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trump’s president and i’m shutting down my blog (no, really)

Posted on 01/24/2017

in hindsight: grading my 2015 grammy predictions

Posted on 02/09/2015

2015 grammy predictions

Posted on 02/06/2015

hemant mehta, the friendly atheist, thanks christians for their stance on homosexuality

Posted on 11/20/2014

logs and specks: why mark cuban got it right about prejudice and bigotry

Posted on 05/23/2014

fade to grey: the difference between equality and justice

Posted on 04/28/2014

grading my grammy predictions

Posted on 01/27/2014

consulting the crystal ball: 56th annual grammy predictions

Posted on 12/09/2013

the death and resurrection of walter white (again)

Posted on 10/01/2013

on the 12th street shooting: when a thing is more than the thing

Posted on 07/16/2013

mike huckabee on supreme court’s DOMA decision: “jesus wept”

Posted on 06/27/2013

patton oswalt talks boston bombing, inadvertently talks jesus

Posted on 04/17/2013

why i’m surprised rob bell came out in support of same sex marriage

Posted on 03/19/2013

what the final 60 seconds of ‘zero dark thirty’ tells us about war, torture

Posted on 01/15/2013

“super gay” brandi carlile talks salvation army, inadvertently talks jesus

Posted on 12/03/2012

‘Life of Pi’, Biblical Literalism and Creationism

Posted on 11/26/2012

post-election burning questions: will will ferrell keep his campaign promises?

Posted on 11/07/2012

the lever-ending story: looking back at this election season

Posted on 11/05/2012

5 reasons why this pastor is against ‘pulpit freedom sunday’

Posted on 10/08/2012

how then should we respond to violence?: a few thoughts on the thayer street shootings

Posted on 05/22/2012

should little rock police officers live in little rock?

Posted on 04/12/2012

reblog: pre-grammy predictions

Posted on 02/12/2012

how culturally connected should our president be?

Posted on 02/10/2012

mars hill discipline: how to treat a pagan or a tax collector

Posted on 01/25/2012

the ‘why i hate religion, but love jesus’ guy won’t go away. (and that’s not a bad thing.)

Posted on 01/24/2012

how to pick a republican presidential candidate like a graphic designer

Posted on 01/12/2012

of snubs and surprises: my grammy predictions

Posted on 12/02/2011

silence is golden: an unexpected lesson from uc davis and the occupy movement

Posted on 11/22/2011

who will be the martin luther king, jr. of the occupy movement?

Posted on 10/31/2011

why do we care so much about the death of steve jobs?

Posted on 10/07/2011

UPDATED :: what a difference a year makes: reflections on last year’s west memphis 3 vigil

Posted on 08/19/2011

the sacred/secular blur: how reading the bible or shane claiborne might be funding rupert murdoch’s empire

Posted on 07/18/2011

my first infographic: eikon volunteer piece

Posted on 06/10/2011

dr. jekyll and mr. white: amc’s ‘breaking bad’ set to return in july

Posted on 06/01/2011

reflecting on hbo’s ‘how to die in oregon’

Posted on 05/31/2011

post-apocalypse now: songs for the end of the world

Posted on 05/20/2011

thy will be gun: the gospel according to bill maher

Posted on 05/16/2011

fear & loathing in abbottabad (and beyond)

Posted on 05/11/2011

amish for homeland security: shane claiborne weighs in on the killing of osama bin laden

Posted on 05/02/2011

blogging obama: re-election announcements & a brief blog history

Posted on 04/05/2011

when men and mountains meet: ‘big love’ delivers in the finale (with video)

Posted on 03/21/2011

love wins?: msnbc anchor martin bashir takes on rob bell

Posted on 03/16/2011

end of days: my official ‘big love’ series finale predictions

Posted on 03/08/2011

get ready for ‘big love’s’ final season with a look back and exclusive clips

Posted on 01/13/2011

beauty after the beast: a few thoughts on michael vick, second chances & raising children

Posted on 01/10/2011

public schools vs. charter schools -OR- what you are vs. what you aren’t

Posted on 01/07/2011

help us throw a christmas party under the broadway bridge

Posted on 12/22/2010

ivy retardation: why our educational ladder leads to a dead end

Posted on 12/10/2010

download my latest mix: ‘christmas music for people who don’t like christmas music’

Posted on 12/03/2010

bad apple: in response to the banned “anti-gay” app

Posted on 11/30/2010

from the babybyrds blog: it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas…so be jesus.

Posted on 11/23/2010

a veterans day prayer of peace by shane claiborne

Posted on 11/11/2010

in response to hate: a few thoughts on clint mccance

Posted on 10/28/2010

of wax and worship: reflections on last night’s west memphis 3 vigil

Posted on 09/30/2010

the gospel according to kanye west

Posted on 09/07/2010

weekend worship: reflections on the west memphis 3 rally

Posted on 08/31/2010

the tweet heard ’round the world: a few words about segregation and educational options

Posted on 08/23/2010

why we should stop letting black people live in the quapaw quarter

Posted on 08/16/2010

anne rice’s guide to quitting christianity and keeping jesus

Posted on 07/30/2010

more sheepishness: a few thoughts about our culture of fear

Posted on 07/14/2010

feeling sheepish: a few thoughts about concealed weapons in church

Posted on 07/12/2010

picking up the pieces of my blown mind: apple announces iphone 4

Posted on 06/07/2010

the religion of atheism: how disbelief has become dogma

Posted on 05/24/2010

is barack obama a moderate republican?

Posted on 05/10/2010

agreeing to disagree, pt. 2: principles of civil discourse from don miller

Posted on 05/05/2010

agreeing to disagree: exploring the limits of social engagement

Posted on 05/04/2010

of protest and privilege: tim wise talks tea party and racial divide

Posted on 04/27/2010

rampant religion roundup: lifeway christian stores, jennifer knapp and johnny piper

Posted on 04/23/2010

letting go: jennifer knapp confirms she’s gay to christianity today

Posted on 04/14/2010

when heritage is hate: virginia governor declares "confederate history month"

Posted on 04/07/2010

faith without politics is dead

Posted on 03/30/2010

relief roundup: how to help haiti

Posted on 01/14/2010

dissolution of marriage: a case for a church-state separation

Posted on 01/05/2010

a diagram of the same sex marriage debate

Posted on 12/31/2009

25 in the 2000s: things that shaped the aughts

Posted on 12/27/2009

a few thoughts concerning the shane montgomery arrest

Posted on 12/11/2009

25 in the 2000s: technological innovations

Posted on 12/02/2009

25 in the 2000s: religious stories

Posted on 11/29/2009

25 in the 2000s: an introduction

Posted on 11/28/2009

barna group research on homosexual faith perspectives

Posted on 07/29/2009

dick, sotomayor and gay marriage

Posted on 06/02/2009

ino records give a thumbs down, derek webb gives a…

Posted on 05/12/2009

3 years later: hurricane katrina

Posted on 08/29/2008