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October 19, 2012
Homebrewed CultureCast is Blowing Up – HELP!
Homebrewed Christianity CultureCast is listed today as “New and Noteworthy” in religion podcasts…This is a big opportunity for us to gain some serious traffic, but we need help! Please go to this link, rank it, share a review and subscribe. If it gains traction, it could have a chance to blow up. According to Tripp [...]
October 18, 2012
On Rachel Held Evans and Why “Vagina-gate” Matters
Some may be aware of the dust kicked up around Rachel Held Evans‘ new book, “A Year of Biblical Womanhood,” but in case you’re unfamiliar with the “vagina-gate” phenomenon, let me catch you up. For starters, I think the whole name for the phenomenon is a little bit unfortunate. Yes, I know that every time [...]
October 15, 2012
Five Misconceptions About Men
Growing up, I looked to my dad as the quintessential definition of what a man was. He was pretty quiet but prone to anger. He worked crazy hours as the primary provider in the house, but still made time to build things nearly every weekend around the house. He had tons of tools, knew everything [...]
October 13, 2012
Church Sign Epic Fails, Vol. XXXV
If the Church Sign Epic Fails series was alive, it could be President of the United States. Given the current political climate, maybe that’s not such a bad idea… Church Sign Epic Fails, Birthday Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, Reader Submissions (Part 2) Church Sign Epic Fails: Reader Submission Special Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, [...]
Louis C.K. on Our Neighbor’s Bowl and What “Fair” Is
Writing books is a strange process. When you’re in the middle of creating something this big, it tends to consume your every waking moment in some way. I can’t watch TV or have a conversation with a neighbor without my mind searching the content for narrative or thematic threads to weave into the chapter I’m [...]
October 12, 2012
Where Does Faith Fit in Today’s Politics?
It’s always annoyed me when people assume that, because I’m a Christian, I must also be socially conservative on all requisite issues. And while I understand those who lean further right because of their Christian beliefs, I take issue with those who suggest that being both a follower of Christ and a social progressive are [...]
October 11, 2012
On Religious Deserts and the Canaanite Woman
A friend of mine forwarded a link to a recent Huffington Post article about the most and least religious cities in the United States. Interestingly – but hardly surprising – you have to scroll waaaay down the list to find my current city of Portland, Oregon. “Looks like you have your work cut out for [...]
October 9, 2012
Is Our Debt to China the Key to Global Peace?
We’ve been hearing an awful lot about the national debt lately – particularly during the current election cycle – and specifically we’ve gotten an earful about the problem of our enormous debt to China. Though some mistakenly believe we borrow all of our money to finance our upside-down economy from China, the truth is that [...]
October 7, 2012
Church Sign Epic Fails, Birthday Edition
So yeah, it’s my birthday, and that really doesn’t have anything to do with church signs. But hey, I gotta call it something, right???
October 4, 2012
When Church Drives Sexuality Underground, Bad Things Happen
I got a link to an article yesterday from a friend of mine, and on the surface, it seemed pretty benign. But the more I sat with it, the more it bothered me. The piece is part of a series the Christian Post is publishing on homosexuality and Christianity, and this article on particular is [...]
