Finding Lutheran Theology in ‘The Good Place’
Martin Luther is a lot like the humans in "The Good Place."
The Wounds of Evangelical Purity Culture
In the evangelical community, an "impure" girl or woman isn't just seen as damaged; she's considered dangerous.
Willow Creek Offers Lessons in Accountability
Trouble will catch up with you if you’re afraid to hold a leader accountable.
Why Paige Patterson’s Apology May Not Be Enough
Paige Patterson has done what none could have predicted: He’s given America’s largest Protestant denomination two black eyes.
On Sin and Social Justice
Even with all the good that we may be doing, we face a brutal reality. If we are really honest, we know we don’t always act in just and righteous ways.
The Power & Legacy of Revivalism
Finney's revivals, as part of calling his listeners to being converted via the power of the Holy Spirit, also called them to a commitment to work for social change.
Sorting Through the Church’s Silence on Sexual Abuse & Assault
Why are we who preach and teach “the truth will set you free” largely bound by silence regarding sexual assault and abuse?
How Abortion Covers a Multitude of Sins, Even Condoning a Pedophile
So-called “values voters” in Alabama appear to be abandoning all values worth having in order to support Moore.
An Altar Call to Support the Captives on Manus
This is what the men on Manus need, the church to live into our baptism. Forget the politics or right or left – we need the politics of grace that is our baptism.
The Gospel of Donald Trump
The darkness that Trump — and we — have cultivated seems to settle between and within each one of us. The only “good news” worthy of the name is from the work of a living God, and we can never afford to forget that.