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October 2015

October 13, 2015

Intersex and Christian Theology

Over the summer, I spent many hours combing through Megan DeFranza’s fascinating book Sex Difference...

October 06, 2015

A Dialogue with Alan Chambers

PS: I’m so exited to have Alan Chambers on my blog! I’ve admired Alan from...

October 02, 2015

A Bible Resource You MUST See!

It’s seriously unbelievable! I’ve never seen anything like it. It just may be the way...

October 01, 2015

What Can We Learn from the Millennials Leaving the Church in Droves? Part 5

Before we dive in, I want to thank you all for offering helpful feedback during...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Why Millennials Might Be Leaving the Church in Droves for the Wrong Reasons: Part 4

I suggested in my last post that what we’re talking about here is largely (though...

September 28, 2015

Why Are White Millennials Leaving White Church in Droves?

I guess this could be subtitled “part 4” of my current series. But since I’m...

September 24, 2015

4 Questions for Preston Sprinkle, by Josh Packard

The following post is an interview. But instead of me interviewing an author, this time the author...

September 23, 2015

Why Are Millennials Leaving the Church in Droves? Part 3

Millennials are leaving the church for all sorts of reasons. And as I showed in...

September 22, 2015

Jesus’s Uncanny Residence

I want to take a quick break from our current series on why millennials are...

September 17, 2015

Why Are Millennials Leaving the Church in Droves? Part 2

In my last post, I pointed out that millennials (18-29 year olds) are fleeing the...

September 16, 2015

Why Are Millennials Leaving the Church in Droves? Part 1

There’s no dispute. There are no conflicting reports. They all independently show—and anecdotal evidence confirms—that...

September 14, 2015

If Your Church Closed Its Doors, Would the Neighborhood Care?

I want to talk about why millennials are fleeing the church in droves. But first,...

September 11, 2015

Sex, Science, and Becoming More Like Jesus

Defining discipleship can be tricky. We say we want to “become more like Jesus” but...

September 10, 2015

What Is Discipleship?

As some of you may have (hopefully) noticed, I’ve been a terrible blogger over the...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

Impossible Discipleship

One of projects I’m working on is a book about the state of discipleship in...

August 17, 2015

A Final Review of Ken Wilson’s “Third Way” Approach to Homosexuality: Part 3

In this third and final review of Ken Wilson’s A Letter to My Congregation I...

August 13, 2015

A (More Critical) Review of Ken Wilson’s “Third Way:” Part 2

As stated in my previous blog, there are many things I appreciated about Ken Wilson’s...

August 12, 2015

A Review of Ken Wilson’s “Third Way” Approach to Homosexuality: Part 1

Ken Wilson has written a very important and provocative book on homosexuality and the church....

July 2015

July 23, 2015

An Apology

I posted a blog on Monday titled “Why a (yet another) White, Straight, Male Decided...

July 20, 2015

Why a (yet another) White, Straight, Male Decided to Write a Book about Homosexuality

I just found out that the release date for my books about homosexuality (one for...

July 07, 2015

40 Questions minus 1 for Those Who Have 40 Questions

1. Are your questions real questions or veiled assertions? 2. When did you stop...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

My Reflections on the Charleston Shooting

I instantly got sick to my stomach after hearing about the massacre in Charleston last...

June 19, 2015

The Hope of Holy War

The following post is written by my friend Joshua Ryan Butler and it’s the last...

June 17, 2015

The Surprise of Judgment

The following post is written by my friend Joshua Ryan Butler and it's the second...

June 15, 2015

The Mercy of Hell

The following post is written by my friend Joshua Ryan Butler and it's the first...

June 05, 2015

Preston Sprinkle and Jeff Cook: A Debate about Homosexuality

Pastor Jeff Cook and I hosted a debate (or discussion) about homosexuality a month ago...

June 04, 2015

When Being “Pro Life” Is No Longer a Theoretical Position

The following post is written by my brother in law and friend, Dr. Benjamin Foreman....

May 2015

May 29, 2015

Why I (Still) Believe in Believer’s Baptism

In my last post, I tried to clear away some arguments that clutter the discussion...

May 27, 2015

Infant Baptism: Is it Biblical?

I’ve never advocated for infant baptism, nor have I let my kids near the dunking...

May 11, 2015

Living in Terror as a Gay Christian

*The following post is by a friend of mine who wishes to remain anonymous. He's...

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