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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...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

A Hysterical Response to NC’s Latest LGBT Legislative Attacks

Beginning today, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, the North Carolina government is going to be wasting...

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...

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...

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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...

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....

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...

May 14, 2015

Letter to a Dying Church

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

March 2015

March 18, 2015

Love Wins in the PC(USA)! … Or Does It?

I love that, as a PC(USA) minister, our constitution will soon reflect my ability to...

March 09, 2015

Best Pope Ever!… But My #popecrush is Fading

Pope Francis is easily my favorite Pope in modern times. A recent Pew Research Center...

February 2015

February 18, 2015

Why This Minister Hates These “Favorite” Christian Quote Verses, Part 3 – James 1:2-3 & Luke 11:9

“Jesus Did It. Come And Get It.” That, my friends, is a real bumper sticker...

February 17, 2015

Why This Minister Hates These “Favorite” Christian Quote Verses, Part 2 – Prov. 3:5 & John 14:6

Words shouldn't hurt. I mean, they're just words. What's worse is that some people who...

February 16, 2015

Why This Minister Hates These “Favorite” Christian Quote Verses – John 3:16 and Romans 8:28

I grew up in a Southern Baptist Church (I know! Shocker, right?!). Bible drills seemed...

January 2015

January 15, 2015

The Irrationality of Fundamentalism in Progressive Thought

“You have to believe in (insert Church driven dogma) if you want to consider yourself...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

The Problem with “Finding Christ” in “The Least of These”

St. John Chrysostom once said, “If you do not find Christ in the beggar at...

December 23, 2014

The Joy of Being a Minister Without a Church at Christmas – or – Why You Should Thank Your Minister

Probably – without much exception, if you attend church, your minister is walking around with...

November 2014

November 05, 2014

A Minister From Thom Tillis’ State Tells Us What To Expect After The Election Results

To say I'm disappointed with the outcome of the U.S. mid-term elections is to massively...

October 2014

October 24, 2014

How a Simple Thing All Gamers Know Can Help Save The Church

There's a strange and very unbiblical thing in us playing a big role in slowly...

October 17, 2014

What the Church Needs Now

“I'm tired of hearing the Church is dying.” In the past 12 hours, I've heard...

September 2014

September 27, 2014

The Tradition a Heretic Values

This is the fifth post in a series called: “This Collar Is Too Tight: Heresies...

September 10, 2014

The One Thing That Can Save the Church (and the One Thing That Is Stopping That One Thing)

I have this nasty habit of oversimplifying things. So, feel free to let the “it's...

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