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Sunday Superlatives 3/16/14 & See you in Harrisonburg, VA
Around the Blogosphere...Most Mesmerizing:This, done with music, clay, and a potter’s wheelMost Relatable: The Oatmeal with “The Weather Right Now”Best Insight:Heather Caliri at She Loves with “Brief...
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Your church stories…
As I’m putting the finishing touches on my next book (read: frantically writing the second half), I’ve realized I would like to include a few more stories about other people’s experiences with church....
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Sunday Superlatives 3/23/14
Best Chart: Bird and Moon with “If you find a baby songbird out of the nest” Best Sermon: Nadia Bolz-Weber with “Sermon on Earthly Things, Wombs, and the Resurrection of the Dead” “I understand...
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Some (cheap) book news…
As a book addict, I’m always on the lookout for good sales, so I thought I’d let you know that TODAY ONLY, (March 24), Amazon is selling the Kindle version of A Year of Biblical Womanhood for just...
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On the World Vision Reaction: Some Bad News, Some Good News, and Some Ideas
UPDATE: So it may have been a mistake to post this when feelings were still so raw. I'm concerned that the article has failed to generate healthy dialog - and I take full responsibility for that - so...
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Hearts of Flesh
Fundamentalism erases people. I’ve watched as men once alive with ideas and passion surrender their curiosity and intellectual integrity to conform to the ideological boundaries that will let them keep...
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See you in Wingate (NC) and Houston (TX)…
And the travel continues! On Wednesday, March 26, I’ll be speaking about my year of biblical womanhood at Wingate University near Charlotte, North Carolina at 8:00 p.m. at the George A. Battle Fine...
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Who's this child sponsorship about, anyway?
Photo by Matthew Paul TurnerUPDATE: My sources are confirming that, after pressure from evangelicals, World Vision has decided to reverse their decision on employing gay and lesbian people. I don't...
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World Vision Update
After financial pressure from evangelicals, World Vision has decided to reverse their decision on employing gay and lesbian people. I don't know what to say. I really don't. For those of you who...
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Video: Jeff Chu on Growing Up Gay in the Church
No Superlatives today, but I simply had to share this video. Our friend Jeff Chu, author of Does Jesus Really Love Me?, delivered an amazing speech at the Progressive Youth Ministry Conference in...
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What now?
“Where there is no love, put love - and you will find love."– St. John of the Cross"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll...
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When The Joy Runs Out (by Micha Boyett)
Today I am thrilled to share a guest post from one of my favorite writers, Micha Boyett. Micha (pronounced "MY-cah") is a writer, blogger, and sometimes poet. She and her husband live in San Francisco...
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On needing some time…(or, Oh evangelicalism, why can’t I quit you?!)
So your response to Tuesday’s post was so kind and encouraging. Thank you. It really means the world to know I’m not alone, that many of us are wandering this religious wilderness together, taking it...
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Monkey Gets a Makeover: “Faith Unraveled” releases today!
“If I’ve learned anything over the past five years, it’s that doubt is the mechanism by which faith evolves. It helps us cast off false fundamentals so that we can recover what has been lost or embrace...
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Holy Week with The Liturgists
As Lent draws to a close and Holy Week approaches, I wanted to let you know about a cool project I had the pleasure of working on with Michael and Lisa Gungor, Rob Bell, Amena Brown, Aaron Purdy, Mike...
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In Grand Rapids, Michigan tonight (Calvin College)
So I’ll be speaking at Calvin College tonight at 7 p.m. in the Chapel about my Year of Biblical Womanhood. The event—(which is connected with the school, not the Festival of Faith and Writing, which is...
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See you in Seattle!
I’m in Seattle this week, speaking at Seattle First Baptist on Saturday and Sunday. As part of the Romney lecture series on Saturday, I’ll be speaking about millennials and the church as well as...
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The Best Faith Film You’ll See All Year
Amidst all the hype and debate surrounding this year’s flood of faith-related films--Noah, God is Not Dead, and Heaven is For Real--a quiet Oscar winner from 2013, recently released to DVD, provides...
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Sunday Superlatives 5/4/14
With my speaking schedule slowing down and my next book almost finished, I’ll finally be back to regular blogging over the next few weeks, and I can’t wait. After some reflection and re-prioritizing,...
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Should Jesus inform our Christianity? (A Response to Sarah Palin, Al Mohler,...
The myth of redemptive violence—the notion that we can kill our way to peace— is a powerful one, and I'm constantly amazed at how it sneaks into our culture, the Church, and even my own heart. We saw...
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