Change? Who? Me?
Photo: David Reese
I love grammar. I preach grammar. I grieve when I see the public schools largely ignoring grammar. How can something so important be ignored? How will the younger generations ever...
Christians Do Not Have Freedom of Speech
One of the things that makes America so great is the ability to express yourself, much to the joy, and even pain, of those around you. The freedom of speech is a two-edged sword and more often than not the o...
I Went to Gay Pride
OK, so I am drawn to what is controversial. I want to be there, to see for myself, to make my own judgments. If an event divides decent people into sides that condemn each other, I want to understand bo...
Drive-Thru Prayers to Drive-In Church: Is Religion Lost?
Author and theologian Diana Butler Bass shared a video recently about where she saw for the future of the church. She shared an interesting story about a priest who went out onto a busy street corner on Ask W...
Jesus, the Ham of God
How did we go from the Passover Lamb to the Easter Ham?
It’s a complicated, not very pretty story, central to modern religious identity and, for those reasons, tucked away from public view.
A truly “new” ...
Christopher Hitchens, Diana Butler Bass and the Third Great Awakening
Everyone who calls me to speak somewhere, it seems, wants me to address the issue of declining church membership, and particularly how to connect with younger adults. The problem is that sometimes the inv...
Hating Religion, Loving Jesus: A Well-Meaning False Dichotomy
This week has seen a new viral sensation take over our computer screens. A spoken word artist who goes by the name Bball1989 released a video on YouTube that has, in less than a week, received more than six...
Christians, Take Up Your Mats and Walk
There’s an old joke that speaks directly to one of the biggest issues holding back Churches these days:
How many Christians does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Change? Who said anything about change?!?!
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Is Diversity Becoming Destructive?
I am committed to diversity. I believe that we all benefit when we interact with people of other cultures, other races, other sexual orientations, and other religions. There is much that we can learn from pe...
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...