The Church Is Not A Business, Jeffery Walton – @TheIRD
In the wake of Atlanta-based pastor Louis Giglio’s decision to back out of praying during President Obama’s 2nd inaugural – due to backlash he received based upon an anti-gay sermon he preached in...
View ArticleAn Open Letter by @csalafia To The Folks at @TheIRD
My friend, Christian – @csalafia & homebrewedtheology.com – wrote this amazing open letter to the neo-con, Washington think-tank posing as a United Methodist renewal group, The Institute on...
View ArticleYes, God Is Against Drone Strikes – @MarkDTooley, @TheIRD
Mark Tooley, president of the neo-conservative think-tank The Institute on Religion & Democracy, continues his childish PR effort to make the term “Religious Left” synonymous with cowardice. If he...
View ArticleNotes From The Pastor’s Office #22 –“Redeemed Atheists?”
This week, Pope Francis said atheists are just as redeemed by good works as Christians. I discuss that here. Link to the HuffPo story. Link to my Gervais post.
View ArticleI See What Ya’ Did There, @GlennBeck
Glenn Beck, Professional Clown I don't know why I do it to myself, but I listen to Glenn Beck's radio program. Yes, seriously. This morning, during one of his live advertisements for gold, he makes...
View ArticleChristians: How NOT to React to Secular News – #DOMA
Christians have not been setting a good example on social media today. The Supreme Court ruled The Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Reactions have been anything...
View ArticleSERMON from 7-7-13: “Church Goes to the Movies: ‘Secondhand Lions’”
This is the first in a four-part sermon series called “Church Goes to the Movies.” Part 1: Part 2:
View Article@eJoelWatts & Myself Respond to @JohnLomperis on @HuffPostRelig
A quick post to direct you to a response I penned with Joel. John Lomperis of The Institute on Religion & Democracy wrote a Washington Post op-ed, and we believe it is woefully incorrect.
View Article@BartEhrman & the Line Between Scholarship & Sensationalism
On March 25th, Bart Ehrman's latest book came out, and I haven't read it. However, after reading his HuffPo article about it, I've decided I'm probably gonna read something else. The thesis of his...
View Article‘Fight Club’& The Art of Faithful Listening
As a preacher, I often lean on illustrations from movies to in order to further demonstrate truths of our faith. Many might disagree with that approach. Still more might disagree with how often I...
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