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

progressive

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

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...

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...

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 2017

January 27, 2017

Making Friends with Silence.

Most of my attempts to connect and relate to God – involve silence. And most...

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...

April 2015

April 15, 2015

Jesus is/isn’t the only way. – “They can’t all be true” – except when they are.

As a progressive Christian pastor and author I frequently receive critical pushback from conservative and...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Trick or Treat?

"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice...

March 2014

March 11, 2014

A Progressive Christian view of Sin & Sinners

With the advent of human beings from the long processes of evolution and natural...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Our Sin of Hating Fabulous & The Death Throes of Homophobia

We hate people who are fabulous. We always have. Cain killed Abel because Cain had...

February 14, 2014

Have a Just Valentine’s Day

It’s the time of the year when lover-dovers show their love and affection for their...

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...

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 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 15, 2013

A Check to Progressive Christian Rage

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

November 2012

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...