The Whitehead International Film Festival is coming up in January and since I actually live in California I will be able to go this year. It is unique in that it combines the power of film with group theological reflection. Marjorie Suchocki lectured on the Gospel of John and led a theological discussion [...]

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John Dominic Crossan is making a return visit to the Homebrewed Christianity Podcast and this time I want your questions.  Crossan was gracious enough to commit to an interview focused around his book co-authored with Marcus Borg, The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’ Birth.  On top of coming back he [...]

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I think this might be the most refreshing political discussion with religious leaders in a long time.
Richard Land says, “Conservatives too often think God is on their side….doing so is idolatry….Liberals too often think God doesn’t have a side.”

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This week author and blogger Daniel Radosh joins us to discuss his new book ‘Rapture Ready.’  It is an outsiders journey to understand America’s evangelical subculture.  I can’t overstate how much fun the interview was and the book is even better.  I started reading it and couldn’t put it down.  Not only is it hilarious, [...]

 

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“I have always noticed that deeply and truly religious persons are fond of a good joke, and I am suspicious of those who aren’t.  The strain of solemnity becomes unbearable, because it is unnatural.“  Whitehead then goes on to point out how the Athenians would show theatrical tragedies and satyrs in the same evening.
Later in [...]

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This is the first of two episodes taken from a conversation between Bill Leonard, Doug Pagitt, Tim Conder, Zach Roberts, and myself. I mostly just listened in to Bill Leonard, the Dean of Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity and professor of church history, have a fascinating conversation with Doug Pagitt and Tim Conder [...]

 

 2.1 "A Church Historian Talks to Doug Pagitt and Tim Conder" [58:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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I recorded the audio from Tim and Doug’s presentations here in Winston Salem a couple weeks ago.  The audio is being posted here at the Dogwood Abbey webpage.    “A Non-Militaristic Boot Camp of Friendship” was put on by our friends at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina and they deserve much love for supporting [...]

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So this is more of a confession, but today is the third day in a row I unintentionally got in a conversation only to find out it was actually an opportunity for me to informed on my deviance from ‘biblical’ truth. I have found I can talk to almost anyone about most things except [...]

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I love my church here in Winston. Over the last three years I have come across a number of prophets in the community. There were those who came to visit like James Forbes, “Buzz” Thomas, Paul Fiddes, and John Cobb. Then there are a bunch who serve, share, and worship with me [...]

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Elgin + St. Francis = fun before bed. At night my son-in-process and I have a little night vigil and maybe a little theological discussion so he starts off on the right (or left, depending on who is judging) foot. Tonight Elgin and I did some reading from St. Francis of Assisi, maybe [...]

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