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March 2013

March 20, 2013

Why Rob Bell Matters

My dear, curmudgeonly, friend David Fitch posted the above on Facebook yesterday. Before I respond...

March 19, 2013

A Gay Prof at a Christian College Speaks Out

There's been a lot of talk about gay students at Christian colleges lately. I've blogged...

March 18, 2013

Do You Want to Keep Your Scars In the Afterlife?

I am still haunted by Howard Dully's story, "My Lobotomy," which I heard on NPR...

March 18, 2013

Is Rob Bell (Finally) Pro-Gay Marriage?

I've heard for a long time that Rob Bell is affirming of gay marriage...

March 16, 2013

Robert Jeffress: Gay Sex Makes You Explode!

The Dallas Observer continues its intrepid reporting on Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress: It was hard...

March 14, 2013

Pope Francis: Much Ado about Nothing

I admit, my antipathy for Catholicism runs deep. That has to do with its all-male,...

March 13, 2013

Has Evangelicalism Become Therapy?

I'm envious of Chad Lakies. He got to attend the conversation between Rachel Held Evans...

March 13, 2013

Church Planters Academy Announced

The Church Planters Academy August 15-17, 2013 $145 (by March 31) $195 (April –...

March 12, 2013

Mark Labberton Is the New President of Fuller Seminary

Fuller Seminary -- from which I received my MDiv and at which I currently teach...

March 07, 2013

What is Happening in the Middle East is NOT a Sign of the End Times [Jon Huckins]

I'm away from the blog this week, and I've asked my friends to fill in....

March 04, 2013

Vote for Jesus? [Darrell Dow]

I'm taking a week away from the blog this week, and I've asked my friends...

March 01, 2013

Premarital Sex – Maybe It’s Not So Bad

My recent post about Christians lightening up about premarital sex struck a nerve. And it...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

I Am Pope! #IAmPope

As of today, there's no sitting pope. As the uber-Protestant,* I cheer this developement. So...

February 27, 2013

What Exactly Is Emergence Christianity? [VIDEO]

I attempt an answer on The Harvest Show:

February 25, 2013

Ten Reasons to Attend Subvert the Norm

10. Phil Snider is on the organizing committee. 9. It's in Springfield, Missouri, home of...

February 22, 2013

Celebrate Phyllis Tickle

Last month, over 400 of us gathered in Memphis to celebrate the career (so far)...

February 21, 2013

#RickWarrenTips Explained

Look, Rick Warren stopped following me on Twitter long ago. So I stopped following him...

February 20, 2013

Some Honest Talk about Labels (Emergent, Missional, Etc.)

I was interested to see the above video, promoting the new book by my friends...

February 19, 2013

Hey Slacktivist, Here’s Another One for the Bonfire List

Like so many of us these days, Brianna Kocka is on the boundary of faith...

February 18, 2013

Why Stay Catholic?

The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Gary...

February 14, 2013

It’s Time for You and Jay Bakker to Get Together

Jay Bakker has become one of my dearest friends. He's a wonderful human being, and...

February 14, 2013

Frank Schaeffer Is Wrong about Progressive Christianity

I'm glad to call Frank Schaeffer a friend (and I'm glad that he's toned down...

February 13, 2013

Why a Crucifixion? A #progGOD Challenge (with Prizes!!!)

I conceived of the #progGOD challenges at Patheos because 1) I think that progressives have...

February 11, 2013

Am I a “Liberal Christian” (According to Roger Olson)?

Roger Olson recently posted a piece on why he's not a "liberal Christian." He said...

February 10, 2013

Richard Twiss, In Memoriam

Hoka Hey! That's how Richard Twiss and I greeted one another. It's a common Lakota...

February 09, 2013

At Least God’s Not Dead

Jonathan Fitzgerald is one of my favorite bloggers. When you read his posts at Patrol,...

February 07, 2013

Lady Gaga, the Youth Pastor

Last night, I ended up at the Lady Gaga concert at the Xcel Energy Center...

February 06, 2013

Is It Time for Christians to Celebrate Pre-Marital Sex?

One of the things about being divorced and remarried is that everyone knows that I've...

February 04, 2013

Should We Trust Ray Lewis’s Conversion?

I didn't stay awake for the end of the Super Bowl last night -- still...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Call for Papers on Emergent Church

The Open and Relational Theologies Group at the American Academy of Religion has posted a...