Christian Piatt's Blog, page 39

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Too Long to Be Wrong” Edition

Once upon a time there was a Christian who thought he was wrong about something, but it turns out he was mistaken…

Richard Cizik, Christian Hegemony and Yogurt’s Feelings

We’re stoked to finally have Richard Cizik, co-founder of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good and former Vice President at the National Evangelical Association, on the show. He spent nearly three decades at the NAE until he became a wee bit too tolerant of the gays and concerned about the earth. Cizik talks about what [Read More...]

It’s Started: The Christmas Onslaught (Tripp Hudgins)

Welcome to Tripp Hudgins, another guest blogger while I’m away. Tripp Hudgins is a PhD student at Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California; a preaching pastor, Baptist cantor, liturgiologist, ecumenist, writer of articles, ethnomusicologist (hon.), and grateful husband. His work is an exploration of sonic theology, mandodoxy, found objects (such as grace, time, timbre, or other holy scrap), and [Read More...]

CANA Initiative: A New “Network of Networks” (Philip Clayton)

I’m very pleased to introduce Philip Clayton, an associate of mine who will be offering some guest blogs on some topics interest we have in common: PostChristian culture, postmodern theology, and the trajectory of faith in the 21st century. Philip Clayton is the Ingraham Professor of Theology at Claremont School of Theology. Clayton earned a [Read More...]

It’s Not As Bad (or Good) As You Think

The following is excerpted from my weekly Heretic’s Guide to the Bible study. To read more, CLICK HERE or on the banners above or below. I recently attended a lecture by a sociologist who suggested that our tendency to see history as both linear and progressive is a symptom of our modernist western way of [Read More...]

Five Traits of a False Prophet

Somehow I’ve had the good fortune until recently not to know who Theresa Caputo, (AKA the Long Island Medium) was. The long and short of it, in case you’ve been similarly privileged, is that she has a reality show and claims to speak to dead people. She also has a book (which I saw in [Read More...]

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Morally Bankrupt” Edition

I was worried about building up interest on my sin account, then I checked the fine print. Turns out, as long as you pay them all off by the due date every month, you’re all good.

Having the Faith to Fail

  The following is excerpted from my weekly Heretic’s Guide to the Bible study. To read more, or to take part in the study, CLICK HERE or on the banners above or below. Apple’s cofounder Steve Jobs was, by all accounts, a tremendous success in the fields of technology, design and business. He was meticulous, [Read More...]

Beer and Hymns on NPR’s Weekend Edition

The story on NPR finally aired yesterday about our Beer and Hymns events. Here’s a brief excerpt from the story, followed by links to the full piece on the NPR site: *** In downtown Portland, Ore., at the stately old First Christian Church, one Saturday night a month they open the parish hall for an [Read More...]

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Jesus, Not Boobs” Edition

The best thing about putting a church billboard just below an ad for a strip bar is that, every time you see boobs after that, all you can think of is “Jesus.” Good thinking, church.