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Like most of us, I awoke this morning to the news that Anthony Bourdain had committed suicide. As I went on social media I began to see countless reactions to this tragedy from friends and acquaintances expressing shock, heartbreak, and condolences to the loved ones he left behind. But then I came across a Facebook […]
On the most recent episode of Misfit Faith I chatted with Jay Bakker who, besides being the son of Jim and Tammy Faye, is a pastor and writer and was one of the first public Christian figures to declare that his church was going to take an affirming stance toward the queer community. One of […]
As you may know, I am in the midst of a series on the Misfit Faith podcast titled “Faith Getting Woke” in which I am highlighting some things the American church needs to do if it wants to survive in a post-Christian culture with participation-trophy-wielding Millennials running around vaping everywhere. This latest episode focused on […]
With Easter fast approaching and my interview with John Dominic Crossan about his new book, Resurrecting Easter, ready to be included on the next episode of Misfit Faith, I thought a post on the theme of resurrection would be in order. I would suggest that there are two distinct (but related) postures we can strike with […]
As you may know, the Misfit Faith podcast is doing a series on the Bible titled “Thoughts on the Good Book,” and my guests so far have been Brad Jersak and Jared Byas. In the spirit of this series I’d like to briefly set forth a few propositions for the consideration of anyone who is […]
For the past couple weeks on my podcast I have been discussing what I call “Anarchist Faith” (shorthand for a form of spirituality that is built from the ground up rather than one imposed from the sky down). I’ve introduced the idea here, and now I’d like to apply this thought-experiment to my own life […]