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What do you think about all these afterlife memoirs?
Dan and I have a running joke that if A Year of Biblical Womanhood flops, I can always revert to Plan B: “fall” off the treadmill, claim to go to Purgatory for the duration of my blackout, and then...
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Is the Bible, like Christ, both human and divine?
As I’ve been reading through Peter Enns’ Inspiration and Incarnation, I’ve been struck by just how perfect it is for our series on learning to love the Bible for what it is, not what we want it to...
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A simple chart that explains why I am less successful than Mike Hyatt
Today Mike Hyatt—blogger, entrepreneur, and leadership guru—encouraged his readers to formulate an Ideal Week, a flexible schedule that prioritizes daily events to maximize effectiveness. As an...
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Complementarianism and hierarchy outside the home and church
One refrain I continue to hear from some complementarians is that complementarianism only enforces male-dominated hierarchy in the home, that women under this paradigm are only required to submit to...
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6 Thoughts on “Brave”
I love watching animated movies in theaters full of children where I feel less insecure about laughing super-loud and gasping at scary scenes . And that’s exactly what we did last weekend for Pixar’s...
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Church Stories: Cursed Creed by David Henson
Today I am thrilled to share a beautiful and challenging guest post from my friend David Henson. David received his Master of Arts from Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, after...
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An interview with Kimberly Knight about “Coming Out Christian”
Today I am pleased to introduce you to my friend Kimberly Knight, who has a new blog at Patheos called “Coming Out Christian,” which features conversations about being Christian and gay in America. In...
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Women of the Gospels Series: "The Whole, Bloody Truth" by Addie Zierman
We continue our Women of the Gospels series today with a guest post from the talented Addie Zierman, one of my new favorite bloggers. Addie is the creative mind behind “How to Talk Evangelical,”...
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Looking for feedback...
Every now and then I like to take a day or two to reflect on how to make the blog better, and for that I need your help. You guys do a great job of providing feedback through the comment section,...
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Anger Is Not a Sin
Today marks the final installment in our faith and parenting series with a guest post from one of my very favorite bloggers, and people—Kathy Escobar. Kathy is the co-pastor of The Refuge, an...
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Sunday Superlatives 7/1/2012
Around the Blogosphere... Coolest Project:The Guardian with “Van Gogh's Starry Night recreated in dominoes”Funniest Video:College Humor with "Dora The Explorer Movie Trailer" Best Etsy find (via...
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Sunday Morning
In the summertime, the light darts through the slits in the blinds all gold and sudden—no gentle fade through purple and blue and gray to get you used to the idea of another day. I wake and listen to...
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Ask a Messianic Jew...(Response)
As part of our ongoing interview series, you guys asked some really tough questions of Rabbi Crystal Lutton, a Messianic Jew of the Shema Congregation in Goodyear, Arizona. Truth be told, the initial...
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A Year of Interviews...
Happy Fourth! Believe it or not, this week marks one year of your interviews via the “Ask a...” series. You've submitted over 1,000 questions to our 25 interviewees. I don’t know about you, but I’ve...
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My Top 6 Books of 2012 So Far...(plus 4 more to look forward to)
6 Best Books of 2012 (So Far)... 1. Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis by Lauren Winner— Winner has long been a favorite of mine. I loved the sparse, colorful prose of Mudhouse Sabbath and Girl Meets...
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Christian bookstores and their chokehold on the industry
A lot of folks have been expressing outrage and surprise over the fact that LifeWay Christian bookstores recently banned the movie "The Blind Side" from their shelves due to language and objectionable...
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Women of the Gospels Series: The Widow’s Mite by Laura Turner
We continue our series on the women of the Gospels (now on Saturdays) with a guest post from the delightful Laura Turner. A graduate of Westmont College, Laura lives in LA with her husband Zack....
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Sunday Superlatives 7/8/2012
Around the blogosphere... Best Conversation-Starter: Tim Kreider at The New York Times with "The ‘Busy’ Trap" “Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance, a hedge against emptiness; obviously...
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See you in Chicago?
I’m running behind today after a busy weekend, so look for our discussion on Inspiration and Incarnation tomorrow. In the meantime, I wanted to let you know that I’ll be speaking at STORY in Chicago,...
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Can God speak through myth?
Today we continue our discussion of Peter Enns’ excellent book, Inspiration and Incarnation, as part of our series on learning to love the Bible for what it is, not what we want it to be. As we move...
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