Hide and Seek Jesus
The following blog post was originally posted on my blog, “The Jaded Evangelical”. “The Jaded Evangelical” is part devotional and part Christian apologetic, aiming to encourage those who have walked away from t...
Deconstruction’s Critics Are Those With Much to Lose
I do not take deconstruction lightly, nor do I wish for churches to die. I want the church to flourish, and flourishing requires weeding out that which is harmful.
The Only Way is Through
I had no clue why something in me snapped. Then a couple of months ago, I picked up Brian McLaren’s book Faith After Doubt.
Pastor of . . . Doubt?
The life of those who follow Jesus can be beautiful and amazing, and that beauty almost always includes doubt.
Brian McLaren, Doubt, and Decoding
It’s time, McLaren says with a clear tone of fearless urgency. In a world riddled with division, stuffed with nuclear warheads, and barrelling down a storyline of extinction, we need harmony more than ever. We need Stage Four churches making room for all four stages to exist and lead to love.
Propositional Church in a Wounded World
What were those “statements of faith” in the light of tragedy? Social upheaval? Personal challenges? Difficult relationships? Crisis? Or even encounters with wonder and discovery?
Oh God, Where Are You Now?
If you’re on any kind of a spiritual journey, there inevitably comes a day when all the usual “lights” go out.
Nuns & Nones Helps Millennials Find Surprise Soulmates in Catholic Sisters
It's OK to ask questions without answers.
What Should Churches Do with Questioners?
There are a lot of people who feel like spiritual outsiders, not quite sure where they fit.
Remembering A Woman of Valor: 4 Gifts Rachel Held Evans Gave Us
Along the way, she helped many readers stay tethered to faith when they wanted to bolt.