2011: The Year of the Hell Debate
2011 was a turbulent year for American evangelical Christian identity. A major lightning rod within our identity crisis was the publication of Rob Bell’s book Love Wins. Under the surface of the fierce debate...
The New Evangelicals
Though public support for both major political parties is very low, one group of voters is usually exempted from this malaise: evangelicals. It’s assumed that at least these “values voters” are getting what ...
Are Evangelical Republicans Really Pro-Life?
Over the past decade, my Evangelical friends regularly ask me how I can be a Democrat and a Christian at the same time. I understood why that asked the question. The Democratic Party has been overtly pro-cho...
Hope for Despairing Christians In A World That is Getting Worse and Worse
Buy cialis softg" alt="" width="169" height="170" />For many Evangelical Christians, the normative attitude is to view world history with despair. Most have been led to believe that forces of darkness are ...
Why Jesus might be a Republi-demo-liber-green-peace and freed-O-crat
A few months ago there was a provocative article written by Phil Zuckerman and Dan Cady called: Why Evangelicals Hate Jesus. It would be easy for many to be up in arms about such an article, but maybe it takes...
Letter from a Young Evangelical to the Muslim World
Salaam aleikum, shalom, and peace be with you at the end of your holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of a reflective and solemn moment for Americans on the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11.
Many who share my eva...
Two Roads Diverged in the Evangelical Wood
When I was a young Evangelical Christian coming of age back in the early 1970s, I remember feeling that there were two paths before me. One was legalistic, anti-intellectual, combative and rigid. The other...
C.S. Lewis Should Be An Evangelical Reject Too!
I am one of the ones who, after reading Kurt’s post on evangelical rejects, felt even more at home . Coincidentally, I read the post the day after listening to an interview with Richard Rohr, where he men...
You Might Be An Evangelical Reject If. . .
I wish it were otherwise, but, unfortunately it’s true. Everything within me resisted this realization. But, the time has come to admit it: I’m an Evangelical reject.
The more I write the clearer this s...
Is Women's Leadership in the Church a Primary Issue?
If you are concerned about the question of gender and Christian faith you have probably heard someone say, “Yes, the woman’s question is important, but it is not a ‘primary issue.’” What is at the heart of...