Remembering Rich Mullins, the Barefoot Bard
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Christian singer, songwriter, and children’s author Andrew Peterson, doesn’t like it when people call him “the next Rich Mullins.” The..Read more
Recent Episodes
On Living As if God Is Real
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(Editor’s note: This piece originally ran at the Troubler of Israel blog at Patheos.) The other night I watched PBS’s new full-length documentary, “Martin..Read more
Millennials’ Reasons for Leaving the Church Don’t Hold Up
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This article from Faithit is characteristic—almost to the point of satire—of the Internet’s most exhausting genre: 20-somethings explaining “why millennials..Read more
Want to Fuel the Alt-Right? Tear Down More Statues
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(Editor’s note: This piece originally ran at the Troubler of Israel blog at Patheos.) Rod Dreher correctly observes that the mob who tore..Read more
On the Christian Bubble, and Being the Bad Guys
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(Editor’s note: This piece originally ran at the Troubler of Israel blog at Patheos.) A recent episode of the Disney Channel cartoon show,..Read more
The Writers of ‘Planet of the Apes’ Went Bananas with Christian Imagery
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(Editor’s note: This piece originally ran at the Troubler of Israel blog at Patheos.) It’s summer, and I don’t need any..Read more
Consent Is So Good, It’s Mandatory
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“Live and let live” is a superficially appealing promise. The idea of a society based on consent, where all are..Read more
Reza Aslan’s ‘Believer’ Was Everything Wrong with Religion Reporting
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Despite what some might assume based on a previous article of mine, I spent my childhood enjoying movies about anthropomorphized..Read more
Some Cultures Are Better than Others
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This column is about female genital mutilation. But first, I want to talk about magnets, my daughter, and ants. Stay..Read more
Thin-Air Goodbyes: Politics Is America’s New Religion
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There’s always that comical moment in “Loony Tunes” when Wile E. Coyote or some other predator thinks he’s nailed the..Read more