True Meaning of Easter Lies in its Beauty, Not its Violence
Surely the truest way to find the God of Easter is not through contorted extractions of retribution and atonement.
Seven Reasons Why Young Adults Quit Church
From time to time I revisit the question: why are young adults walking away from religion? Although the answer(s) vary from person to person, there...
St. Francis, Pray for Us
Today (October 4) Christians around the world celebrate the life of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the bright lights of the Church and one of the most...
What if Jesus Meant All That Stuff?
To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so ofte...
This July 4th, Let's Celebrate Inter-dependence Day!
Dr. Martin Luther King spoke of us all being bound up in an "inescapable web of mutuality." He talked of how we have encountered half the world by t...
Whose Death Does God Cheer?
BY: JIMMY SPENCER JR. -- I'm not a pacifist—but I do not celebrate the death of another human. Even Osama bin Laden...
Substituting the Offense of the Gospel for Just Being Offensive
I know Dietrich Bonhoeffer said that "Christians should give more offense, " but, to be completely honest, I'm getting really tired of Christians wh...
We All Love Him Now: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I remember the 1950s and 60s well. For me the Civil Rights era took place when I was in college and slightly after I graduated. In my small apartmen...
Safety or Vulnerability? …and Strippers
Several years ago a man who lived nearby lost his son in a tragic car crash. Although he wasn’t a Christian he approached me, as the local minister, ...
Brian McLaren: What's Wrong With Our Message?
"It's been fashionable for some time to admit problems in our methodology, but our message was unquestionable. I think the Pope is right: there comes...