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May 2014

May 16, 2014

There’s a Disturbance in the Evangelical Force (Hint: It’s the Gays)

First, Fred tells us that Steve Chalke's fantastic and robust Oasis ministry has been kicked...

May 12, 2014

Can You Be Evangelical and Gay-Affirming?

I don't think so — at least not yet — and I'll try to make...

May 08, 2014

Seminaries: Training People to Repair Phone Booths

In the video above, the realities of seminary today are explicating, and it should be...

May 06, 2014

Kirk Cameron Says Forget Gay Marriage, Let’s Go After the Fornicators!

Kirk says the threat to marriage isn't outside the church, it's inside the church:...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

The Rabbi Wonders When We’ll Discover Our Communal Gag Reflex

This post is by my dear friend, Rabbi Joseph Edelheit, in which he reflects from...

April 22, 2014

A Public Condemnation of Jews for Jesus

The always-offensive evangelistic group, Jews for Jesus, released the above video just in time for...

April 15, 2014

Five Reasons You Probably Shouldn’t Attend a Christian Seder

It's Passover until this evening, and lots of Christians — especially evangelicals — are attending...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Let’s Talk about What Happened Yesterday at World Vision [UPDATED]

I'm not going to recount the facts. Others have done that. I'm going to tell...

March 26, 2014

This Is an Important Moment for Progressive Christians

In the struggle for who gets to define the gospel in 21st century America —...

March 25, 2014

Youth Workers Are Still My People

Above you can watch Jeff Chu deliver one of the two talks at last week's...

March 24, 2014

World Vision to Hire Gays

Some might call this shocking. I just call it another domino falling: World Vision's American...

March 18, 2014

Is There Such a Thing a Progressive Youth Ministry?

That's the question we're trying to answer this week in Chicago. In a partnership with...

March 14, 2014

A Very Important Question

March 12, 2014

Phyllis Tickle Is 80 Today!

Today we celebrate the 80th birthday of Phyllis Tickle, a friend and mentor to so...

March 06, 2014

How Mark Driscoll Gamed the Publishing Game

Years ago, Rick Warren finagled his way onto the bestseller lists. Before Purpose-Driven Life came...

March 06, 2014

Evangelical Pastor Turns Pro-Gay

Ken Wilson, pastor of Vineyard Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has just published a book...

March 03, 2014

This Is Normal Now

The above landed on our doorstep yesterday morning. At breakfast, I held it up and...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Why Is Moorohler Nervous? Because Evangelicals Are Embracing Gay Marriage

The evangelical intelligentsia is very, very nervous. That's because opposition to same sex marriage is...

February 25, 2014

Can You Be Pro-Gay and Stay Evangelical? Yes…and No

My friend Jonathan Merritt and Kirsten Powers co-penned a piece on the Daily Beast titled, "Conservative...

February 18, 2014

Evangelicals and their (Bad) Movies

I had thought we were past this. Honestly. Movies that are blatantly written and produced...

February 06, 2014

Bye-Bye Millennials

Here, in living color, we see the church's failure to engage an entire generation: The...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Which Side of the Cross Are You On?

Scot McKnight made an interesting observation this week: But the Abelardian and Girardian have an...

January 15, 2014

Phyllis Tickle and Nadia Bolz-Weber Switch Bodies!!!

This photo went viral last week: Here's a photo essay by Courtney Perry about how...

January 14, 2014

What Is It about Christianity21?

Before last week, Doug and I hadn't run a Christianity21 conference since 2009. We'd run...

January 13, 2014

One of the Most Sacred Encounters I’ve Ever Had

The Reverend Joy Bennett serving me communion on August 30, 2012. It happened on August...

January 10, 2014

God Has Died…And He Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life

I'm at Christianity21 this week, a gathering produced by Doug Pagitt, Sarah Cunningham, and Your...

December 2013

December 26, 2013

My 2013 Predictions = Meh

I didn't do so great on my three predictions for the Year in Religion 2013:...

December 09, 2013

What’s Up at Jericho Books?

Late last week, Hachette Book Group announced that Wendy Grisham was being let go,...

December 06, 2013

Question the Bible. Don’t Worry, It Can Handle It.

As part of my work with sparkhouse, I was involved with the launch of lectionary-based...

December 02, 2013

Because You’ve Been Asking for a Reality Show Starring Ed Young, Jr.

Forget Duck Dynasty. The Texas Mega-Pastor, Ed Young, Jr., is poised to have his own...