A Father's Day Reflection
It’s daunting for me to even begin writing about Fathers’ Day … I’ve often said that fatherhood is probably the most meaningful experience in my life, and my debt to and love for my father goes beyond words...
Is the Quran Divinely Inspired?
Here's the Q:
I will keep this short and to the point. I am a devout Christian and will stay that way. But, I am also exploring Islam and trying to learn how to live at peace with our Muslim brothers and si...
My Thoughts on Sojourners, Coalition Building, and LGBTQ Rights
On my personal blog, I traced my journey on the issue of homosexuality and explored the challenges of coalition-building. It’s from this place that I’ve been reading about the recent critique of Sojourners o...
Who Will Be Our Next Monster to Fear?
On the death of Osama bin Laden, theologian Miroslav Volf expresses my sentiments when he writes:
"We are right to feel a sense of relief that a major source of evil has been removed. But we should reflect al...
Violence in the Name of Faith
I received a question from a reader recently that asked: You write a lot about the plight of the Palestinians. Do you have anything to say about the murder of the Fogel family in Israel this past month, an...
Will 'Love Wins' Win? We're Early in the First Inning …
Because of my own experience as a writer, I've been anticipating the baptism in hot water (or worse) that Rob Bell was about to experience with the publication Love Wins. And because of the old saying that ...
Naked Spirituality: An Interview with Brian McLaren
RLC Editor (R): Brian, this book is written for what type of reader – a church-going person of faith, one who has fallen away from organized religion or someone who is skeptical of all matters of faith?
B...
America's Greatest Deficit is Spiritual, Not Merely Financial
With all the angst about the economy, the deficit, and a looming government shut-down, I’m still concerned that we’re treating symptoms rather than diagnosing the underlying disease.
I know some...
Budgets Are Still Moral Documents
The What Would Jesus Cut? campaign, launched by assumes that massive budget cuts are coming, but raises the question of where we start. As Shane Claiborne expounded on yesterday, there are many areas of our...
The Egyptian Revolution and Theological Reformation
It's risky to make historical comparisons. If we say, "This event is exactly the same as that event, " our comparison blinds us to the uniqueness of a historical moment. But if we say, "This event is in some ...