COMMON GOOD CONVERSATIONS

Because how we understand and use that phrase matters. I often see posts on social media that make claims like, “Times may change, but...

What Christians can learn from Yom Kippur It was Yom Kippur the other day, the holiest of all the Jewish holidays. To be honest, I never...

A timeline of how the Bible came together as we know it today, and why we should care. For this to make sense, check out part one and...

Why we need to understand its history first. This is a follow-up to my last blog, which was about how frequently we hear people talking...

Five ideas we need to understand before we can understand the Bible. Let's be honest: everybody lies. And there is no one we lie to more...

What's with the Wife of Noble Character, anyway? Photo cred: Mipsy Retro, Creative Commons, text added. http://tinyurl.com/ozmufvu So, EVERYONE is talking about the new Barbie movie. Whether you are a fan of this movie or not…and I know there are lots of strong opinions out there about it…I am not here to provide any commentary on it. That’s not really what this blog is about. The reason I’m mentioning the movie now is because of how it relates to what I do want to talk ab

Myths and Truths about Deconstruction. In my last blog (Losing My Religion, Part I), I told my story of how I stumbled upon the concept...

How Deconstructing my Faith Saved It. So, I will be forty next year. I just realized this the other day. I’m currently thirty-eight and...

What you should take, shake, and make in life. Summer is here. For some, this is the most wonderful time of the year for one reason: it’s...

Some advice on relationships, time, money, faith, and success for the next chapter of your life. When my niece graduated from high...

Continuing conversations about sexuality and gender. Part I of this series looked at how and why some Christians view questions about...

A Mother's Day love letter to every kind of mom. Today is Mother's Day, and I feel really grateful to have a wonderful relationship with...

Why is it so hard to change our views of sexuality and gender? Part I of this series looked at how some Christians view questions about...

How should Christians engage in conversations about sexuality and gender? "There is nothing permanent except change." — Heraclitus. I am...

What happened after the Resurrection? The Meaning of Empty Tombs, Roads, & Nets. The Holy Week series I posted last week walked through...

Rethinking Salvation and Living in Light of the Resurrection In this final blog of the Holy Week series, I want to talk about two ideas I...

What's so good about Good Friday? Today is Good Friday, the day that Jesus was crucified. So why do we say the day that he died is good? I think most of us understand it's because of what he achieved through his death and resurrection. The goodness of the cross, the goodness of Good Friday, is revealed in Jesus Christ. But what does that mean?? If you ask a Christian why the cross is good, you’ll get many different answers, but mostly you’ll get some version of this: “ Be

Lambs, Bread, Cups & Covenant There are two kinds of people in this world: those who think the book was better and those who only watched...

Understanding the Foundation, Failures, & Freedom behind Passover In part one of this series, I talked about Palm Sunday and the...

How to know if you're in the "right" group. Before I go any further with this blog, I need to confess something up front: I like to be...