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July 2016

July 29, 2016

On Living Wide Awake: A Prayer

Good and gracious God, Awaken us. May we see violence, oppression, hatred, hoarding, power, and...

July 28, 2016

10 Things Church Can Learn From Geeks

As the Church continues its slow and laborious downward-turned death spiral, geek culture continues to...

July 20, 2016

On the Limitations of Words – A Prayer

Good and gracious God, Sometimes our words get in the way. Sometimes we allow our...

July 19, 2016

A Christian Minister’s Rewrite of the RNC’s “Christian” Prayer

There's been a whole lot of discussion and (rightful) condemning of the opening statement and...

July 05, 2016

10 Cliches Christians Should Stop Saying

I think people who say these cliches are mostly trying to be kind, grateful, and...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

10 Things You Can’t Vote For While Following Jesus

Being a “Christian” means “being a little Christ.” Put even more succinctly, it means “following...

May 17, 2016

May We Stop Creating God in Our Image [A Prayer]

Good and gracious God, We love you. But, the you we love is the you...

April 2016

April 07, 2016

Progressive? Christian? Voter? You Need This…

Politics, much like mega-churches, have become a cult of personality. We've seen it for years...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Bernie & the Bible: Why This Southern Minister Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

There's a cartoon by Andy Marlette making its way around social media that depicts Jesus...

March 23, 2016

The Frightening Implications of Easter

Even with the gruesome reality of Jesus’ suffering on “Good” Friday, our modern understanding of...

March 22, 2016

When You Assume You Make…

Remember that old saying? “When you assume you make an ass out of you and...

March 16, 2016

A Prayer on the Divisions We’ve Created

Good and gracious God, Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with...

March 15, 2016

10 Trump Quotes and 10 Bible Verses Questioning His Christianity

Donald Trump seems to have found “religion.” That is to say, it is notable that...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Love Looks Like a Lesbian Minister

There is no greater love than when someone risks their own life for the sake...

February 05, 2016

Paternal Concerns – A Message on Naming God

A message based on Isaiah 49:8-16. Naming God is difficult at best, divisive even in...

January 2016

January 21, 2016

A Letter to Progressive Christians: “On the Death of Progressive Christianity”

Dear Fellow Progressive Christians, I have bad news. I'm really sorry about this; but, the...

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 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 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 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 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 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 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...

April 2015

April 14, 2015

The Resurrection is Real, But Not How You Think it Is

Did the Resurrection really happen? I don't know. Comforting, huh? I know, I'm supposed to...

April 02, 2015

The Atonement of the Cross is a Hell of a Thing

“Sandlin’s Jesus isn’t much different from a Gandhi or a Nelson Mandela, great leaders who...

April 01, 2015

Why Viewing the Cross Through Atonement Creates a God I Can’t Worship

This article is part of the new Head to Head debate feature at Patheos. This...

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