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July 2013

July 01, 2013

The Paradoxical Lesson of Paula Deen’s Language (for Tony Jones)

You've heard from my friend and rabbi, Joseph Edelheit, before. He's in Brazil at...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Would Hipster Jesus Do a Juice Cleanse?

Around my emergenty world, my friends have been having colonics and juice cleanses for years....

June 24, 2013

Two Podcasts, No Waiting

I took some time away from the blog this weekend, due in part to a...

June 20, 2013

Farewell, Exodus International. You Will Not Be Missed.

Rachel Held Evans breaks the big announcement: Update: Exodus International announces it is shutting down...

June 18, 2013

Premarital Sex: Maybe You Shouldn’t

I got lots of comments -- and more than a little hate mail -- for...

June 17, 2013

Five Year Anniversary of the Church Basement Roadshow

Five years ago, three cray cray dudes spent the summer on the road, barnstorming 32...

June 15, 2013

All I Want for Father’s Day: Equal Parenting Time

I've blogged in the past about the injustice in the parenting time laws in Minnesota...

June 14, 2013

Rachel Held Evans: A Woman’s Voice

It’s tough representing your entire gender. I feel the pressure every time I climb those...

June 13, 2013

Bec Cranford: Wonder Woman and Proverbs 31

Wonder Woman. Oh yes, images of Linda Carter and her spectacular blue eyes fill your...

June 12, 2013

Stephanie Drury: Covert Misogyny

For as inclusive and LGBTQ-friendly the progressive Church likes to imagine itself, there are still...

June 11, 2013

Kelly J. Youngblood: Disagreement in Love

Tony invited feminists to post on his blog, and since I consider myself one, I...

June 10, 2013

Marg Herder: On Fear and the Paradox of Surrender

In 1993 I participated in the LGBT March on Washington. This was an event in...

June 10, 2013

Doreen Mannion: Angelina Jolie, Mom, and Me: Body Image in Our Mixed-Message Culture

I was shocked and saddened by the negative comments on actress Angelina Jolie’s decision to...

June 06, 2013

Why Every Christian Leader Needs To Have a Good Answer about Homosexuality

Some commenters expressed consternation at Rob Bell's answers on the Christian radio show that I...

June 04, 2013

Rob Bell Calls “Bullshit” on Christian Radio [VIDEO]

Jay Bakker pointed this video out to me yesterday. Rob Bell, looking frumpled and tired...

June 01, 2013

Penal Substitution Dies on the Reservation

I've been to Taizé twice, in France. Occasionally, Taizé goes on the road, as it...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

Richard Rohr on Incarnational Christianity

Years ago, I proposed that those of us looking for an alternative to the labels...

May 25, 2013

Islam’s “Dark Ages”?

A Muslim reader wrote this to Andrew Sullivan, in light of the horrific killing in...

May 25, 2013

Help Brian McLaren

From Brian's blog this week: Readers of my books and blog know that I am...

May 16, 2013

I’m Tired of Being Called a Racist

Loyal readers will remember an incident from two years ago. I was speaking at Fuller...

May 15, 2013

The End of History for the Straight White Male

Richard Lindsay thinks so, reflecting on Jason Collins, Tim Tebow, and the ensuing backlash against...

May 14, 2013

On the Right Side of History on Gay Marriage

I realize that it is a grandiose claim to say that, regarding marriage equality, I...

May 13, 2013

Marriage Equality and a Day of Celebration

Last night, Courtney and I were on hand to help our dear friend, Jay...

May 09, 2013

Evolution vs. Creation: I’m Over It

Last week, I attended and participated in a conference at Fuller Seminary called "Talk of...

May 08, 2013

Farewell, Dallas Willard

Dallas Willard has succumbed to cancer at age 77. I first met Dallas Willard in 2001....

May 08, 2013

A Friendly Atheist Critique of Evangelical Acceptance of Gays

Fellow Patheos mega-blogger, Hemant Mehta, watched my video on evangelicals like Rob Bell and Jim...

May 06, 2013

Young Christians and Their Pot

Robert Jones points us to some interesting stats. Maybe marijuana is the next issue, widening...

May 04, 2013

A Theology of Ministry

Callid Keefe-Perry has recently been named as a new co-host of Homebrewed Christianity, and he's...

May 03, 2013

Jan Crouch’s Hair Is Turning Heads

At Slacktivist, Fred shows that TBN is doing some fuzzy math when counting their conversions...

May 02, 2013

Jesus Hugging Dinosaurs: Talking to Kids about Science…at Church

You may have already seen the above test, given to 4th graders at Blue Ridge...