Hell and the Love of God (Pt. 1 of 2) Christian Piatt April 13, 2013 Theology 12 BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- If God can’t expiate sin without our participation in asking for that forgiveness, then God is weak. If, instead, God chooses...
My Journey Out of the Religious Right (VIDEO) Frank Schaeffer April 12, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 18 BY: FRANK SCHAEFFER -- Recently I spoke at the University of Oklahoma on my journey out of the Religious Right. Here's the video...
Was Jesus Efficient Enough? Stephen Mattson April 11, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 1 BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- When Christians have a business mindset about their faith, they often mistake efficiency with effectiveness, but not...
Is Hell for the Rich? Shawn Casselberry April 9, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 27 BY: SHAWN CASSELBERRY -- Is Jesus saying all rich people are going to hell and all poor people going to heaven? This wouldn’t be the first time...
Jimmy Carter vs. the SBC/Driscoll/Victoria’s Secret: A Sea Change? Christian Piatt April 4, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 32 BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- Jimmy Carter recently offered an open letter explaining why he is divorcing himself from the Southern Baptist...
Get Off the Opium Brad Chilcott April 4, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 4 BY: BRAD CHILCOTT -- “Religion is the opium of the people” is Karl Marx’s famous quote. Charles Kingsley followed with, “We have used the Bible...
Why Google’s “War on Easter” is offensively Christlike Morgan Guyton April 1, 2013 General, Theology 31 BY: MORGAN GUYTON -- Yesterday was Easter. It was also Cesar Chavez’s birthday. Google decided to put Cesar Chavez’s face on its...
Taking Good Friday Liturgy to the Streets Shane Claiborne March 29, 2013 General, Theology 1 BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- Hundreds of Christians gathered on Good Friday to remember Jesus, and also to remember Jesus disguised...
Where Have all the Penises Gone? Joel McKerrow March 28, 2013 General, Theology 7 BY: JOEL MCKERROW -- It is a sad desecration of these beautiful pieces of art that, in itself, symbolises a sad religious emasculation...
A Church In Recovery Micah Bales March 24, 2013 Church Life, Theology 4 BY: MICAH BALES -- Could we come to a place where we recognize the need of every person to be freed from addiction...