Oprah Chai
I am looking across the room at an “Oprah Chai” ad, and I must admit I am extremely curious to know what “Oprah Chai” tastes like. I like chai, and I find it a tad amusingly ridiculous that Starbucks...
View ArticleThe Mainline Boogieman
One of the hardest things about not identifying as evangelical anymore is getting over the “mainline boogieman.” I have a lot more experience with mainline Christianity than many former evangelicals....
View ArticlePower in American Evangelicalism (i.e., why I’ve given up)
Earlier this week when Jeremiah and I were talking again about World Vision, I told him I felt guilty for not being more upset on behalf of the children overseas who will suffer because of...
View ArticleDone.
Last Wednesday, when I heard that World Vision had reversed its decision on gay employees, I was extremely angry for an hour. After that, it felt more like someone had died. I spent dinner feeling...
View ArticleStunned
Two days ago I felt hopeful for evangelicalism for the first time in over a year. Today, I was truly incredulous to hear that World Vision had reversed its decision to hire married gay Christians....
View ArticleGay Marriage and Consistent Ecumenism
When I was in college, I had a chat with the Blue Ridge Regional Director for InterVarsity—a man I like and respect a great deal—about the differences between InterVarsity’s stance on racial issues and...
View ArticleMy Complicated (and Painful) Relationship with InterVarsity
When I arrived at Fuller, I looked back on my time in InterVarsity with nostalgia. Now, nearly six years later, I look back with pain. Pain because even though I was supported in exploring my beliefs,...
View ArticleWho should tithe? (If we tithe…)
I’m currently reading another Christian Smith/Michael Emerson book called Passing the Plate, which examines Christian giving from a sociological perspective. Toward the beginning of the book, they...
View ArticleAvon & Evangelism
A group of Internet buddies and I happened upon the topic of multi-level marketing this past week, most of us agreeing that we hate being invited to the so-called parties at which consumer products are...
View ArticleUnemployment “Benefits”
Because long-term unemployment insurance payments from the government ceased a few days ago, it seems fitting to add my two cents on the topic of unemployment benefits. In the title of this post, I put...
View ArticleBlogging About Unemployment
I’ve had some recent posts relating to money, although I haven’t done the best job following through and finishing various series. Some of that is simply because I’ve been very busy. But perhaps the...
View ArticleFollowing Your “Calling”
One of the things I’ve been thinking about recently is calling. First, I think I questioned people’s perception of their calling. There are so many people who think they are called to ministry whom I...
View ArticleThe Greater Condemnation
In the hearing of all the people he said to the disciples, ‘Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the market-places, and to have the best...
View ArticleThe Luxury of Involvement
At risk of sounding really pathetic, we have all been sick for a month. Literally a month with at least two of us sick at a time. It has been really awful. During this same time period, we have done...
View ArticleA Confusion of Terms ($$$, Pt. 4)
Often when we talk about wealth, poverty, justice, and generosity in the church, we don’t define our terms. Who is “rich”? Who is “poor”? My Robert Webber quote from Pt. 3 showed people assuming...
View ArticleQuit, sell, give! ($$$, Pt. 3)
Today I was inspired to continue my long abandoned series relating to wealth, poverty, and social justice, and my motivation came from an unexpected source: Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail: Why...
View ArticleTen Best Things About Waco (So Far)
As many of you know, we recently moved to Waco, TX, where we have been super-busy with things like visits to (and from) grandparents, househunting, stomach bugs… not to mention unpacking! We are still...
View ArticleOut of Touch with Reality
I apologize that the series on money has been so slow-going. I promise to write more after the move is over, but for now, without further ado… I think it’s fair to say that most Americans are out of...
View ArticleSeminary Re-Do
Based on a number of factors, we have decided to live in an apartment for our first few months in Waco, hopefully becoming homeowners just before Jeremiah starts class at Baylor in August This means...
View ArticleApologies…
I’m about to start on a real post, I promise, but I did want to really quickly apologize for how awful we’ve been about updating lately. Things have been incredibly hectic over here because (if you...
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