A guide to progressive church
Progressive Christianity may be unique only in that it is willing to recognize and own, or at least strive to recognize and own, that faithfulness is continually a work in progress.
Advent and ethics: Kierkegaard, N.T. Wright, and an age-old question
Inspired by a question I heard a young student ask years ago at an N.T. Wright lecture, a conversation between Wright’s eschatology and Kierkegaard’s teleology, framed in ethical terms, tears apart and rebuilds how I would typically approach Advent gospel readings.
A Christian case against prayer at public meetings
The constitutional case against prayers at public meetings is clear, but it occurred to me lately that perhaps Christians who inflict such prayers on those gathered might benefit from hearing a Christian case against such prayers.
On getting into Pokémon Go in 2022
As a pastor who moves around a lot and likes to play with others, Pokémon Go has been a passport into seeing the place I live, and the places I visit, with an additional and engaging layer.
Halting climate change—What faith communities can do
The right and the left are currently battling it out over cultural issues and are distracted from the most pressing issue of our era, the climate crisis.