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July 2015

July 21, 2015

Talking Adoption: How Adoption Became a Christian “Trend”

The first in a series about the complicated trend of adoption in Christianity across denominations,...

July 14, 2015

Facebook for Christians

Meet FaceGloria, a social networking site for Christians, where you can "Amen" instead of Like.

July 07, 2015

One Way to Fight Racism (as a white person)

Segregation is what happens when we don't think about it; as white people with status...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

5 Reasons this Millennial is Still a Christian

A Millennial "none" shares five reasons she still goes to church.

June 26, 2015

Ed Stetzer Agrees with Me: Evangelicals are Growing in “None” Form

Ed Stetzer, leader of LifeWay, writes that denomination is being swept under the rug and...

June 23, 2015

Slow Living: Life with a dumbphone

Life without a smartphone means more time in traffic, fewer photos, and a strong sense...

June 15, 2015

How a Millennial Minister Makes Money

I talk with millennial author, blogger, and minister Erin Lane about how a "piecemeal vocation"...

June 09, 2015

Talking with Willie Morris, founder of Faithbox

I talk with Willie Morris, founder of Faithbox (a Christian subscription service) about how he...

June 02, 2015

Yes, There Are Evangelical Christians who Believe in Climate Change

There are even evangelical climate change scientists.

May 2015

May 29, 2015

Coming Out Christian in a Roman World: A book review

If you think that the path to the Christian era was a straightforward march from...

May 26, 2015

A Millennial Weighs in on the Pew Religious Landscape Study

America is not a “Christian nation.” It is a nation full of people who were...

May 22, 2015

Beer + Star Wars = Modern-day Church?

Writer Craig Brown of The Sound, a weekly based in Seacoast New Hampshire, sat in...

May 19, 2015

Dear Graduate: The economy still sucks. Thank God.

An easy career path can kill your passion--luckily, in today's economy, there are very few...

May 15, 2015

Christian Tinder?

A new dating app called Collide works like Tinder...for Christians.

May 12, 2015

Christianity Commodified?

Faithbox founders Willie Morris and Cory Maxwell-Coghlan are quite literally selling Christianity--it costs about $25...

May 08, 2015

One woman’s modern-day Anorexia Mirabilis

Anorexia mirabilis--miraculous anorexia--as experienced by a modern-day, non-Catholic woman.

May 05, 2015

We can’t help ourselves: What does it mean to be Catholic?

Eve Tushnet and I finish a three-part conversation on Catholicism from a former Catholic and...

May 01, 2015

White Christians a Minority in 19 States

In 19 US states, white Christians are a minority thanks to more "nones" and rising...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

We can’t help ourselves: Why a former Catholic and a current Catholic *don’t* like Catholicism

Eve Tushnet, a Catholic convert, and me, a lapsed Catholic, talk about why we *don't*...

April 24, 2015

Modern-day Moneychangers?: How Seattle Church Leaders Turned Tables

On the Monday of Holy Week this year, several church leaders and members got together...

April 21, 2015

We can’t help ourselves: Why a former Jewish agnostic and current progressive Christian still like Catholicism

Eve Tushnet, a former Jewish agnostic, and I talk about why, despite being morally and

April 17, 2015

The “Hidden Christians” of Japan

Random Christian fact of the day: the Kakure Kirishitan were secret Christians in Japan during...

April 14, 2015

How Many Christians Are There, Really?

Some surprising stats on today's Christian population.

April 10, 2015

Losing Faith and Finding Yourself: Runaway Radical

Jonathan Hollingsworth lost his faith when he went on a mission to help people in...

April 07, 2015

That ‘Unbroken’ Guy was totally a Christian

But Hollywood ignored that. Why some Christians are up in arms about the omission of...

April 03, 2015

Why the Resurrection Matters to a “None”

Why the Resurrection is still meaningful to me, even though I don't know if it's...

April 01, 2015

How to Find the Good in Religion: Look.

Looking for people who perform surprising acts of faith in the public eye has taught...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Christians Who Celebrate Passover

Spoiler alert: There's a fair few.

March 27, 2015

Why One Youth Advocate Wants a New Prison for Kids

Although Seattle's prison system imprisons youth of color at an unreasonably high rate, one youth...

March 24, 2015

Crazy Faith

Crazy Faith, an organization based in Olympia, WA, gives out free food to anyone who...

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