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When You Assume You Make…

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

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Love Looks Like a Lesbian Minister

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

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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...

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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...

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

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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....

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The Biblical Virtues of Slow Sex

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

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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,...

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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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March 31, 2015

Easter Reminds Us That Sunday is Coming

Good Friday. What a horrible name for Friday of Easter week – “good.” Hardly. Dark?...

March 31, 2015

God Did Not Kill Jesus on the Cross for Our Sins

Photo: RYGER / Shutterstock.com This article is part of our new Head to Head debate...

March 23, 2015

The Cure for the Unbearable Inadequateness of Being

“I just feel like something is missing.” While that is an exact quote from a...

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...

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February 25, 2015

Dear Fellow Christians: We Don’t Own Heaven

February 23, 2015

How ISIS is Exposing the Hypocrisy of Many Christians

ISIS is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad rebel group that claims to be...

February 09, 2015

A Prayer for a Larger Perspective

Good and Gracious God, Doing “Thy” will is sometimes a more difficult task than we...

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December 30, 2014

A Prayer of Awakening for 2015

Good and gracious God, Awaken us. May 2015 be the year we see violence, oppression,...

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 21, 2014

My Grown Up Christmas List

What if, instead of celebrating the gift of Jesus by exchanging gifts, we celebrated the...

October 2014

October 19, 2014

Sunday Morning Prayer — 10/19/2014

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October 10, 2014

Now That All Can Wed In North Carolina…

I took a vow to sign no more wedding licenses “until all can wed” in...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

The Harry Potter Re-Write, “Christian” Style,” is Everything That’s Wrong With Christianity

Once upon a time, there was a segment of Christian believers who lived under the...

September 15, 2014

Love is a Hell of a Thing

“Love” is a notoriously difficult emotion to define. The word sounds so simple, yet defies...

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...

September 07, 2014

Prayer for a Nation of Division and Mixed Priorities

(A Prayer of Confession) Good and gracious God, Somehow, in the U.S, we've arrived at...

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August 26, 2014

10 MORE Things Churches Can’t Do While Following Jesus

First, let's just be clear: I'm not saying it is impossible to do these things...

August 08, 2014

10 Life Lessons From “Guardians of the Galaxy”

Sure, some people may think it's a little odd to turn to fiction to gain...

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