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November 2015

November 18, 2015

Jesus Responds to the Syrian Refugee Crisis

(Based on and adapted from Matthew 25:34-45, The Message) Then Jesus will say to those...

October 2015

October 31, 2015

A Prayer on Peace

Good and gracious God, Life itself is a struggle between peace and violence. In the...

October 30, 2015

Progressive Christianity is Not an Oxymoron

They said I was... a radical. a liberal. anti-American. a tree hugger. a peacenik. a...

October 29, 2015

A Prayer on Letting Go of “Magical” Prayer

Good and gracious God, Not my will, but thy will. Letting go of prayer that...

October 29, 2015

By Her Own Standards Bristol Palin is Worse Than a Slave Owner – Here’s Why

By many people’s measure, Sarah Palin spawned the likes of Donald Trump and Ben Carson...

October 28, 2015

A Minister’s Letter to a Small God

To a Too Small God, I don't really know how to say this. Honestly, if...

October 27, 2015

How To Respond to Other Christians Who Quote “I am THE Way”

One of my personal mantras is “One God. Many paths.” I’ve been surprised by the...

October 02, 2015

Saving God: The Liberation of an Institutionalized God

The Church is in the midst of a powerful, unparalleled transformation. Many, including myself, have...

September 2015

September 11, 2015

A Prayer of Remembrance on 9/11

Good and gracious God, Today we come before you with heavy hearts as we remember...

September 03, 2015

Progressive Christian Minister Says #IwasKimDavis

Do you know Kim Davis (the County Clerk in Kentucky who refuses to issue same...

August 2015

August 26, 2015

A Prayer on the Event of Another Shooting in the US

Good and Gracious God, Yet again, our nation grieves. Yet again, a life has been...

August 25, 2015

A Call for Christians to Act Like They Are Christians

Do not say that it is naïve to think we can love everyone, even our...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Organic, Free-Range Church: Where the Church Goes From Here

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of Progressive Christianity in America....

June 2015

June 26, 2015

Love Wins! Double Rainbow “All the Way” Over the White House.

In a historical ruling today, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of marriage equality....

June 18, 2015

The Biblical Virtues of Slow Sex

Let's get something straight, right off the top: sex is good – really good. As...

June 18, 2015

A Prayer on the Event of Hate Induced Killing

Good and gracious God, Humanity's inhumanity to one another is an all too present historical...

June 11, 2015

If You Call Yourself a Christian and You Share This Meme – Stop It!

In the midst of the overblown coverage and social media spats over Bruce Jenner becoming...

May 2015

May 31, 2015

God’s Dear John Letter to the U.S.

Dear John and Jane Public, Honestly, don't fret over it. I get it. Dear God,...

May 25, 2015

We Must Not Forget — War is Hell

For a very long time, I've been a closeted disliker of Memorial Day. The glorification...

May 24, 2015

Being an Advocate

In honor of my wife's 13th anniversary of ordination, I thought I'd share my favorite...

May 23, 2015

5 Ways the Duggar’s Scandal Is Everything That’s Wrong With the U.S.

If you spend any time at all on social media (and if you are reading...

May 18, 2015

The Church Has a Bigger Problem Than Hypocrisy

The much ballyhooed report from Pew Research shows an ever shrinking population of Americans who...

May 14, 2015

Letter to a Dying Church

With the latest Pew Research report, we've seen lots of bloggers either wringing their hands...

May 12, 2015

Christianity Needs a Sexual Reboot

It's weird. We Christians believe that, in one way or another, God created everything. We...

May 10, 2015

A Mother’s Day Prayer for Those Without a Mother

Good and gracious God, You know our hearts and you know that today some of...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

The REAL Divide in America That Too Few People Acknowledge

Corporate coffers are stuffed full. Their piggy banks runneth over. Since the mid-70s all real...

April 29, 2015

Getting at the Root of Poverty

My wife and I have a wonderful garden in our side yard and a number...

April 27, 2015

The United States Needs a New Pair of Glasses

It was 1990 and I was taking my first graduate level classes. Having grown up...

April 27, 2015

Viva la Revolution!

(Part 2 of my two part series on poverty in America. Read Part 1 here)....

April 23, 2015

The Day I Couldn’t Pray: A True Story of Lament

It was graduation day. I was receiving my first college diploma. I was quite pleased...

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