My ChurchNext Interview
ChurchNext is one of the best video interview shows online today, so it was a huge thrill and honor for me to be interviewed by host Chris Yaw recently. The episode with my interview went up last week,...
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It’s Official, I’m a Progressive Christian Blogger
Everybody’s doing it. Well, not everybody, but a lot of my friends have already made the blog migration over to Patheos.com. I met the team from Patheos at last year’s inaugural Wild Goose Festival in...
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How Can We Curate Surprise?
That was the question posed by Anthony Smith during a recent Meetup with Fuller Seminary New Testament professor Daniel Kirk. Kirk was speaking with us about his narrative approach to theology, and I...
View ArticleStories As Big As Africa
One of the items on my personal bucket list is to participate in an Amahoro Africa gathering one of these years. Friends like Brian McLaren go every year (or just about), and I would love the...
View ArticleReligion As Participation
“Some are calling theology right now ‘a turn toward participation.’ … The religion I grew up with — I was raised in Kansas! — was very much not religion as participation. It was religion as...
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My Plans for Wild Goose Festival 2012
Wild Goose Festival 2012, also known now as Wild Goose East*, takes place this week here in North Carolina. It’s the second year for this fantastic festival, and I’ve been so honored to be a small part...
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My Wild Goose Festival 2012 Scrapbook
Once again, Wild Goose Festival has exceeded my expectations for how awesome, life-changing, and transformative it could possibly be. I’ve used the word “magical” before to describe it, but I think...
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Why I’m Defending Billy Graham
I realize I’m a very unlikely defender of Billy Graham’s legacy, but in the past six months, there has just been a bizarre series of political statements issued by the Billy Graham Evangelistic...
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A Word About Changes Coming in 2013
Robert V. Taylor is encouraging us all to choose one word to set as our intention for 2013. His word is awe. I like that word, but I think for me I’m reaching for something much more simple, something...
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I’m Proud to Be a Member of the Church of TED
In February, I had the honor of being part of the social media team for TEDxCharlotte 2013. The theme of this year’s local TEDx event was “Unlimited.” I’m proud to have participated in all three...
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