'Breaking Bad,' Sin, & CNN

My post for the CNN Belief Blog today is about the reality
of sin and why we love ‘Breaking Bad.’  

The other day I was asked
in a radio interview why I’m still a Christian. Since I’ve never been shy about
writing through my questions and doubts, the interviewer wanted to know why I
hang on to faith in spite of them.

I talked about Jesus—his
life, teachings, death, resurrection, and presence in my life and in the world.
I talked about how faith is always a risk, and how the story of Jesus is a
story I’m willing to risk being wrong about.

And then I said something
that surprised me a little, even as it came out of my own mouth:

“I’m a Christian,” I
said, “because Christianity names and addresses sin.”

I’ve
been thinking a lot about sin lately because like many Americans I’ve gotten
hooked on “Breaking Bad” and am plotting ways to avoid any sort of social
interaction on Sunday night so I can catch the first of the final eight
episodes of the award-winning AMC series.

Read the rest.

Speaking
of CNN, I'll be appearing on CNN’s New Day Sunday
with my friend Hemant Mehta (Friendly Atheist) on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. EST to
talk about millennials and the Church. He and I discussed staging a conversion scene, but couldn’t
decide who should be converted. It's live TV. You never know what will happen!  

So, got any other ‘Breaking
Bad’ fans in the house? Thoughts on the next season?