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July 2012

July 18, 2012

Ordain Thyself Makes CNN

Best part of the article is that they found a guy from Liberty University who...

July 16, 2012

Everyday Spirituality: A New Series

A few years ago, I wrote a book that carries the subtitle, Spiritual Practices for...

July 16, 2012

St. Paul Saints Becoming Atheists

Minnesota's premier minor league team, the St. Paul Saints, is known for wacky promotions: a...

July 13, 2012

The Denouement of Denominations

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to serve as the Scholar in Residence at Aldersgate...

July 11, 2012

Fundamentalists Are Cannibals

So says Roger Olson, in a lengthy post on the problems in the Great Commission...

July 10, 2012

Philosophical Errors that Fundamentalists Make

That's what Bethel University philosopher Dan Yim is thinking about: I think I’m beginning to...

July 10, 2012

A Church Votes 29-22 Against a Gay Pastor

An interesting and engaging piece in the StarTribune today about a small Lutheran church in...

July 09, 2012

When Did Evangelicalism Become Cool?

According to Philip Jenkins, about the same time that country music became cool: In August...

July 07, 2012

How Creationism Helps Liberals

At Splice Today, Noah Berlatsky says that progressives like me who mock creationists are actually...

July 07, 2012

Presbyterians Reject Same Sex Marriage

Yesterday, at their General Assembly, the PC(USA) followed the United Methodists and rejected a proposal...

July 06, 2012

Good Morning from the White House

What, did you think I got an audience with POTUS?!?

July 05, 2012

Watching Denominations Implode

It's summertime, which means it's the time for denominations to have their annual clusterf meetings....

July 05, 2012

The Rainbow that Is America

I'm in Washington, D.C., with the family for a week of vacation (and some work)...

July 03, 2012

Is a Devastating Wildfire Like Premarital Sex?

The as-usual hamfisted Focus on the Family seems to think so. In a blog post...

July 03, 2012

David Lose See the Light: Denominations Are Passé

David Lose, professor at Luther Seminary, author of Making Sense of Scripture: Big Questions About...

July 02, 2012

Overzealous Tambourine Player Tazed at Church

Luckily, the NewsChannel 4 Reporter shakes a tambourine in the story, just in case you...

June 2012

June 30, 2012

Let’s Prove This Atheist Wrong

At HuffPo, Staks Rosch claims, "Let's face it, religion is dying." His reason, because religious...

June 25, 2012

Leaving a Denomination with Honor

Jason Stellman recently left the Presbyterian Church in America, a conservative, Reformed denomination that...

June 23, 2012

Cornerstone Folds, Wild Goose Soars

Greg Horton of the Religion News Service looks for a shift in the wind with...

June 22, 2012

Don Piper Did Not Go To Heaven

It's rare that I get a chance to agree with Tim Challies, so when I...

June 21, 2012

John Piper Not Opposing Gay Marriage

At least not from the pulpit. Conservatives in Minnesota have been waiting with bated...

June 20, 2012

Can You Be Anti-Gay and Nice? Fred Says No

Slacktivist is sick and tired of evangelicals like Halee Gray Scott, who argues that she's...

June 19, 2012

Philosophy = Learning How to Die

Maybe you've been reading about Pete Rollins's Pyro-Theology. If you like that, you should also...

June 15, 2012

Benny Hinn as Sith Lord [VIDEO]

June 15, 2012

This Is Gonna Be Helluva Good Movie

Coming to theaters this fall.

June 13, 2012

Religion Makes You Healthier

Canadians who attend religious services -- and there aren't many -- are healthier than their...

June 12, 2012

Forcing Priests to Wear Robes Is Right Wally

Yep, it's "right wally," according to one Anglican bishop. Repeatedly over the years, some Anglican...

June 12, 2012

The Cross Is Where God Is

That's Nadia Bolz-Weber's message in the new adult faith formation resource, Animate, that I've been...

June 11, 2012

Do You Know the Parent of an LGBT Kid?

If so, my good friend Andy Marin needs your help: Over the years The Marin...

June 11, 2012

Has Zondervan Jumped the Shark?

I've got a few books with Zondervan, so I've got some skin in this game....