Most of us were raised on a version of omnipotence that looks more like Caesar than like Christ. Letting that picture of God go feels heretical at first. It is not. It is faith catching up with the Go...

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Jesus didn't pray that you'd try harder. He prayed you'd be pulled into the life of God. Maybe it's time to loosen the grip.

Is growing to and maintaining a larger size of church simply more likely to require relying more on coercion, authoritarianism, and control?

The truth matters more than approval, and justice matters more than comfort

The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel shows why it's important for businesses and the public to understand that two-thirds of Americans are not Trump voters

When "Turn the Other Cheek" Becomes a Weapon

"The Storm is Coming," was delivered by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels on July 9, 1932, during a campaign rally in Berlin's Lustgarten before the July 31, 1932 Reichstag elections. Stephen ...

Jesus didn't come to make Rome nicer. It came to make Rome obsolete. The fact that Rome is back, wearing Jesus' name tag, should enrage every single one of us.

Anybody else remember Obama's "You didn't build that" moment? It was 2012, and he was making a point about infrastructure, education, and the collective foundation that makes individual success possib...

As a pastor, I love watching people approach our communion table—some eager, some hesitant, some with tears already forming. Over the years, I've been told by congregants many reasons why another chur...

"Pastor, I have to confess something," Alika said, fidgeting with her coffee cup during our meeting. "I'm not sure I believe in God anymore. Or maybe I do? I don't know if the resurrection actually ha...

What the Parable of the Sower Teaches About Grace

God transcends and includes gender. Our limited human categories will always fall short of capturing divine fullness. Perhaps by embracing multiple images and metaphors—including those that make us un...