Christian Piatt's Blog, page 57
March 22, 2013
Heretic’s Guide to the Bible: A Video Introduction
Somewhere around the end of March or early April, 2013, I’m launching a new blog project in partnership with Patheos. If you’ve never read through the Bible but always wanted to (if it wasn’t so tedious, confusing and boring), or if you’re a pastor who needs a fresh, new take on the scripture in plain [...]
Photo from Steubenville: I am More Important Than Football
I thought about blogging on the systemic brokenness behind how we deify sports at the expense of so much else, but then I found this photo, which pretty much says it all.
March 20, 2013
My Frustration with Bell, Clinton and Obama on Marriage Equality
I know this may not be a popular position to take among my readers. After all, the last time I wrote anything even remotely critiquing or questioning Rob Bell, I got scathing responses. Oh, if folks only got so passionate about other things like, say, poverty. Anyway, I’m a real fan of Rob Bell. I [...]
March 18, 2013
Five Questions From the Steubenville Rape Case
(Note: This post contains some frank and graphic discussions of sex and sexuality.) Two boys from a Steubenville Ohio high school (I’ve opted not to use their names, though they are readily publicized by other media) have been sentenced to time in a juvenile detention center for the rape of a sixteen-year-old classmate who was [...]
March 16, 2013
Church Sign Epic Fails, “Big Bone” Edition
This week, we’re celebrating the time-honored tradition of accidental (we hope) innuendo. Kinda like the time in high school when I said “boobs” instead of “hypotenuse” during trig class. So embarrassing. VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails “Papal Happy Hour” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, “Show Me the Money” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, “Apocalypse Now” [...]
March 15, 2013
Tattoos for Jesus/Christian’s Larry David Meltdown
Jordan and Christian are finally back together after weeks of travel, and they catch us up on their adventures, including why Christian nearly lost hist sanity trying to park his car in Mexico. They talk with Chris Baker of Ink 180 Tattoos about his tattoo ministry with former gang members and sex workers. His story is inspiring and is [...]
VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails “Papal Happy Hour” Edition
What better way to welcome a new Pope to the Vatican than to dedicate an episode of Church Sign Epic Fails to him, right? Wait, what do you mean Francis isn’t on YouTube… Church Sign Epic Fails, “Show Me the Money” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, “Apocalypse Now” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, “Mormons Rock” [...]
March 14, 2013
Pope Francis Calls Out the Church
Only a day into his papacy, and I’ve got to admit, Pope Francis has my attention. In an editorial piece on the Sojourners website today, Jim Wallis cited a surprising and very heartening quote from the new pontiff, especially for those looking in from the outside as non-Catholics. Here’s an excerpt from one of his [...]
March 13, 2013
Church Sign Epic Fails, “New Pope” Special Edition
As a way to welcome, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Of Buenos Aires (also now known as Pope Francis) as the new pope, I figured I’d offer a mid-week all-Catholic themed church sign sampler. Don’t forget to wash your hands!
March 12, 2013
I’m a Racist, And So Can You!
I’m baaaaack…from my vacation that is. Thanks so much to Phil Snider, Linda Brendle, Andy Campbell, Eric Elnes and Margot Starbuck for contributing guest pieces while I was away. Though I’m physically back in the country, I’m hardly caught up enough to formulate a cogent blog post today. So I decided to share a piece [...]
