Sharing My Faith
10.1: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, evidence of things not seen.” Years back, I worked as an administrative assistant for a… Read More »Sharing My Faith
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Jesus: Historical or Mythical?
When Bart Ehrman’s Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazarethhit the shelves last year, he encountered considerable criticism from several scholars. This… Read More »Jesus: Historical or Mythical?
Theism Isn’t the Problem
I am a progressive Christian. Most progressive Christians are probably not theists, as they tend toward neo-orthodoxy, process theology, or radical theology (at least from… Read More »Theism Isn’t the Problem
The Book is Finally Available
My brand, spanking, new book!Buy! Buy! Buy! I first started using the tagline, “The question that haunts me: Into what is Christianity Evolving?” when the… Read More »The Book is Finally Available
Non-Coercive Power and the Divine
As a result of working through Thomas JJ Altizer’s The New Gospel of Christian Atheism, I’ve been thinking about the different versions of revisionist theologies that… Read More »Non-Coercive Power and the Divine
On Gay Marriage and Civil Unions
The Supreme Court of the United States has heard both sides of the argument regarding whether the institution of mariage should be extended to same-sex… Read More »On Gay Marriage and Civil Unions
Does Religion Have a Place in the Future?
A little while back, I came across this article posted by the Progressive Christian Alliance on their Facebook page. The Cambridge Union Society held a… Read More »Does Religion Have a Place in the Future?
A Response to “Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus” Video
While reading Nadia Bolz Weber’s blog, Sarcastic Lutheran, I was introduced to this video. The poet, Jefferson Bethke (who self-identifies as “bball1989” on YouTube), has… Read More »A Response to “Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus” Video
Aikido as Divine Liturgy
For half my life (about 20 years) I’ve been fascinated with the martial art Aikido (which can be translated as “the way of the spirit… Read More »Aikido as Divine Liturgy
Fundamentalist Snake Oil May be Hazardous to your Financial Health
It has been months since Harold Camping decreed that the rapture would come on May 21, 2011. For those interested, here’s how he knew. Of… Read More »Fundamentalist Snake Oil May be Hazardous to your Financial Health