We have all sorts of stuff to discuss this week, and with Amy sidelined due to carousing, Christian and I tackled it all alone. Okay, not entirely alone. We bring back Mike Collins, the hacker extraordinaire who explained Bitcoin a few months ago, to discuss Edward Snowden, the intelligence … Read more about The NSA, the End of DOMA, Filibusters, and Don Draper
Jay Bakker, Exodus International, and Twitter Wars Between Patton Oswalt and a Youth Pastor
We don't usually drink while recording the podcast since it's usually morning. But this was late afternoon this time, so we all sipped some Great Divide Oak-Aged Yeti and some Fire Mountain Summer IPA. Things...get a little sloppy. I won't give too much away, but some violence ensued, and it's all … Read more about Jay Bakker, Exodus International, and Twitter Wars Between Patton Oswalt and a Youth Pastor
Homosexuality: the difference between TV and Greek Tragedy
Blogging is a fascinating way to interact with people over an issue or topic. Once in while a blog will unexpectedly come back to life after months of lying dormant. It usually happens when A) somebody references it month later B) when the topic hits the news again. The dying embers leap back to … Read more about Homosexuality: the difference between TV and Greek Tragedy
Day 7: Sodom’s Sin Wasn’t Sexual
iI am blogging my way through Neighbors & Wisemen for Lent. Today we are in chapter 7. The final sentence hits you hard. "True hospitality pushes past what we can afford to give up and makes deposits in accounts we can never lose." It is truly humbling, and a bit disturbing, to be in a … Read more about Day 7: Sodom’s Sin Wasn’t Sexual
TNT: Bible Bash with Brueggemann and Fretheim
Bo and Tripp riff off of Terence Fretheim and Walter Brueggemann answering the same set of questions. These two legends of Biblical Theology give us their best take on passages to preach when controversial subjects come up. Topics include: Economy Ecology Homosexuality Immigration Other … Read more about TNT: Bible Bash with Brueggemann and Fretheim
Moving Toward Multiplicity
Listening to Howard Zinn (author of the classic A People’s History of the United States) at a town hall meeting style presentation recorded in 2007 (you can get it on Itunes from WGBH Politics) I was struck by the need to recognize the sheer complexity of issues and multiplicity of … Read more about Moving Toward Multiplicity
Justin Lee on Rescuing the Gospel from the Gay-vs.-Christians Debate
After a delightful anecdote about Christian's daughter and a painful listen to the worst version of "O Holy Night" ever recorded, Christian and Jordan welcome Justin Lee, founder of the Gay Christian Network and author of Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate, to the … Read more about Justin Lee on Rescuing the Gospel from the Gay-vs.-Christians Debate
McLaren Changed His Mind
Brian McLaren recently posted a very interesting note from a former fan who was feeling the need to 'break ranks' with the author over his position regarding homosexuality. I wanted to post part of it here for several reasons. I have been saying that 'People Do Change Their Minds'. We … Read more about McLaren Changed His Mind
The Church and State are Married in a Civil Union
In last week’s TNT episode, Tripp and I spend the first half hour talking about marriage and the church. I learned early on in ministry to ask a simple question: If I as an ordained minister perform a wedding ceremony for a couple, but they have not secured a license from the state, then when I … Read more about The Church and State are Married in a Civil Union
Facebook Hermenutics Lesson
I am pretty sure God invented Facebook so people could argue about religion and politics. Nothing demonstrates the beauty of social media like a good legislative proposition against Gay Marriage to bring out the best in humanity...ugh. Any way, my home state of North Carolina is being completely … Read more about Facebook Hermenutics Lesson
What God doesn’t say and how not to read the Bible
The unpleasant topic of what God doesn’t say has shown up in three different conversations this week (and its only Tuesday!) : Tony Jones gave a little pushback to Daniel Kirk (a recent guest on Homebrewed) about homosexuality and the Apostle Paul. Both Paul and homosexuality are hot topics right … Read more about What God doesn’t say and how not to read the Bible
Extremely White Male & Incredibly Homophobic
The news is wild these days! Its almost as if there is a cultural shift underway! Let me just highlight 4 news stories from the past week: 1) The Pope: Gay marriage threatens humanity’s future 2) Pastor Joel Osteen to Oprah: Homosexuality Is Sin — But Gay People Will Get Into … Read more about Extremely White Male & Incredibly Homophobic