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November 2014

November 26, 2014

Christian Quotes that “Destroy” a Homeschool Mom’s Museum Demolition of Evolutionary Science

Recently the internet has been abuzz with an interesting story (Here's where I read about...

May 2014

May 05, 2014

Patheos Turns 5: my top 5 posts ever…check them out! #Patheos5Yrs

I want to start out by saying how grateful I am for the opportunity to...

November 2013

November 01, 2013

Shane Claiborne speaking at The Justice Conference

Any time Shane speaks - I listen... Shane Claiborne from The Justice Conference on Vimeo.

September 2013

September 12, 2013

Jesus, domestic abuse, and exaggerating about divorce

Growing up, I was similarly taught as Suzanne Burden points out: “No one should divorce,...

September 03, 2013

Jesus the Celebrity?

My friend Mark Moore has lots of good things to say about following Jesus. Consider...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Friendly Reminder: Google Reader is disappearing on Monday… switch to Feedly!

Many of you have noticed that I haven't been writing as often for the past...

May 2013

May 08, 2013

An Interview with NT Wright – Ecclesia and Ethics

On behalf of the Conference Ecclesia and Ethics, out of the University of St Andrews,...

April 2013

April 02, 2013

The past, present, and future of Kurt Willems (Comprehensive Enough???)

What I share below is part of an interview with a local web magazine from...

February 2013

February 07, 2013

A Young Woman is Leaving Westboro Baptist Church Behind

EXCERPT from Jeff Chu- For nearly all of her twenty-seven years, Megan believed it: believed...

October 2012

October 03, 2012

Exterminate them without mercy: The problem of Joshua, genocide, and the character of God

A couple of years ago, I wrote the following blog post about an approach to...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

Is the Church still emerging?

This article is a response to one I poste a week ago. What do you...

September 20, 2012

An email from the year 2105

The following is a topic I’m asking college English students to write about on their...

August 2012

August 16, 2012

Favorite Blue Like Jazz / Don Miller Quotes to Celebrate the New Movie?

The contest for the free copies of Blue Like Jazz the movie is over. The...

August 09, 2012

Win Free Copy of Blue Like Jazz Movie DVD (easy!)

CONTEST IS OFFICIALLY OVER! Hi friends! I've been invited to give away 5 copies of...

July 2012

July 27, 2012

The Secret of Great Talks/Speeches/Presentations (TED)

June 2012

June 22, 2012

God’s Blessed Earth – Catalyzing Churches and Seminaries for Change

This video is about the Seminary Stewardship Alliance, a coalition of seminary leaders who have...

June 14, 2012

How to break out of a creative rut!

Source: michelleshaeffer.com via Michelle on Pinterest

May 2012

May 14, 2012

What I said in my graduation speech to fellow seminarians

On the night before our graduation, I was invited to give a reflection on my...

April 2012

April 22, 2012

10 Things We’ve Learned About the Earth Since Last Earth Day

FROM SMITHSONIAN.COM'S SURPRISING SCIENCE: Sunday is the 42nd celebration of Earth Day, which was started...

April 09, 2012

Giving away 20 FREE pairs of tickets to Blue Like Jazz (film) & 20 awesome Bibles!

thanks to all who participated this week. the contest is officially over. 20 winners! see...

March 2012

March 13, 2012

Your Questions for Don Miller & Steve Taylor (Blue Like Jazz)

As I recently shared, I have the opportunity to interview both Don Miller and Steve...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

‘Blue Like Jazz’ the Movie & the Pangea Blog

I'm excited about this film. Too many "Christian" movies warm the heart but do nothing...

February 23, 2012

Polycarp of Smyrna & the Way of Jesus

FROM COMMON PRAYER: LITURGY FOR ORDINARY RADICALS: Today is the day when the church remembers...

December 2011

December 27, 2011

10 Reasons I’m a Christian

I’m in a “top ten” sort of mood this final week of 2011. Today, I...

December 26, 2011

November 2011

November 14, 2011

The Beautiful Victory of the Cross and the Table of Aslan

Last week, I wrote about my belief that the cross is too beautiful to fit...

November 08, 2011

The Cross is Too Beautiful for That! PS – God Isn’t Angry Either

The cross is too beautiful for that. It's too beautiful to be reduced to...

November 05, 2011

A Short Prayer for Today from “Common Prayer”

Lord, if we are to be afraid of anything, let it be the fear of...

October 2011

October 20, 2011

The Disturbing Message of the Kingdom (Brian McLaren)

What are your thoughts on this video???