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March 2014

March 26, 2014

This Is an Important Moment for Progressive Christians

In the struggle for who gets to define the gospel in 21st century America —...

January 2014

January 13, 2014

One of the Most Sacred Encounters I’ve Ever Had

The Reverend Joy Bennett serving me communion on August 30, 2012. It happened on August...

January 24, 2013

Watch Evangelicals Lose Their Young

Two posts of note today. I don't often re-post stuff from Rachel Held Evans, mainly...

November 2012

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...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

Remember Afra?

Afra, the Sri Lankan girl I sponsor through World Vision didn't only affect me. She...

September 08, 2012

When Christians Play Well with Others

I've got two articles elsewhere today. They carry the same title, but they're a bit...

September 07, 2012

When Your Mother Immolates Herself

I have a guest post up at Jesus Creed: As she continued to speak, I...

September 05, 2012

Two Birthdays in One Week

Last night, we celebrated the 8th birthday of my son, Aidan. He's a great kid,...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Seriously, How Do You Score Cricket?

I'm still in Sri Lanka, which means that of the 40 television stations on my...

August 29, 2012

The Work, It (Never) Ends

One of the criticisms of development work -- that is, when money from the US...

August 28, 2012

Meet Afra, and Your Life May Change

When Courtney and I decided to sponsor a child after I was asked on this...

August 27, 2012

Who’s In Sri Lanka?

As with any trip like this, my co-journeyers are as much a part of my...

August 26, 2012

I (Almost) Fell Into a Burnin’ Ring of Fire

So, not to be a jerk or anything, but I'm pretty sure I did something...

August 26, 2012

The Synergies of Travel

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned to my friend, Tim, that I was going...

August 25, 2012

Welcome to Sri Lanka

It's been a long day of travel. I left Minneapolis just after mid-day on Thursday,...

August 23, 2012

Now THAT’S a Big Plane

In fact, it's the world's biggest plane. I'm sitting at JFK, about to board a...

August 21, 2012

Ten Tips for International Flights

Although you wouldn't know it by my lowly Silver Elite status these days on Delta,...

August 16, 2012

This Is What Sri Lanka Is REALLY Like [VIDEO]

This will be me in a week, flipping tables, crossing rope bridges, and just generally...

August 16, 2012

Win a Load of Free Stuff!

One week from today, I'm headed to Sri Lanka with a coterie of fellow bloggers....

August 06, 2012

Just a Few More Days…

If you'd like the potential of me meeting your sponsor child when I'm in Sri...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

An Invitation and Challenge to Theoblogy Readers

As I announced recently, I'm going to Sri Lanka next month with World Vision. It...

July 24, 2012

Going to Sri Lanka

Back in my youth ministry days, I took several trips to Peru. There, I visited...