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December 2011

December 09, 2011

Did You Hear What Happened to the Guy Who Farted in Church?

He sat in his own pew! How about the guy who streaked in church, did...

December 08, 2011

The Bible Made Impossible: Part Two – The Cure

This post is part of a three-part series on The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism...

December 07, 2011

The Bible Made Impossible: Part One – The Ailment

This post is part of a three-part series on The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism...

December 03, 2011

Coming Next Week: The Bible Made Impossible

I hope that some of you will join me in reading and talking through this...

December 02, 2011

King Jesus Gospel: Part Five

Part of a week-long discussion of The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited by...

December 02, 2011

The Best Book on Same Sex Marriage

I regularly get asked for reading recommendations on the issues of same sex marriage and...

December 01, 2011

Honest Scholarship May Not Be Possible at a Christian School

Mickey Maudlin, the capable and well-connected managing editor at HarperOne (think Rob Bell), has an...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

King Jesus Gospel: Part Three

Part of a week-long discussion of The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited by...

November 29, 2011

King Jesus Gospel: Part Two

Part of a week-long discussion of The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited by...

November 28, 2011

King Jesus Gospel: Part One

Part of a week-long discussion of The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited by...

November 25, 2011

Note to Readers Who Want to Read

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about three books that I plan to read and...

November 25, 2011

Anyone Gotten a New Kindle Yet?

The new generation of Kindles shipped this week, meaning that they're arriving on doorsteps today....

November 23, 2011

Even More on the 25 Books Every Christian Should Read

Here's a guest post by Adam C. English, writing about the list we concocted last...

November 21, 2011

25 More Books Every Christian Should Read

This post is part of the Patheos Book Club. Check out the Book Club for...

November 17, 2011

25 Books Every Christian Should Read (and I Agree!)

This is a sponsored post and part of the Patheos Book Club. Check out the...

November 16, 2011

Why Pray?

Today, I'm starting a new book. It's tentatively titled, Why Pray?, and it's going to...

November 08, 2011

Mutants, Mystics, and Mind-Blowing

This is a sponsored post and part of the Patheos Book Club. Check out the...

November 04, 2011

Some Books I Plan to Read – Will You Join Me?

I read a lot of religious non-fiction. I write it, and I read it. Most...

November 03, 2011

Amazon Aims to Take Out the Library

Amazon made another big announcement today, one that will likely spur lots of Kindle purchases...

November 01, 2011

Get The Church Is Flat for $2.99!

For a limited time, I've lowered the price of my latest book, The Church Is...

October 2011

October 25, 2011

Jay Bakker Talks with Me about Brennan Manning [VIDEO]

As part of the Patheos Book Club on Brennan Manning's new book, All Is Grace:...

October 12, 2011

On Uniting Heart and Mind

This sponsored post is part of the Patheos Book Club on Richard Foster's new book, Sanctuary of...

October 11, 2011

New Auburn, Wisconsin: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

I always take the advice of Carla Barnhill. She's not only a nationally recognized advice guru, she's...

October 06, 2011

Win a Book…Or a Kindle

The Church and Pomo blogged has moved to The Other Journal, which I think is...

October 05, 2011

More Fun with Jana Riess: Self-Publishing

Part Two of Jana Riess's interview with me has to do with self-publishing: What do...

October 05, 2011

Jana Riess Interviews…Me!

Jana has posted part one of her interview with me. This part is about my...

October 03, 2011

Books on Hospitality

Since I'll be writing about hospitality this week, here are some books I recommend on...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

Amazon’s New Tablet and the Future of Books

Today Amazon will debut their new tablet, the Kindle Fire. My guess is that it's...

September 16, 2011

“There Are Two Marriages” eBook

Welcome, Washington Post readers. If you've read Lisa Miller's column about my views on marriage,...

September 05, 2011

Raised Right? Or Wrong?

This is a sponsored post and part of the Patheos Book Club. Check out the...