Progressive Christian Columns

Progressive Christian Columns

About Religion, Doubt and Why They Matter
by Tricia Gates Brown
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The Subversive, Confrontational, Emboldening Stories of Christmas {Part Two}

The subversive stories of Christmas. The Christmas stories are microcosms of the gospels of...
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The Addict Pastor
by Chris Rollman
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Judas: Destined for Hell

Judas has captured my attention the past few weeks. As I have read and reread the story of Jesus...
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All Set Free
by Matthew J. Distefano
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Where Is God When Your Friend Has Colon Cancer?

Today is Cancer Awareness Day, which makes it a sad day for many. All of us have been touched by...
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Allegories – Here and Now
by James Werning
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The Problem with Religion – and Why we Can’t See it

It’s time we humble ourselves and stop believing our faith-practices are indisputable. “The first...
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Apostates Annoymous
by Matthew J. Distefano
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All-Sponsor Extravaganza Show

You asked for it. You got it. Over an hour of every single stupid fake ad we’ve created for...
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Becoming Faithful Questioners and Social Poets
by Andrew Lang
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A Simple Storytelling Practice: Seeing the Divine All Around Us

Stories are all around us. Unfortunately, capitalism, meritocracy, and theology rooted in dominion...
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Breathing Space
by Greg Smith
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Use This One Phrase to Develop Empathy

“I know how you feel” is the worst thing you can tell someone who's struggling. What's the one...
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Christianity Cracking Up
by Jordan Hathcock
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On a Mission for Holy Chuckles

It seems that having some type of “mission” in my life has helped me find more love, harmony,...
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Claire Mainprize
by Claire Mainprize
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Details From an Ordinary Sunday at a Progressive Christian Church That Might Surprise You

From the sign out front to the ministers' stoles, pride flags abound.
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Coming Out Christian
by Coming Out Christian
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Why my civil rights should NOT be on your ballot today

I am grateful for the lawmakers in states around this beautiful and broken country who have the...
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Divergence
by Darrell Lackey
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Evangelicals and Barabbas: Who Will They Choose?

We knew Trump had an authoritarian bent when he first ran for the presidency and from his first...
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EcoPreacher
by Leah D. Schade
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Aziraphale’s Choice: The Tragic Theology & Ecclesiology of Good Omens

From my perspective as a church insider, Aziraphale’s choice reflects the tragic theology and...
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The Empty Pew
by Josh Lawson
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About that photo op in front of St. John's church

President Trump went to a lot of trouble to give a photo op in front of St. John's church. What...
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Faith Forward
by Faith Forward
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Karl Marx: Communism as Alternative to Christianity?

The structure of Marx's ideas reflects a narrative not dissimilar to the eschatological records...
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Faith on the Fringe
by Jim Meisner Jr.
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5 Examples of Why House Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t a Christian

“The House speaker’s worldview is dictated by the Bible,” read the New York Times headline after...
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Faithful Peacemaking
by Lindsey Paris-Lopez
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Heaven Is Within Us: Wrestling With Doubt on the Death of a Loved One

Heaven is within you and me just as it was within my grandmother and all the loved ones who have...
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The Following of Jesus and His Good News
by Joris
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Jesus is Going Away--He Has Gone!

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FreedHearts
by Susan Cottrell
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Navigating Holidays with Love: Supporting LGBTQ+ and those Rejected by Family

The holiday season is often portrayed as a time of joy, togetherness, and love. We’re inundated...
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Freelance Christianity
by Vance Morgan
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A Poem for You

I am on retreat this week. Here is a poem that I read yesterday that I trust will be as meaningful...
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Glorious Life
by C. Don Jones
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Does American Christianity Always Get It Wrong?

We do not always get it wrong. It just appears that way too many times. And to hear some people...
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Grace-Colored Glasses
by Kathyrn Shihadah
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Latest from Gaza: in a crowded prison, but alone in the world

My beloved niece who lives in Gaza has been sharing her story with me so that I can share it with...
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Here’s the Thing
by George M. Benson
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Epiphany week.

Sermon from January 10, 2021: “He proclaimed, ‘The one who is more powerful than I is coming after...
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Heretic Happy Hour
by Matthew J. Distefano
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What's Up Doc? The Secrets of Hillsong Reactions

We watch the documentaries exposing the evils of Conservative Christianity so you don’t have to!...
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The Holy Kiss
by Roger Wolsey
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Mother's Day on a Stick?

“there’s “nothing more American than baseball, apple pie, and mom.” They of course refer to a...
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Honest to God
by Jayson D. Bradley
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When Opinions Are Facts: the Dumbing Down of American Christianity

I was seventeen in 1988, and Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ had just landed in theaters....
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The Intersection of Faith and Life
by Christine Schmertz Navarro
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Thanksgiving Needs an Overhaul

Celebrating a harvest feast eaten by European Americans and Native Americans obscures the genocide...
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Jeff Hood
by Jeff Hood
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On the Resurrection of Casey McWhorter

On the Resurrection of Casey McWhorter Our criminal justice system doesn’t exist for...
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Jenn Abel
by Jenn Abel
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What does it mean to keep God in public schools?

What does it mean to keep God in public schools? Is it about political power? Control? Or is it so...
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John Shore
by John Shore
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Call me when it's National Grab Some Nuts Day

Yesterday all Patheos bloggers received an email from Patheos suggesting “trending topics relating...
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Karen Ruth Shock
by Karen Ruth Shock
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Perfectly Imperfect

Does anyone else have some messed up views? Being taught one thing. And now realizing… It was all...
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Keith Giles
by Keith Giles
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INNER CIRCLE: Look Upon Your True Likeness

SAYING 84 Jesus said: “When you look upon your likenesses, you rejoice. But when you look upon...
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Kermit Zarley Blog
by Kermit Zarley
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Book Review of "The Monotheizing Process"

James A. Sanders was professor emeritus at Claremont School of Theology in Pasadena, California,...
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Leadership on Fire
by Lee Ann B. Marino
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Addressing Seven Common Myths About HIV/AIDS

Myths about HIV/AIDS persist, even though it's been 35 years since World AIDS Day began. Here we...
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Living A Holy Adventure
by Bruce Epperly
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Adventurous Lectionary - First Sunday of Advent - December 3, 2023

The Adventurous Lectionary – The First Sunday of Advent – December 3, 2023 Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm...
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Living Out Theology
by Paul Hinsberg
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The End is Near

Introduction Throughout my life as a Christian, I have seen multiple predictions of the end times....
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Love Opens Doors
by Rob Giannamore
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Advent Spiritual Practice: Hope

The world is an ugly place right now. Wars, politics, climate change, it is all bad, or so the...
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Maria Francesca French
by Maria Francesca French
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It's International Female Orgasm Day! How are you celebrating?

Why are conversations around female sexual pleasure and orgasm not actually conversational enough?...
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Messy Spirituality
by Jason Elam
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Grateful for Our Evolving Consciousness

Jason Elam writes about why he is grateful for our evolving consciousness.
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New Generations Explore Faith
by Dorian Scott Cole
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Are We Doomed?

Despite the headlines, the world isn’t going over the precipice.
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Paperback Theology
by Tim Suttle
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Slamming Social Justice is Christianity Without Suffering

Slamming social justice and those who promote is an attempt to create Christianity without...
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Politically Pastoral
by Jason Carson Wilson
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When Patriotism Becomes False Religion

Patriotism became a religion during the Reagan administration. After all, the Moral Majority...
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Progressive Persuasion and Passion
by Rodney Kennedy
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Why the Descendants of Racist Segregationists Still Attempt to Oppress Voting Rights

Why the Descendants of Racist Segregationists Still Attempt to Oppress Voting Rights Florida,...
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Public Theology
by Ted Peters
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Evangelicals Against Christian Nationalism

Evangelicals Against Christian Nationalism should be applauded by progressives.
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The Quorus
by Matthew J. Distefano
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How Can You Experience Gratitude When You're Scared To Death?

In Numbers, the Israelites found themselves lost in the desert, wondering if certainty was worth...
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Reflections of a Recovering Evangelical
by Daniel Henderson
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A Christian Nationalist-Zionist in Sheeps Clothing

Rep. Mike Johnson is a Christian Nationalist-Zionist in sheeps clothing. There is nothing more...
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Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath
by James McGrath
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Doctor Who: The Star Beast

For the first of the specials that will bridge the era of Jodie Whitacre as the Doctor to that...
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Risen From the Depths
by Mary S.
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Communion

I don’t know what I believe about the Lord’s Supper, or the Eucharist. As someone who grew up in...
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Sacred Outcasts
by James Travis Young
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Is How We Give Thanks on Thanksgiving Selfish?

This Thanksgiving while many are giving thanks and overeating, there are others who are in dire...
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slacktivist
by Fred Clark
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