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July 2010

July 05, 2010

A New Preaching Website

I've been part of the development of a new website for lectionary preachers (and others...

July 02, 2010

Is Homosexuality an “Abomination”?

At Religion Dispatches, Jewish scholar Jay Michaelson undertakes an in-depth study of the word, toevah,...

June 2010

June 14, 2010

The Tragedy of the TNIV

To celebrate the end of school, I'm spending the week in the northwoods with the...

May 2010

May 26, 2010

God Is Not on the Side of the Poor

It's often said that God is on the side of the poor/oppressed/marginalized, and, indeed, there...

May 18, 2010

Three Micro Book Reviews

Midrash on the Juanitos: a didadtic novella by Russell Rathbun Cathedral Hill Press, 2010; 146...

May 11, 2010

Ending Genesis

At Solomon's Porch, the faith community of which I am a part in South Minneapolis,...

May 04, 2010

A Fuller Seminary Take on Brian McLaren

There's a great new blog that you should add to your reader. It's called the...

April 2010

April 15, 2010

Follow #Free4All

Today and tomorrow in Durham, NC, there'll be a gathering to celebrate Tim Conder and...

April 14, 2010

Tweeting through the Bible

The best presentation at Theology after Google, in my estimation, was Jana Riess's on how...

April 04, 2010

From the Archive: Why It Matters that Jesus REALLY Rose

Originally posted May 4, 2009: As often when I’m with liberal groups, Marcus Borg’s name...

April 03, 2010

From the Archive: Why Jesus Rose

Originally posted April 12, 2009: So, why a resurrection? More importantly to me, as one...

April 02, 2010

From the Archive: Why Jesus Died

Originally posted April 9, 2009: One key to my understanding of the crucifixion is the...

March 2010

March 31, 2010

From the Archive: A Straw Man on the Cross?

Originally published April 14, 2009: Some of my favorite commenters (like Annie) have accused me...

February 2010

February 05, 2010

Sermon on Luke 2:41-52

The Sunday after Christmas, I preached on the Lukan passage about Jesus as a young...

January 2010

January 11, 2010

Looking Back on Abraham and Isaac

As I wrote on Saturday, I led the sermon time at Solomon's Porch on Sunday. ...

January 09, 2010

The Binding of Isaac

I'm leading what we call "sermon time" at Solomon's Porch tomorrow night, and the text...

December 2009

December 22, 2009

Young Jesus in the Temple

I've been asked to preach at my home church and former employer, Colonial Church, next...

October 2009

October 21, 2009

Ending Christian Euphemisms: “Fundamentalist”

I've taken some heat in the comment section for using yesterday's post on "unbiblical" and...

October 20, 2009

Ending Christian Euphemisms: “Unbiblical”

In our attempt to exterminate Christian euphemisms from our vocabulary, Nathan nominated thusly: "Unbiblical" when...

October 02, 2009

Are Evangelicals (Slightly) Masochistic?

I was having a conversation with a friend about the evangelical interest in Jim Belcher's...

August 2009

August 18, 2009

Video Response: Natural Law, Gays, and the Church

August 15, 2009

Video Response: Those Pesky Six Verses about Homosexuality

July 2009

July 16, 2009

Me on Patheos on Gays

An interview with me on the issue of gays and the church just went live...

July 15, 2009

Get a Deal on One of My Books

Today and tomorrow only (July 14th and 15th): TODAY ONLY Receive a copy of Ask,...

June 2009

June 04, 2009

One Last Post on the Lectionary

More good comments under the second lectionary post (and here's the first). So here are...

May 2009

May 30, 2009

Praying the Bible – Praying with Paul

Paul's pivotal life experience is referred to as the Calling of Paul or the Damascus...

May 29, 2009

Praying the Bible – Praying with the Disciples

The next prayer we'll investigate is straightforward enough, but the action the apostles took seems...

May 28, 2009

Praying the Bible – Praying with Jesus

I can hardly imagine a person praying during his torture and execution. I find it...

May 27, 2009

Unexpurgating the Lectionary (Bringing Judas Back)

In The New Christians, I wrote a section chastising liberals for censoring the Bible in...

May 27, 2009

Praying the Bible – Praying with Solomon

Near the beginning of Solomon's reign, he does what we hope any ruler would do....