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March 2013

March 09, 2013

What If the Cross Set God Free?

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

March 08, 2013

To Love God Is To Love Flesh and Blood [Questions That Haunt]

I'm away from the blog this week, so I have the great honor of...

March 05, 2013

Can I Love God More than Anything? [Questions That Haunt]

This week's question comes from frequent commenter AJG. He asks: I'm a recovering evangelical who...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

The Cross Is Not Necessary [Questions That Haunt]

Last week's question came from Elise, and it's puts an even finer point on our...

February 26, 2013

I Think Your Atonement Might Be Wrong [VIDEO]

February 25, 2013

In Which I Disagree with Richard Rohr

I like Richard Rohr. He's one of the good guys. And now he's joined Twitter....

February 19, 2013

How Is the Cross Necessary? [Questions That Haunt]

The question this week comes from Elise, and it's puts an even finer point on...

February 12, 2013

What Are We Being Saved From? [Questions That Haunt]

This week's question come from long-time commenter Charles, who posed it during last week's discussion....

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 05, 2013

Why Didn’t Jesus Miraculously Rescue Himself from the Cross? [Questions That Haunt]

As we approach Ash Wednesday and Lent next week, we've got a crucifixion question from Awadhesh...

February 04, 2013

Progressive Christians Don’t Need Any Foundations [Questions That Haunt]

Last week, Stephen asked a great question. Here's the punchline: Progressives then have a problem with...

January 2013

January 22, 2013

Jesus Had a Brain (and Other Organs) [Questions That Haunt]

This week, Aaron Berkowitz challenged us with a question about the seeming conflict between modern...

January 20, 2013

Finding God in Chaos

Giles Fraser tried to find God when a helicopter crashed in London last week: It...

January 18, 2013

Radical Orthodoxy: Binaries and Nostalgia

Big Daddy Bo takes Radical Orthodoxy -- a theological movement of which I am not...

January 15, 2013

Does Modern Psychology Challenge Traditional Christology? [Questions That Haunt]

This week, Aaron Berkowitz asks a question that, I think, will tax all of us...

January 08, 2013

Evil Is (Not) [Questions That Haunt]

I posted Tanya's Question That Haunts a week ago. It's taken me too long to get...

January 01, 2013

What Is “Evil”? [Questions That Haunt]

This week's Question That Haunts comes from Tanya: I have a question about evil. Basically,...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

God Must Have Preferred the Roman Empire [Questions That Haunt]

This week's Question That Haunts comes from Judy: I grew up in the church, though...

December 18, 2012

Of All Times and Places, Why Did God Come in 1st Century Palestine? [Questions That Haunt]

There are some really great, beuatiful submissions to the #progGOD Challenge, Why an Incarnation? This...

December 15, 2012

There’s No Good Reason that God Preferred Abel to Cain [Questions That Haunt]

David tweeted a question into the series asking a question about one of the most...

December 11, 2012

#progGOD Is Live!!!

Deb has posted the page for the second #progGOD Challenge. Check there for your post,...

December 10, 2012

Is Rob a Christian? [Questions That Haunt]

Rob gave us a great Question that Haunts Christianity that has generated hundreds of comments: Hey Tony....

December 04, 2012

Who Is a “Christian”? [Questions That Haunt]

Here's an interesting Question that Haunts Christianity from loyal reader Rob: Hey Tony. I will...

December 03, 2012

Benefit of the Doubt: A Christian Virtue

I'm not going to blog any more about what happened around here last week, at...

December 01, 2012

Baptism Is Important, But It’s Not Magic [Questions That Haunt]

This week's Questions That Haunt Christianity comes from a young pastor. Sam asks: I am a young...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

#progGOD Challenge: Why an Incarnation?

Scores of theobloggers responded to the first #progGOD Challenge over the summer, in which I...

November 27, 2012

Why Do We Need Baptism? [Questions That Haunt]

This week's Questions That Haunt Christianity comes from a young pastor. Sam asks: I am a young...

November 23, 2012

God Is Not “Perfect” [Questions That Haunt]

Questions That Haunt Christianity continues this week with a question from frequent commenter, Lausten North: If...

November 20, 2012

Why Would a Perfect God Create an Imperfect Universe? [Questions That Haunt]

Our Question That Haunts Christianity comes this week from Lausten North. Lausten has racked up 300 comments...

November 19, 2012

God Is Neither Warlike Nor Peaceful [Questions That Haunt]

Last week's Questions That Haunt Christianity came from Shira, who asked a question that provoked an unprecedented...