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April 2016

April 25, 2016

Oedipus Text: Canon, Creed, and Post-Colonized Interpretation

In my previous post I issued a strong warning against allowing the church's "rule of...

April 22, 2016

Colonizing Biblical Interpretation

The rule of faith colonizes the Bible--silencing its own ancient voice as well as the...

April 04, 2016

Hunger Games: Paying Attention

We've only really seen the Hunger Games if we realized we were looking at a...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

North Carolina: A Microcosm of American Fear

Last week North Carolina made two legal decisions that laid bare the fears besetting America....

March 25, 2016

Holy Week: Good Friday

Good Friday is a day for us to see that all of our acts of...

March 24, 2016

Holy Week: Table Service

Maundy Thursday: a picture of Jesus that holds up a mirror for his followers.

March 23, 2016

Holy Week: the Penultimate Supper

To "remember her" is to remember him rightly.

March 21, 2016

Holy Week Monday: Temple Business

Monday after the Triumphal Entry, Jesus' destiny gets set.

March 18, 2016

Revelation of Jesus

What happens when we read the Gospels as the story of Jesus rather than looking...

March 10, 2016

Eschatological Trajectory of Gay Inclusion

Gender and Sex in the Eschaton: another trajectory to follow to gay inclusion in the...

March 09, 2016

Lent: An Exchange of Goods

It is sometimes easy to forget that there are different kinds of goods. We get...

February 2016

February 27, 2016

Trajectories Toward Gay Inclusion?

When it comes to gay inclusion, here's a stumbling block that many of us trip on:...

February 23, 2016

Still A Christian: I Believe

There's one thing that every Christian believes. Including me.

February 20, 2016

Abomination and God’s Embrace

Abomination to the Egyptians The idea of "abominations" has deep roots in Israel's story. Back...

February 19, 2016

Life’s Too Short to Not Read David Dark

Tour de Awesome Blogsphere confessional: I have a total, complete, 100% man-crush on David Dark. From...

February 17, 2016

Why I Am Still a Christian

At a conference in November I had what somehow became "post-Christian day." It consisted of...

February 15, 2016

Justice Scalia and Justice Upheld

The Chaos We Created Just when we thought that the presidential primaries were an opportunity...

February 11, 2016

Fasting in the Midst of Plenty

Many of us have come through Ash Wednesday services and are now full on into...

February 09, 2016

Fasting for Lent (or otherwise)

I'm Totally a Lent Expert Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. My...

February 03, 2016

Transfiguration

The Lord bless you and keep you The Lord make His face to shine upon...

February 02, 2016

God Is Not on Cruz Control

Blogsphere confessional: despite my thick skin when it comes to what some might consider infringing...

January 2016

January 30, 2016

Embracing the Gentiles

This is the first in an occasional series of encore presentations of some of the most significant...

January 28, 2016

Progressive Evangelicalism Isn’t Old Liberalism

In response to my Progressive Evangelical post, a few folks were trying to figure out how to...

January 20, 2016

Giving Up On Faith

Scrambling the Evangelical Egg On Saturday I laid out some thoughts about being a progressive...

January 18, 2016

Let Justice Roll

We get the day off of work. Our kids are home from school. We march....

January 16, 2016

Progressive Evangelical

I know this might be rushing things in our relationship. But if it's going to...

January 11, 2016

Does God Need Us?

That Awkward Moment One of the most awkward moments I ever squirmed through in church...