theology

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

Posted on 01/24/2017

rob bell concludes ‘what is the bible?’, opens up about views on homosexuality

Posted on 01/13/2015

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

Posted on 11/20/2014

nadia bolz-weber makes bold statement for the nines conference

Posted on 10/17/2014

christian coalition founder ralph reed and bill maher discuss biblical literalism

Posted on 06/12/2014

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

Posted on 05/23/2014

brian mclaren graciously responds to tim challies’ false teachers post

Posted on 05/07/2014

fade to grey: the difference between equality and justice

Posted on 04/28/2014

rob bell, biblical literalism and piano tunes

Posted on 03/13/2014

this is not a post about steven furtick’s coloring book

Posted on 02/20/2014

four years later: dave ramsey déjà vu

Posted on 12/02/2013

pope francis channels shane claiborne, votes jesus for president

Posted on 11/26/2013

Mark Driscoll Scholarship Fund for Women in Ministry (no, seriously)

Posted on 11/07/2013

rob bell takes to tumblr to ask, “what is the bible?”

Posted on 11/06/2013

adventures in getting it right: shane claiborne responds to mark driscoll

Posted on 10/25/2013

joining rachel held evans in the search for “biblical woman/manhood”

Posted on 10/17/2013

confessions of a failed church planter: contrary spirits (3/3)

Posted on 09/20/2013

confessions of a failed church planter: bivocational martyrdom (2/3)

Posted on 09/19/2013

confessions of a failed church planter: money (1/3)

Posted on 09/18/2013

don’t call it a comeback: derek webb’s ‘i was wrong, i’m sorry & i love you’

Posted on 08/08/2013

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

Posted on 06/27/2013

superman’s jesus, kanye’s yeezus (and 2007 britney spears)

Posted on 06/17/2013

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

beginning at the beginning: buddhism, the christian narrative (and les miserables)

Posted on 01/29/2013

derek webb celebrates 10 years, announces new album, ‘i was wrong, i’m sorry & i love you’

Posted on 01/16/2013

teaching my kids not to be thankful for jesus’ death

Posted on 01/11/2013

“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

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

Posted on 11/05/2012

derek webb calls his biggest hit “theologically narrow”

Posted on 10/15/2012

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

Posted on 10/08/2012

dan haseltine, jars of clay bid farewell to the evangelical church

Posted on 09/07/2012

watch rob bell’s new video, ‘rediscovering wonder’

Posted on 07/18/2012

david bazan is coming to eikon

Posted on 06/13/2012

derek webb releases latest project, concept band sola-mi

Posted on 06/05/2012

bill maher spars with ross douthat on religion, creationism, killing bin laden

Posted on 04/30/2012

dr. neil degrasse tyson, ‘the tree of life’ and universal interconnectedness

Posted on 03/07/2012

more easter for your money: celebrating the resurrection with walmart

Posted on 03/06/2012

penn jillette: “i do well with proselytizing, hardcore fundamentalists”

Posted on 02/09/2012

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

top 5 regrets of the dying: an invocation for 2012

Posted on 01/03/2012

25 days of christmix :: day 18 :: ‘come thou fount of every blessing’ by sufjan stevens

Posted on 12/18/2011

‘boardwalk empire’ talks heaven and hell

Posted on 12/06/2011

zombie theology: what ‘the walking dead’ says about our view of the other

Posted on 11/28/2011

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

what i would like to imagine: don chaffer, rob bell’s ‘love wins’ and an earthy afterlife

Posted on 10/25/2011

kids say the darndest things: prison edition

Posted on 10/17/2011

a warm fuzzy message from father driscoll: god hates you.

Posted on 10/11/2011

why are young christians leaving the church?

Posted on 10/06/2011

education animated: reflections on divergent thinking, ADHD & the victimization of the arts

Posted on 09/20/2011

10 years later: in celebration of kevin max’s ‘stereotype be’

Posted on 08/29/2011

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

Posted on 08/19/2011

democracy wins: derek webb records ‘be thou my vision’

Posted on 08/02/2011

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

Posted on 07/18/2011

a tribe called blessed?: rob bell’s editor speaks out about the ‘love wins’ backlash

Posted on 07/11/2011

my first infographic: eikon volunteer piece

Posted on 06/10/2011

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

fleet foxes’ ‘helplessness blues’ talks existentialism, jesus & american individualism

Posted on 05/19/2011

a birthday note to lucy

Posted on 05/18/2011

UPDATED :: pawn shop shimmy: how a local homeless couple experienced extraordinary act of kindness & mercy

Posted on 05/17/2011

thy will be gun: the gospel according to bill maher

Posted on 05/16/2011

should bill steal the medicine? pt. 2: lawrence kohlberg’s stages of moral development

Posted on 05/13/2011

FEEDBACK NEEDED: should bill steal the medicine?

Posted on 05/12/2011

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

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

Posted on 03/16/2011

the weirdest (free, downloadable) church pledge card you might have ever seen

Posted on 01/25/2011

from venting to vulnerability: why me (and your pastor) might be telling the truth too much or too little

Posted on 01/24/2011

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

Posted on 01/10/2011

democracy wins: derek webb completes his covers project with ‘come thou fount of every blessing’

Posted on 01/05/2011

help us throw a christmas party under the broadway bridge

Posted on 12/22/2010

righteous anger and walking a mile in the shoes of the other

Posted on 12/07/2010

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

Posted on 12/03/2010

a litany to honor women from ‘common prayer: a liturgy for ordinary radicals’

Posted on 12/02/2010

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

i hate mustard [and other reasons why us americans have a hard time being like jesus]

Posted on 11/16/2010

a veterans day prayer of peace by shane claiborne

Posted on 11/11/2010

offering some feedback: first impressions of derek webb’s ambitious worship project

Posted on 11/04/2010

there will be blood?: a beautiful story of the cross

Posted on 11/03/2010

in response to hate: a few thoughts on clint mccance

Posted on 10/28/2010

beating up jesus: garry wills gets it right, driscoll…not so much

Posted on 10/27/2010

the art of transformation: books or music?

Posted on 10/15/2010

the "love the sinner, hate the sin" myth: tony campolo talks twitter (sorta)

Posted on 10/12/2010

7 paradoxical assumptions for teaching and public speaking

Posted on 10/06/2010

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

Posted on 09/30/2010

the bloke who tried to help: david dark offers a few thoughts on jesus

Posted on 09/28/2010

i’m 30! what now?

Posted on 09/22/2010

creepy jacky, trust issues and horse bbq: a few words from the babybyrds blog

Posted on 09/13/2010

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

some exciting new eikon church updates

Posted on 08/13/2010

anne rice’s guide to quitting christianity and keeping jesus

Posted on 07/30/2010

beetles, shaved heads and "that time of the month": a look at biblical pragmatism

Posted on 07/28/2010

download my latest mix, ‘good. evil.’

Posted on 07/27/2010

long on diagnosis, short on cure: remembering rob with don chaffer

Posted on 07/22/2010

i’m rubber, you’re glue: letting go of the negative

Posted on 07/21/2010

counting sheep: one more thought about guns, fear and becoming a sheep

Posted on 07/16/2010

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

of max and men: teaching a boy to be a man

Posted on 06/12/2010

in memoriam: the way of jesus remembered

Posted on 05/31/2010

raining misinterpretation: shining light on the most misunderstood scripture

Posted on 05/28/2010

loving your enemies: a few words on criticism by don miller

Posted on 05/26/2010

the religion of atheism: how disbelief has become dogma

Posted on 05/24/2010

jakob dylan talks hebrews 11

Posted on 05/21/2010

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

praise the lord!: in pursuit of the american dream

Posted on 04/20/2010

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

derek webb performs unreleased caedmon’s call track, ‘god’s hometown’ —OR— a scary tale of christian subculture

Posted on 04/05/2010

watch and download rob bell’s latest film, ‘resurrection’

Posted on 04/04/2010

apple to fox news: you keep your glenn, we keep our money

Posted on 04/01/2010

faith without politics is dead

Posted on 03/30/2010

surprise! i blogged! -OR- looking for blog suggestions

Posted on 03/26/2010

information about rob’s memorial service

Posted on 02/19/2010

brian mclaren talks a new kind of christianity

Posted on 02/08/2010

i do confess: a big eikon announcement

Posted on 02/04/2010

what your pastor will (likely) never say publicly or to you privately

Posted on 02/03/2010

relief roundup: how to help haiti

Posted on 01/14/2010

orthodoxy vs. monodoxy

Posted on 01/11/2010

7 big ideas for little rock

Posted on 01/09/2010

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

an advent reflection: in anticipation of life (and death)

Posted on 12/22/2009

a few thoughts concerning the shane montgomery arrest

Posted on 12/11/2009

25 in the 2000s: religious stories

Posted on 11/29/2009

25 in the 2000s: an introduction

Posted on 11/28/2009

from the eikon blog: a day of eucharist

Posted on 11/26/2009

pro-abortion, anti-communion: when religion becomes a weapon

Posted on 11/25/2009

do you f*#@ing love bacon!!??: a religious flowchart

Posted on 11/24/2009

pulaski academy, marching bands & the new racism

Posted on 11/13/2009

anne pressly & curtis vance: the uncomfortable unspoken reality

Posted on 11/12/2009

when churches attack!: scaring the hell out of the masses, pt. 2

Posted on 11/07/2009

when churches attack!: scaring the hell out of the masses

Posted on 10/31/2009

a solution to the little rock homeless problem: let them die

Posted on 10/29/2009

friedrich nietzsche was exactly right about christianity

Posted on 10/18/2009

join me in saying ‘no!’ to public libraries!

Posted on 10/02/2009

the gospel according to breaking bad’s walter white

Posted on 09/29/2009

sneaking in jesus: the amazing atheist gets it right

Posted on 09/25/2009

the creation conflict: don miller talks community

Posted on 09/24/2009

jennifer knapp releases new track, letting go

Posted on 09/18/2009

the theology of killing: jesus and our brother romell broom

Posted on 09/16/2009

smashing assumptions: billy corgan talks god

Posted on 09/14/2009

jennifer knapp, the amazing disappearing woman, set for a comeback

Posted on 09/08/2009

watch the first 13 minutes of ‘collision: christopher hitchens vs. douglas wilson"

Posted on 09/06/2009

from the eikon blog: bazan breakup?

Posted on 09/04/2009

an open letter to those who have been burned by church

Posted on 09/01/2009

of prophets & pundits: a few words about criticism

Posted on 08/28/2009

drops like sketchnoting: rob bells talks creativity and suffering

Posted on 08/27/2009

move over pat robertson: john piper talks gay tornadoes

Posted on 08/20/2009

brian mclaren: an open letter on healthcare to conservative christians

Posted on 08/12/2009

to the dave ramsey disciples: beware of moths and rust

Posted on 08/07/2009

announcing the launch of the eikon website

Posted on 08/04/2009

derek webb’s stockholm syndrome: the spirit vs. the kick drum

Posted on 08/03/2009

god resigns, appoints assistant ashley to god

Posted on 07/30/2009

barna group research on homosexual faith perspectives

Posted on 07/29/2009

derek webb’s stockholm syndrome: cobra con

Posted on 07/26/2009

new series: derek webb’s stockholm syndrome track-by-track

Posted on 07/24/2009

my feeble attempt to avoid a rant: healthcare reform.

Posted on 07/22/2009

you are what you eat: john calvin, tony campolo and logical conclusions

Posted on 07/17/2009

poets, prophets and preachers: what else do you want to hear?

Posted on 07/10/2009

poets, prophets and preachers: chocolate covered turds and death by paper cuts

Posted on 07/08/2009

poets, prophets and preachers: the beginning is the end is the beginning

Posted on 07/06/2009

in route: poets, prophets and preachers

Posted on 07/05/2009

from the eikon blog: informational meeting scheduled

Posted on 07/04/2009

quote of the day: the wisdom of parker palmer

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derek webb stockholm syndrome update: new track released – what matters more

Posted on 07/03/2009

from the eikon blog: the question of art and accuracy

Posted on 06/30/2009

the god of the bottom

Posted on 06/29/2009

simply put, today i got censored.

Posted on 06/25/2009

father’s day thoughts: count your blessings…or curses…

Posted on 06/21/2009

twitter me this: iran, protests and social media

Posted on 06/17/2009

isn’t it ironic: indie sensibilities and the rise of hip hop

Posted on 06/13/2009

postmodernity according to gillian welch and madonna

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derek webb stockholm syndrome update: new track released – freddie, please

Posted on 06/11/2009

quote of the day: death of emergent?

Posted on 06/05/2009

eikon therefore i am: cookout details

Posted on 06/04/2009

dick, sotomayor and gay marriage

Posted on 06/02/2009

supreme court nominee sotomayor: facts vs. experience vs. truth

Posted on 05/31/2009

knock knock: jesus and the other jesus

Posted on 05/26/2009

big announcement on the eikon blog

Posted on 05/21/2009

the common

Posted on 05/16/2009

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

Posted on 05/12/2009

one nation, seven sins

Posted on 05/06/2009

from the eikon blog: organic community

Posted on 05/04/2009

an ethic of fear and muslim baby-making

Posted on 05/02/2009

of gays and gods: thoughts about closed-ended questions

Posted on 04/30/2009

two futures: a call for nuclear disarmament

Posted on 04/29/2009

god is not a white man

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life update: life behind bars and ONE notes

Posted on 04/27/2009

brother hank on christian music

Posted on 04/14/2009

thoughts on the death and resurrection of jesus

Posted on 04/12/2009

will ferrell prays to diet slice-drinking jesus

Posted on 04/11/2009

sara watkins: give me jesus

Posted on 04/09/2009

theology thursday

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from the eikon blog: graphics and god

Posted on 04/07/2009

jesus people and the christian music bubble

Posted on 04/06/2009

quote of the day

Posted on 04/02/2009

from the eikon blog: thile theology

Posted on 03/29/2009

for the love of big love

Posted on 03/24/2009

not so happy anniversary

Posted on 03/22/2009

the recession and the affluent church

Posted on 03/15/2009

from the eikon blog: jesus vs. church

Posted on 03/03/2009

ash wednesday sacrilege

Posted on 02/25/2009

is america a christian nation?

Posted on 02/23/2009

new on the eikon blog: culture, christ & the city

Posted on 02/22/2009

nailing jello to the wall: defining emerging church

Posted on 02/17/2009

theological lumping

Posted on 02/13/2009

woe to those who have blog synergy

Posted on 02/07/2009

quote of the day

Posted on 02/05/2009

tired, worn & haggard: our brother ted

Posted on 02/03/2009

rob bell talks faith and art with patrol magazine

Posted on 02/01/2009

saying no to therapeutic self-help theism

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beware the sound of one hand clapping: intelligent design

Posted on 01/30/2009

religion roundup

Posted on 01/27/2009

stockholm syndrome

Posted on 01/26/2009

inaugural jesus

Posted on 01/21/2009

quote of the day

Posted on 01/20/2009

introducing eikon church.

Posted on 01/19/2009

bebo, britney and the cult of celebrity

Posted on 01/16/2009

evangelicalism smackdown: the battle for the bible belt

Posted on 01/11/2009

five songs that will turn you grey…

Posted on 01/06/2009

doesn’t revel when others grovel…

Posted on 01/05/2009

emergent jesus

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a savior is born

Posted on 12/24/2008

rick warren, lesbian rock stars and generative friendship

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theology on tap

Posted on 12/19/2008

penn & the gideon

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more goodness from tony campolo: power vs. authority

Posted on 12/11/2008

quote of the day

Posted on 12/07/2008

my guiding theologies: scripture

Posted on 12/05/2008

power vs. love: the psychology of a man & his bride

Posted on 12/04/2008

my guiding theologies: christ

Posted on 12/01/2008

10 reasons why men should not be church leaders

Posted on 11/30/2008

UPDATE: mark driscoll: the sad gospel of male chauvinism and female denigration

Posted on 11/28/2008

my guiding theologies: intro

Posted on 11/27/2008

beautiful summation of the christian faith by tony jones

Posted on 11/26/2008

is it just me, or is it getting hot in here?

Posted on 11/18/2008

advent songs: scrooge, the music snob, approved.

Posted on 11/17/2008

did anybody hear we’re gonna have a black president??

Posted on 11/16/2008

the real atlas: sad analogous observations

Posted on 11/14/2008

boo on women…

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mark driscoll: the sad gospel of male chauvinism and female denigration

Posted on 11/11/2008

changeling by clint eastwood

Posted on 11/09/2008

great quote

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24 karat bull.

Posted on 11/04/2008

why i can’t not vote for obama: a manifesto of hope

Posted on 10/30/2008

the church, politics and lies

Posted on 10/20/2008

old cowboys never die..ok, wait, this one did…

Posted on 10/11/2008

church quote

Posted on 10/09/2008

thanks but no thanks, constantine

Posted on 10/05/2008

healthy, wealthy…and wise?

Posted on 10/04/2008

pro life, pro obama

Posted on 10/01/2008

plumcots and possibilities

Posted on 09/29/2008

find your own calcutta.

Posted on 09/27/2008

why not to be a christian: reason #379

Posted on 09/23/2008

god hates blogs: the scurvy dogs

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god hates blogs: the demigods

Posted on 09/21/2008

god hates blogs: demigods and scurvy dogs

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god hates upcoming blog teasers.

Posted on 09/19/2008

ray gay (not to be confused with r&b star ray j…)

Posted on 09/18/2008

a generous paradoxy: an inconsistent truth

Posted on 09/13/2008

a generous paradoxy: i pledge allegiance?

Posted on 09/09/2008

a generous paradoxy: peace through weakness

Posted on 09/07/2008

truth/Truth

Posted on 09/02/2008

worship

Posted on 08/31/2008

would it be wrong to pray for irony?

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if all else fails…

Posted on 08/27/2008

don miller prayer at the dnc

Posted on 08/25/2008

the dangerous power of labels

Posted on 08/24/2008

god the mother? nooma she | 021 rob bell

Posted on 08/20/2008

screw it: the story of a man, an elevator and a burkha

Posted on 08/14/2008

i think i’m starting to agree…

Posted on 08/12/2008

instead of a show by jon foreman

Posted on 08/05/2008

simple, yet profound

Posted on 08/01/2008

ed stetzer quote

Posted on 07/30/2008

springfield and me, the giddy obama stalker

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gay divorce?

Posted on 07/18/2008

heresy and can lights

Posted on 07/14/2008

pay phones and the emerging church

Posted on 07/05/2008

i’m in the lord’s army, yes sir

Posted on 06/30/2008

speck in your brother’s eye

Posted on 06/22/2008

building a mystery

Posted on 06/21/2008

almost-god

Posted on 06/19/2008

classic christianese moment

Posted on 06/11/2008

theology

Posted on 06/07/2008