Embracing the 'Feminine Side' of God
There is a feminine side of God. I always knew this. Even before the feminist movement demanded that I use inclusive language to publicly declare this truth, I saw this side of God in the Jesus who approached ...
Staying Alive to do Justice
I try to start each day by setting aside about twenty minutes for centering prayer. I empty my mind of the hundred-and-one things that are apt to start spinning in my head the moment I wake up. Then, focusin...
Can Civil Disobedience be Christian?
The time may be at hand when we will see an outbreak of civil disobedience being practiced by Christians on a scale that has not been witnessed for decades. Already there are signs that there are those in the ...
Commercialization of Ministry
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Defending 'Red Letter Christians': Answers to the Most Common Critiques
Today’s blog post is in response to a comment I received from my post “Why the Religious Right Will Dominate”:
“How sad that the depth of the ‘new and improved evangelical’ theology is limited to the ‘red lett...
Being an Oxymoron
A few years back I was a guest on Steven Colbert’s popular television show, The Colbert Report. He introduced me as an Evangelical who is liberal on social issues. Then he added, “He’s a living oxymoron!”
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Why the Religious Right Will Dominate
There are reasons why Religious Right Evangelicals will continue to dominate religious discourse, not only in their own sector of the Christian community, but also in what transpires in mainline denominations...
Today's Matchup: Family vs. Judgment Day Preaching (It's a Toss Up)
May 21, 2011 -- Judgment Day!
Does wrongly predicting the end of the world ever get old? Seriously.
The latest prediction, which has been swirling around for a bit now, states that the rapture will take pl...
VIDEO: It's Friday but Sunday's Coming
Years ago I was at one of those preach offs that are held in mainly African American churches. Of course it is labeled as a time for pastors to preach in consecutive order all for the "glory of God." But we all...
Scripture Wasn't Written for Men Alone
After seeing the film, The Stoning of Soraya M., it is far too easy for Christians and Jews to rush to judgments of Islam. The film raises questions not only about the few evil practitioners of religion, suc...