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October 2012

October 25, 2012

The Conservative Allure of the Pseudo-Intellectual

Until now, I haven't blogged about the Dinesh D'Souza kerfluffle at King's College because it...

October 23, 2012

Is God’s Goodness Arbitrary? [Questions That Haunt]

Time for another installment of Questions That Haunt Christianity. This week, our question comes from Lisa,...

October 20, 2012

Astrology Is Malarkey

When it comes to astrology, I'm with Fred: it's hooey. When it comes to Patheos's...

October 20, 2012

The Problem with Web Ads

I know that some of you are complaining about the pop-ups. When I came to...

October 17, 2012

Was Mitt Romney a “Pastor”?

Last night, in the final question of the town hall-style debate, the candidates were asked...

October 16, 2012

Mormonism No Longer a Cult, according to Billy Graham

Billy Graham met with Mitt Romney last week. According to the press secretaries of each,...

October 12, 2012

Rob Bell Wants You to Take Communion More

Bo has posted about his recent interview with Rob Bell: In the most recent episode...

October 08, 2012

Brian McLaren’s View on Homosexuality

In a poignant post, Brian McLaren responds to an Asian pastor who writes him, “I...

October 06, 2012

When Jesus Returns, TBN Will Be There

Daystar and TBN, the two biggest "Christian" TV networks, own adjoining buildings in Jerusalem. They're...

October 04, 2012

Minnesota Vikings Square Off Over Gay Marriage

Around Minnesota, punter Chris Kluwe is something of a legend. Sure, he's a good punter....

October 04, 2012

Homeschooler Says He Didn’t Learn about Plagiarism

Interesting story in this morning's StarTribune. Matt Rustad, a school board member in St. Francis,...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

“Hellbound?”: A Movie I Should Love

You may have heard of the book, Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who...

September 27, 2012

Will Prayer Save America?

Since I'm writing a book on prayer, I've been thinking a lot about the subject....

September 26, 2012

Proof: There Are No Evangelicals

A couple of weeks ago, I attended the first of four "Civil Conversations" that Krista...

September 25, 2012

Watch a Pentecostal TV Preacher Get His Žižek On [VIDEO]

Watch this clip and tell me if you've ever seen/heard a Pentecostal TV preacher who...

September 20, 2012

Catholic, Republican, Pro-Gay Marriage [VIDEO]

September 19, 2012

Free E-Book on Church Leadership

David Lose of Luther Seminary has curated a new ebook on church leadership. It's called Renew...

September 19, 2012

The Evangelical’s Burden

Recently, I supped with a young, hipster evangelical leader. Someone you would know. Someone who...

September 17, 2012

Brian McLaren on “The Innocence of Muslims”

Brian McLaren has a new book out: Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed...

September 17, 2012

One More Post about Homeschooling

It's no surprise to me that I stroked the cat's fur the wrong way with...

September 14, 2012

The Church and Culture: An Uneasy Alliance

Neal DeRoo, co-convener of a conference at which I am presenting a paper (which is...

September 13, 2012

Are You a Gay P.K.?

My friend Sam Brink, on staff with the American Baptist Church, and his son Andrew...

September 13, 2012

The Problem with Pietism

Last night, I was at a public conversation between two evangelicals (more on that soon)....

September 12, 2012

Megachurches Make You High

According to a new study, attending worship at a megachurch is similar to getting high:...

September 11, 2012

9/11 – Time to Get Along

In my most recent posts about Sri Lanka, and in an OpEd in Saturday's StarTribune,...

September 10, 2012

Why Homeschoolers Don’t Understand “Missional”

As expected, homeschool advocates have turned out in force to defend and justify their decision...

September 08, 2012

When Christians Play Well with Others

I've got two articles elsewhere today. They carry the same title, but they're a bit...

September 07, 2012

Death to Homeschooling!

I originally wrote this post in 2005, but it somehow didn't make the migration from...

September 05, 2012

Dems Pushing Their Chips to the Gay Side of the Table

After years of trying to have it both way with LGBT voters -- "We support...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Why This Christian Will Always Own a Gun

My friend Bruce Reyes-Chow has proclaimed that he will never own a gun, and he's...