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June 2016

June 02, 2016

Engaging the Tension of the Kingdom

The Kingdom of God is at hand. It is right now, in this very present...

May 2016

May 11, 2016

5 Beliefs That Produce Hope

Proud to welcome this guest contribution from one to the most of the joyful, inspiring men of God...

May 04, 2016

I Am Not Entitled to Marriage, Sex, and Children…But I Am Invited Into His Family

So today's my birthday. I'm one of the eleven Americans who knows next to nothing about Star...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

Cheering for the Anti-Smut Backlash and Heralding a Renaissance of Intimacy

In recent weeks TIME magazine, the Washington Post, and the New York Times have all...

April 11, 2016

What Jesus Accomplished at Calvary and Why It Matters

Christians are people of the cross and that befuddles many, especially that "of the cross"...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

Why Don’t Evangelical Christians Evangelize?

Not to throw cold water on what the Holy Spirit is doing and how he is moving...

March 09, 2016

What to Do About Gullible Charismatics

I've outed myself several times here on Patheos as one speaking-in-tongues charismatic Christian. If my...

March 03, 2016

There Really Aren’t That Many Evangelicals In America

Lately I've been existing in a state of unrelenting humiliation and bewilderment. You see, I...

February 2016

February 14, 2016

10 Worship Songs We Should Keep Singing

My favorite thing to do in life is to sing. At my Anglican parish in...

February 03, 2016

Bridging the Food, Knowledge, and Identity Gaps

Food breaks down barriers like few things can. It's almost like it has magical powers...

January 2016

January 23, 2016

When God Renames Us

To follow up on my post from two weeks ago in which I contended that the phrase...

January 15, 2016

Our Hymnology Is Usually Better Than Our Theology

I'm a hymn lover. While there are some wonderful anthems and songs of adoration being...

January 08, 2016

The Problem With Being “Just A Sinner Saved By Grace”

If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, the problem with being "just a sinner...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

November 2015

November 24, 2015

The Power of Active Gratitude

Great and timely words from the American Enterprise Institute's Arthur Brooks in yesterday's New York Times....

November 16, 2015

UPDATE! Kickstarter for Documentary Film About Science and the Supernatural

A few months ago (see below) I blogged about my good friend Elijah Stephens who...

November 16, 2015

Tip Of the Spear on the Vernacular Podcast!

My friends Zac and Sally Crippen recently started an excellent human interest story podcast called Vernacular....

November 16, 2015

Virtue with Swag: 10 Ways To Win a Girl’s Heart by Kris Wolfe

I always dig people who not only know how to translate their faith in Christ...

November 13, 2015

Living from Love, Part 2: Becoming Conscious of the Son

In the last few years I have become convinced that the Christian life is fundamentally...

November 06, 2015

Sex and the Spiritual Realm: A Review of Gordon Dalbey’s Pure Sex

No cultural division today is fraught with more confusion, bitterness, and deep pain than the...

November 03, 2015

Ann Coulter Is Wrong About Russell Moore, Evangelicals, and America

Ann Coulter has written some real doozies over the years and her latest column is no exception....

October 2015

October 30, 2015

Lighthearted Oct. 31st fun? Sure! Halloween? Nah.

So I am among those who do NOT esteem Halloween and am thankful that my family did...

October 29, 2015

Jesus is THE Way Because The Cross is THE Path: A Response to Mark Sandlin

Meet me at the pub, Mark Sandlin! This next round is on me. In response...

October 18, 2015

When My Friend Took A Porn Star to Church

Let me tell you a little bit about my friend Will Youngblood. And after that...

October 14, 2015

Living From Love, Part 1: Brother Lawrence

In the 17th century there was a man who spent thousands of hours washing dishes and...

October 08, 2015

How to Avoid Cynicism

This is too good not to pass along. Such great wisdom here on how to demolish a cynical...

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