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October 2014

October 02, 2014

The Art of Events

Putting together the roster of speakers for an event is an art, not a science....

March 2014

March 24, 2014

Some Big News…

Thanks for your patience with my sporadic blogging as I write my book. But I...

January 2014

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 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...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Today’s the Day…To Save $100

That's because at midnight tomorrow, the price for Christianity21 goes up. If you register...

October 22, 2013

More Voices Added to Christianity21

You may have seen the announcement last week that Joshua DuBois had been added as...

September 2013

September 19, 2013

An Epic Lineup for an Epic Conference

I am nothing short of bursting with pride for the line-up of speakers that Doug,...

August 2013

August 15, 2013

Christianity21 Makes Its Triumphant Return!

A few years ago, Doug and I produced an epic event. Called Christianity21, it gathered...

July 2013

July 12, 2013

Here’s the Controversial Audio

Remember the "racist" kerfuffle, in which I was accused of excluding minority voices for saying...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

On Retiring a Sermon

Unlike a lot of you, I don't have to prepare a sermon each week. In...

May 2013

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 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...

April 2013

April 18, 2013

See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me

Actually, listen to me. If you haven't gotten enough of me this week, I've taken...

April 06, 2013

Can Postmodern Theology Live in Our Churches? #STN2

That is the overarching question at Subverting the Norm 2, a conference that I'm attending...

January 2013

January 23, 2013

The Fuller Seminary of Malaysia

I've given three lectures so far in Malaysia. The first was on ministry uses of...

January 16, 2013

Travel Tips for Kuala Lumpur

On Saturday, I'm flying to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malasyia. I'll be speaking at...

November 2012

November 15, 2012

On My Return to Youth Specialties

Tomorrow will mark my return to Youth Specialties as a content-provider. And I'm thrilled. My...

November 15, 2012

Can You Take Criticism Better than Guy Fieri?

Time for Guy Fieri to put on his big-boy pants.Guy Fieri's Times Square restaurant got...

September 2012

September 14, 2012

The Church and Culture: An Uneasy Alliance

Neal DeRoo, co-convener of a conference at which I am presenting a paper (which is...

March 2012

March 15, 2012

The Early Bird Gets the Discount

Tonight at midnight (Central DAYLIGHT Time), the early bird rate ends on two events put...

March 13, 2012

The Christian Evasion of Popular Culture

That's the name of an academic conference at Dordt College next fall at which Andy...

February 2012

February 02, 2012

I’ll Be Giving a Free Talk in Chicago Next Thursday

September 2011

September 27, 2011

Today – Watch #TheNines

I'm part of an online event today called "The Nines." You can watch short videos...

August 2011

August 05, 2011

Speaking at The Nines

Should a guy like me use my blog to pimp myself to speak at The...

April 2011

April 27, 2011

Help Me Defeat Peter Rollins and Jay Bakker

Countdown to the Wild Goose Festival I'm going to the Wild Goose Festival. I'm excited...

March 2011

March 01, 2011

Join Miroslav Volf and Scot McKnight (and me)

I'm pretty keen on this event that I'm helping to coordinate with Rochester College and...

January 2011

January 25, 2011

Anti-Jewish Rhetoric in the Gospel of John

As I wrote last week, I had the good fortune of co-leading the...

December 2010

December 09, 2010

Photo in Need of a Caption

What do you suppose I was saying that had The Tickle aghast and BMac scrolling...

December 06, 2010

Highlights from the Emerging Christianity Event in Fort Worth

On the same weekend that the "Outlaw Preachers" were gathering in Memphis, I was part...

November 2010

November 21, 2010

Why I’m Going to Wild Goose

I’m going to Wild Goose because I hope and believe that it will be just...