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September 2011

September 07, 2011

There Are Two Marriages – Part Two

Marriage Is Not Broken - It's Changing Marriage has a long and convoluted history. For...

September 06, 2011

There Are Two Marriages – Part One

Historical Background Christianity has a long and distinguished history of differentiating between the realm of...

September 06, 2011

There Are Two Marriages

I got married on July 13. In a church, by a pastor, surrounded by family...

September 05, 2011

Anti-Gay-Marriage Booth Glitter Bombed

Yesterday, at the Minnesota State Fair to appear on Doug Pagitt Radio, Doug, John "the...

September 02, 2011

Lillian Daniel Is Bored with Spiritual People

My friend, Lillian Daniel, a UCC pastor and advocate for the downtrodden, has written a...

September 01, 2011

Millennials Are Pro-Gay

A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute has some positive findings for...

September 01, 2011

Why I’m Not…a Mormon

Yes, there are several unreasonable -- even unsavory -- aspects to orthodox Christianity. On a...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

Q&A with Nadia Bolz-Weber

Nadia, one of the instructors at this fall's Church Planters Academy, has been interviewed by...

August 27, 2011

Jay Bakker Thought that God Hated Him

Jay is one of my favorite persons in the world. He was on the Joy...

August 25, 2011

The BEST State Fair

No original content here today, since I'm at the Minnesota State Fair.

August 22, 2011

I Am an Incarnational Christian: The Tactics

The reason that I've been pushing this new label, incarnational Christian, is that I don't...

August 15, 2011

Emergent ≠ Mainline

Tripp and Bo at Homebrewed Christianity have taken up the conversation here about new labels....

August 15, 2011

Wine: It Tastes Good to Me

There's a scene in Sideways in which Miles, played by Paul Giamatti, tastes a wine...

August 13, 2011

NOT an Onion Headline: Evangelicals Admit Adam and Eve May Not Have Existed

This just in from NPR: And Venema is part of a growing cadre of Christian...

August 12, 2011

I Am an Incarnational Christian: The Theology

Although, I confess, I liked the term "kerygmatic Christian" at first, I've come to see...

August 11, 2011

I’m an Incarnational Christian: Some Initial Thoughts

As the results of last week's poll, and lots of excellent commentary, I'm ready to...

August 10, 2011

The Church Is Flat – Now Available

My latest book, which is a lightly emended version of my dissertation, is now available. ...

August 08, 2011

I’m an Incarnational Christian

Although the poll is still open, it seems that we have a clear winner in...

August 04, 2011

Picking a Label to Replace “Progressive”

So, yesterday's post has generated lots of great suggestions for a label to replace "Progressive"...

August 03, 2011

“Progressive” Is the Wrong Word

Not long ago, I participated in a symposium here at Patheos which asked, "Progressive Christianity:...

August 01, 2011

The Emergent Church: Everyone’s Favorite Whipping Boy

I mosied over to the fellow Patheos blogger, Roger Olson's blog, and there found a...

August 01, 2011

Bridging the Optimism Gap

This post is part of the Patheos Book Club conversation about Upside: Surprising Good News...

July 2011

July 29, 2011

How To Be Anti-Catholic without Being Anti-Catholic

The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) is a denomination to the theological right of the...

July 28, 2011

Quick, Define “Panegyric”

Cool info from Niemann Media Labs about the words on NYTimes.com that most often get...

July 28, 2011

“Homo Sex Is Sin-sational!”

Check out this and other funny -- and effective -- signs promoting gay rights at...

July 27, 2011

Will the Last Evangelical Please Turn Out the Lights? (Con’t)

In my ongoing series, pointing out the impending evangepocalypse, I bring you this news from...

July 26, 2011

Willow Creek Breaks with Exodus International

In a move that Willow Creek is trying to downplay and Exodus International is trying...

July 22, 2011

Colbert Gets Serious

Stephen Colbert, who happens to be the person I'd choose to spend an eternity on...

July 22, 2011

Cru?

So, word comes today that Campus Crusade for Christ, long-time whipping boy in my books...

July 22, 2011

Is Jesus Your “Political Hero”?

Echoing W, who famously called Jesus his favorite philosopher, Tim Pawlenty yesterday called Jesus his...