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Church Sign Epic Fails, Advent Onslaught Edition

I gotta tell you, these sign are better than fruitcake. At least I don’t lose fillings looking at church signs…   Church Sign Epic Fails, “Big Ass” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, “Force-Fed Faith” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, Hangover Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, “Chocolate Chip Christ” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, Vol. (x [...]

Why Women are the Key to the Church’s Future

I’ll preface this piece my saying I know I am making some broad generalizations based on gender, and that there are always exceptions to every trend. But despite that, I do think there are some cultural trends that can offer us some useful insight. Anyone who has been paying attention has noticed that, of those [...]

Church Sign Epic Fails Faith vs. Reason Throwdown (Video)

If Jesus and Stephen Hawking went head-to-head in the octagon, which one would not hit first? Watch this breakdown of the Faith and Reason battle royale to find out!

Morality, Money and “Two and a Half Men”

First of all, when does the kid on “Two and a Half Men” stop being counted as half of a person? I mean, the kid is nineteen years old and he appears to be as tall as I am. Who knows? Maybe John Cryer is actually the half now. Anyhoo… The interwebs are all abuzz [...]

Beer, Hymns and Making Room for the Unexpected

We hosted what some considered a controversial event at the church last weekend called “Beer and Hymns.” Basically, we’ve found that there’s a strange tension to be overcome for many people when it comes to community. On the one hand, most of us long for meaningful community experiences and relationships that allow us to bear [...]

Peter Rollins on God, Gin and Zombies (Homebrewed CultureCast)

This week, Jordan Green and Christian Piatt mosey up to the bar for a chat with pyro-theologian Peter Rollins, author of “Insurrection” and the forthcoming “The Idolatry of God” (Jan, 2013). They talk about the Death Drive, why billionaires aren’t actually selfish and how we’ve made an idol out of the beliefs we often claim [...]

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Big Ass” Edition

If I were a dog, I’d like to be a Shih Tzu. I bet they have some pretty good ideas about what’s going on. Oh, right! Church signs… Church Sign Epic Fails, “Force-Fed Faith” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, Hangover Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, “Chocolate Chip Christ” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, Vol. (x [...]

The Dangers of Evangelism

I understand the basis of evangelism. There are lots of scriptural bases for doing it: making disciples of all nations, expanding our territory, and so on. Also, there’s a great feeling that comes with bringing someone over to your way of thinking and acting. There’s the sense of doing something good for them, plus there’s [...]

Church Sign Epic Fails, “Chocolate Chip Christ” Edition (Video)

Forget those Snickerdoodle Jesuses (Jesii?); I want me a chocolate chip Christ! Dog the second video installment of the Church Sign Epic Fails series. Might want to wear a diaper for this one, cause when the last guy watched it, he laughed so much a little bit of pee came out.

Beautiful, Stupid Writing (Blog to Books) – Pt 3

The Beautiful Stupidity of Writing (Part 1) More on the Beautiful Stupidity of Writing (Part 2) Oh, the blog. I get questions from aspiring writers all the time about blogging, like how to do it well, how to capitalize on social media, what it means to publishers and so on. Now, I blog nearly every [...]