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May 2015

May 18, 2015

The Theology of a Biker Gang

Five rival biker gangs descended upon a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas on Sunday....

May 15, 2015

Drug Addiction, the Problem with Free Will, and God’s Unconditional Love

She sobbed as she sat across the table from me. As a community chaplain who...

May 14, 2015

Unless We Change: Children Lead the Way to Peace

"Unless you change and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom heaven." (Matt...

May 11, 2015

Jesus, Drawing Muhammad, and the Idolatry of Free Speech

Pamela Geller had every “right” to host a conference in Texas that mocked Muhammad...

May 08, 2015

How Not to Scapegoat Tom Brady: Reflections on Deflategate

I have so many reasons to hate Tom Brady. As I said after he beat...

May 07, 2015

Maria’s Choice: Dr. Montessori’s Struggle to Balance Career and Motherhood

The choice between work and motherhood, Maria’s choice, is still faced by women today. I...

May 06, 2015

What about the Canaanites?: On the Bible, Violence, and Genocide

Suzanne and I recently delivered a workshop on the Bible and violence at the Faith Forward...

May 04, 2015

Tell Me About Eternity

We sat there staring at her mother’s 92 year old lifeless body. After talking with...

May 01, 2015

The Case for Child Labor

My grandpa was a Pennsylvania coal miner and a union man. He overflowed with gratitude...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

How White People Corrupt Martin Luther King’s Message

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer made a huge mistake in reporting on the events in Baltimore....

April 25, 2015

Bruce Jenner and God’s Response to Transgendered People

Caryn Riswold wrote a moving article about Bruce Jenner’s interview last night with Dianne Sawyer....

April 22, 2015

Why Biblical Violence is Good for Your Kids

What’s all that violence doing in the Bible? Does it make you uncomfortable? How are...

April 14, 2015

Monica Lewinsky and Jesus Christ: How to Overcome the Place of Shame

Monica Lewinsky and Jesus Christ had the same experience. Their shared experience could have defined...

April 09, 2015

Top 10 Ways Mimetic Theory Can Help Create Interfaith Empathy – A Panel Discussion

was delighted to be invited to an international discussion about creating more empathy between people...

April 07, 2015

Scandal in Indiana: Will the Real Victim Please Stand Up?

Whose side were you on in the scandal that erupted over Indiana Senate Bill 101,...

April 06, 2015

Ishtar vs. Easter: Pick Your Story

In the midst of my family’s Easter celebration yesterday, I decided to check Facebook....

April 03, 2015

A God Torn to Pieces: Good Friday, Nietzsche, and Sacrifice

Friedrich Nietzsche is a favorite whipping boy among Christians. It’s difficult to blame my fellow...

April 02, 2015

Why Christianity is Anti-Culture: Michael Hardin, Maundy Thursday, and the Eucharist

This post is in response to Michael Hardin’s 5-part series Thoughts on the Eucharist. Michael’s...

April 01, 2015

My Brainiac Faith on the Resurrection

For a long time I thought I was too smart for the resurrection. My progressive...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

What Good Is Religion? Why Christianity is Immoral (and Why That’s Good)

People feel passionately about religion. Atheists have accused it of being everything that’s morally wrong...

March 30, 2015

“Did God Kill Jesus?” A Response to Tony Jones

We were halfway through our youth group’s class on Holy Week. We discussed Palm Sunday...

March 30, 2015

Nonviolence in Action: Good News for Holy Week from Mel Duncan

We often hear from readers about the difficulties they face teaching and preaching the power...

March 25, 2015

Praying the Compline with Children

I can be pretty dense sometimes. Exhibit A: I just realized that the child’s prayer...

March 24, 2015

Why Was Jesus Crucified? A Conversation with Romal Tune

Welcome to our final installment in our Lenten series with curriculum writers. We invited...

March 23, 2015

Ted Cruz and God’s Political Subversion

Ted Cruz became the first major candidate to declare a presidential run for 2016. His...

March 19, 2015

My Biggest Concern for My Gay Son is Religion: On Being Catholic and Gay

I recently wrote about a former member of my church youth group. She was everything...

March 17, 2015

Why Was Jesus Crucified? Curriculum Writers Discuss Their Answers, Part 3

Two years ago at the Faith Forward conference in Nashville, I met the amazing Rose...

March 16, 2015

Is God the Biggest Serial Killer of All Time? – A Response to the Friendly Atheist

The Friendly Atheist is one of the most influential atheist blogs on the Internet....

March 13, 2015

Facing My Mortality: Reading the Compline, Part 3

My Lenten discipline this year has been to add the Compline, or the Night Office,...

March 12, 2015

The Day She Came Out: Why Rob Bell is Right and the Church is Being Left Behind

She was one of the best students I’ve ever had in a youth group. She’s...

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