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Feeling lonely is one of the most common symptoms of going through a faith transition. This has been confirmed over and over the more I talk with people. However, it turns out it’s not just people in faith transition experiencing it. A study by health service company Cigna found that 46 percent of U.S. adults […]
At the End of the Day, Here is THE Question that Keeps Coming Up
I recently spent the past few days in (Very) Hot Springs, NC at the Wild Goose Festival—if you don’t know what that is, I could explain it but then I’d have to have you killed. So let’s just say it is a gathering of about 4,000 people, many on the margins of Christian culture, all […]
How Not to Review a Book (or, Here We Go Again)
I don’t normally respond to critical reviews of my books. I don’t really see the point. Not everyone likes every book, and that is just peachy as far as I’m concerned. There’s no need to be defensive, and I don’t feel that readers need my help in deciding whether a review is helpful or not. […]
We Are All Agnostic
When it comes to God, we are all agnostic. And I think I mean that quite literally. The word comes from the Greek agnosis [α-γνωσις] which simply means “not knowing.” Is there a God? Is there no God? We simply don’t know, if by “know,” we mean, “are certain about the scientific facts.” I am […]
Rachel Is Weeping for Her Children
This blog series is taken, more or less as is, from my latest book How The Bible Actually Works. You can read the first posts in this series here, here, here, and here. I trust no one will misunderstand my intentions. I don’t mean to compare the loss of a child to anything, let alone a […]
Don’t Put God in a Box, Unless You Want to Be Swallowed by a Fish
This blog series is taken, more or less as is, from my latest book How The Bible Actually Works. You can read the first posts in this serieshere and here and here. The book of Jonah tells the famous story of the prophet Jonah who wanted nothing to do with his divinely given assignment—to go to the city […]
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This week Jared and Pete sit down with theologian and professor Cheryl Bridges Johns as she describes how feminism has changed over the years and the importance of both being rooted in your own traditions and staying open to “the other.” Resources mentioned in this episode: “All We’re Meant to Be” by Letha Dawson Scanzoni & Nancy […]
