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March 2024

March 07, 2024

A Progressive Perspective on a Personal God.

A Progressive Perspective on a Personal God. A question asked of me and how I...

February 2024

February 12, 2024

The Prophecies – Are False.

It isn't 2024; Jesus wasn't born in 1 A.D.; and the world won't end in...

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...

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...

October 2022

October 31, 2022

Gaslighting & Saving Face.

"Hi. My name is Roger, and I'm a progressive Christian." Apparently, those are fightin' words...

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...

September 2021

September 17, 2021

A Tribute to Bishop Spong – theological Giant.

"We stand on the shoulders of giants” - Jack Spong was one of my giants....

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...

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...

October 2019

October 01, 2019

Oh My-g-od!

Oh My G-g-od! ? Someone recently asked me: “Can you please address the difference between...

September 2019

September 27, 2019

Funny Fundamentalism. Laugh at bad Bad Theology.

Bad theology should be called out and rejected. Laughter can be a helpful part of...

September 09, 2019

Lions, and Tigers, and Progressives – Oh My.

I recently experienced some things that are the stuff of many people’s worst nightmares -...

October 2018

October 21, 2018

Repurposing the Rubble Remnants.

We like to think that we’re progressing. We like to think that we’re evolving. We...

October 21, 2018

Atoning for bad theology – both kinds.

We humans frequently feel a sense of being less than – less than whole, less...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

Why My Fish are Kissing – and Believe in Evolution.

I’m a person who notices bumper-stickers when I’m out and about and I enjoy making...

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...

December 2017

December 12, 2017

Help! Was St. Nicholaus a Theological Terrorist?

A human interest story in the news recently went viral. An infant placed on Santa’s...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

Theological Violence toward the Divine Feminine & Rape Culture.

If you are on social media you are no doubt abundantly aware of the “Me...

March 2016

March 11, 2016

We’re not “Just Passing Through.”

I recently overheard the following observation about various students at a certain liberal arts college:...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

The I Love Donald Trump Spirituality Test.

Another election year political season is upon us and it's unlike any other I've seen....

November 2015

November 10, 2015

Enough With the Progressive Christian Outrage Machine!

"Hope has two beautiful daughters - their names are anger and courage; anger at the...

September 2015

September 08, 2015

“I’m no longer a Protestant. Sort of.”

The following is a blog written by a first time guest contributor to The Holy...

June 2015

June 28, 2015

Why they killed Jesus.

The Romans didn't kill Jesus because he performed miracles or healed people on any day...

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...

March 2015

March 07, 2015

To Hell with Hell.

Hell isn't Christian - or Jewish. It's pagan. The modern English word Hell is derived...

January 2015

January 24, 2015

Christianity in Crisis: from fear to faith.

Christianity! A 2,000 year old tree that’s mature, big, & mighty. With over 3 billion...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

Groovin’ With God.

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