian living in the United States. There are many Americans...

September 2020

September 01, 2020

Why America isn’t a Christian Nation.

Newsweek recently published an article reporting that "52 Percent of Americans Say Jesus Isn't God...

March 2020

March 28, 2020

Where is God in the Pandemic? ..and other musings.

A collage of musings that I posted on my Facebook page over the past 2...

March 27, 2020

You’re Gonna Die. Pro-tips for Death & Dying.

“Children! You’re gonna die! That’s right. You’re gonna die! You don’t think you’re gonna die!...

March 17, 2020

Being a Non-Anxious Presence in an Anxious Time.

"Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt." The words are from Kurt Vonnegut, the art is...

March 08, 2020

This Isthmus of Isness – a poem about God.

No longer can I fake it No longer can I pretend No longer can I...

January 2020

January 30, 2020

Authentically Christian. Getting real to help our Culture.

I recently had the honor to be a guest interviewed on the BiCurean Podcast. I...

January 25, 2020

Ending the Civil War. Ways to Engage.

"They're so wrong." "They're impossible." "They're never going to change their minds." That's a lot...

January 06, 2020

Preemptive Warfare is UnChristian.

At the start of this new year, this last year of our current decade, President...

December 2019

December 19, 2019

Donald Trump is The Highlander?

Donald Trump has a name. So do you. I’ve been participating in the “Photo-a-Day Challenge”...

December 09, 2019

Can We Cancel Cancel Culture? Ways to Engage.

"They're so wrong." "They're impossible." "They're never going to change their minds." That's a lot...

September 2019

September 30, 2019

Tough Guys need Friends – The Power of Presence.

Tough guys need help. They need the help of other guys. Dudes, this is guy-talk,...

January 2019

January 07, 2019

Mysticism, Carmel, and the Holy Land.

Guest Writer: Rev. Kimberly Braun. Mysticism sure has become a buzzword these days, whether it...

December 2018

December 23, 2018

The Bathwater AND the Baby?

Christmas is upon us. What is Christmas? How are progressive Christians to understand it? Can...

December 20, 2018

Good Grief. What men need.

I recently participated in a two hour experiential gathering that was advertised in the town...

November 2018

November 08, 2018

Child of Hope. Poetry for such a time as this.

I am the wind rushing by seeing all the world's great pain. I am the...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

We are Sodom.

The following article is one of my favorites that I’ve ever come across. I found...

August 2018

August 27, 2018

Was Luther Wrong? We’re saved by the faith OF Christ.

Buckle up fellow Bible Geeks. A small word that packs a whallop. A Call to...

June 2018

June 14, 2018

It’s Time for the Church to Grow-up about Sex.

I serve as a campus minister at the University of Colorado in Boulder. This city...

May 2018

May 24, 2018

It’s time for Progressive Christianity.

What has come to pass as “conventional/popular Christianity” — isn’t what Christianity is actually about....

September 2017

September 13, 2017

Rubber Hits the Road – Progressive Christianity & Racism.

Progressive Christianity intentionally seeks to evolve and adapt with the times so that the faith...

May 2015

May 14, 2015

Let’s change the Lord’s Prayer (again).

Let's face it, the world has changed. That is, our understanding of it has changed...