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September 2017

September 20, 2017

No, Our Non-Profit Is Not a Ministry

Christian friends often call the non-profit that my husband and I run a ministry. I...

September 14, 2017

Dear Resistance

That whisper in your ear that you are unqualified, not smart enough, brave enough, faithful...

September 08, 2017

More Than a Follower

It might just be me, having been raised in legalistic Christianity, but I struggle with...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

Whose Feet?

Even given all the disagreement within the Christian tradition as to theology and church polity,...

August 29, 2017

What If the Great Command of Jesus Was Literally the Entire Point of Following His Ways?

In reality, trying to convert someone is not loving -- it’s just not.

July 2017

July 17, 2017

For the Invisible People

A significant damaging effect of the fundamentalist mindset is its tendency to make some people...

July 05, 2017

The Ideology of Jesus

Jesus seemed to have zero concern for social norms or ideologies of those who he...

May 2017

May 24, 2017

A Lesson on Divine Grief

Jesus had given sight to the blind, fed the destitute, and even walked on water;...

May 19, 2017

For the Literal Love of Christ, Stop Making Jesus White

The fact that, in most biblical films, Jesus is cast as a white man while...

May 15, 2017

I Don’t Want to Be an American Christian, I Just Want to Follow Jesus

The label American Christian is largely and globally associated with negative connotations.

April 2017

April 07, 2017

One God

Several years ago, after going through a very troubling church experience, I went through a...

April 05, 2017

Jesus, the Cathedral and Me

Sometimes when I think about Jesus he seems so far away--someone in a distant time...

March 2017

March 31, 2017

This Is Red Letter Love

What exactly is red letter Love? I mean, we all know the great command to...

March 22, 2017

Our Fire Is Ruining Facebook

I have been told that I can come off too harsh in my outspoken opposition...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Not Your White Jesus

Jesus is not a white guy. I hate to break it to you, but all...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

If all are saved, then why follow Jesus?

The question assumes that if there is no eternal hell awaiting those who fail to...

November 29, 2016

An Inappropriate Christmas

There is one passage from the birth narrative of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew...

September 2016

September 23, 2016

It’s time to trump the Trump with the Jesus card

I am committed to do everything within my power (as small and limited as that...

August 2016

August 09, 2016

Let’s admit it: When it comes to money, Jesus was a radical and we’re not.

I am a would-be disciple of Jesus. I say would-be because there are some aspects...

April 2016

April 18, 2016

Lessons from Jesus on how to apply scripture (part 2)

What guided Jesus's process of sorting through the inconsistencies, contradictions, different perspectives, and theological views...

April 06, 2016

Lessons from Jesus on how to apply scripture (part 1)

What can Jesus teach us about appropriating scripture for the purpose of discovering and fulfilling...

March 2016

March 21, 2016

Three Glorious Surprises in the Resurrection

The resurrection of Jesus is too often either co-opted for conservative Christian triumphalism or reduced...

February 2016

February 22, 2016

Even Jesus fell short of perfect love

Jesus said, “Let the children [referring to Israel] be fed first, for it is not...

February 12, 2016

The Quest for the Historical Jesus: Part Five

The final post in a five-part series about the historical person Jesus of Nazareth.

February 11, 2016

The Quest for the Historical Jesus: Part Four

Part four in a five-part series about the historical person Jesus of Nazareth.

February 10, 2016

The Quest for the Historical Jesus: Part Three

Part three in a five-part series about the historical person Jesus of Nazareth.

February 09, 2016

The Quest for the Historical Jesus: Part Two

Part two in a five-part series about the historical person Jesus of Nazareth.

February 08, 2016

The Quest for the Historical Jesus: Part One

Part one in a five-part series about the historical person Jesus of Nazareth.

January 2016

January 26, 2016

Give me a deeply moving experience over a deeply held belief every time!

Last year April Kelsey wrote a viral post for this blog which played off the...

January 19, 2016

What does it mean to confess that Jesus is Lord?

To say that Jesus is Lord is to echo one the earliest and most basic...

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