Jess the Intern and Philip the Page show off their costuming skills for Zoe’s play, Christian talks about his new job with Crowd Scribed, and Amy can’t remember her Fear of the Week… again. I guess the world just isn’t nearly as scary as it used to be? In the echo chamber, the crew discusses the … Read more about Lobster Hands, World Vision and Raising Babies (CultureCast)
Unfolded Episode 11 – Someone’s in the Kitchen
We are tremendously honored to be featuring a piece of poetry by the amazingly talented poet, Sarah Wells, on this episode. And wow, is it a good one! Sarah's writing is simply brilliant. In this episode, Sarah offers a beautiful and stirring reflection on life as a woman, mother and wife, and … Read more about Unfolded Episode 11 – Someone’s in the Kitchen
It’s Not Mumford, It’s the Music Industry: Whiteness
I think a lot about issues of race, gender and class. I read about it and talk it over with people every week. I am working my way through an expensive program in order to write my dissertation about it. I care about matters of diversity and justice a great deal. Ever since talking to my … Read more about It’s Not Mumford, It’s the Music Industry: Whiteness
Is the Internet for Women and Gays?
"Is the internet for women and gays?" may seem like at odd question at first - but there is a story behind it. I am coming at the question as a researcher. I am doing research design at UCLA right now in preparation for my dissertation next year. One of the research questions is in relation to … Read more about Is the Internet for Women and Gays?
The Silent White Guy and Invisible Black Women
A record number of people read the post yesterday “Beyonce and the Bigger Question”. I want to thank everyone who commented on the blog, FaceBook and Twitter for making the conversation so fruitful and constructive. It is a difficult question and we certainly have an issue with race in our … Read more about The Silent White Guy and Invisible Black Women
Beyoncé and the Bigger Question
It is with great interest that I have read the blowback over the Beyoncé SuperBowl Half-Time Show. I have read several interesting articles - both in support and in criticism - of the spectacle. I get why people want to talk about her outfit, her moves, and her assembled cast of all females - … Read more about Beyoncé and the Bigger Question
Randy Woodley on Race [MLK Bonus Trac]
In this bonus trac I ask my mentor Randy Woodley why it seems like over the last 30 years it seems like we are going backwards in some important areas of equality and liberation. I have been saving this for Martin Luther King day because just before this question Randy and I were talking about … Read more about Randy Woodley on Race [MLK Bonus Trac]
Phyllis Tickle on Emergence Christianity
Before the big event in Memphis to celebrate Phyllis and her book Emergence Christianity, Tripp got to chat with the first-lady of emergence. This is Phyllis at her best! As many of you know there was concern leading up the conference and controversy coming out of it. This interview we recorded … Read more about Phyllis Tickle on Emergence Christianity
Preferring the Past: Phyllis Tickle, Radical Orthodoxy and the Tea Party
There has a been an uproar this week over Phyllis Tickle’s closing comments at last weekend’s big emergent event in Memphis. It was a party to celebrate Phyllis and her book “Emergence Christianity”. Friend of the podcast, Julia Clawson (who was at the gathering) wrote an amazing reflection on … Read more about Preferring the Past: Phyllis Tickle, Radical Orthodoxy and the Tea Party
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
Violence in the Hunger Games
Writing a paper on Globalization calls for a serious study break and tonight I headed to the opening day of the Hunger Games. There are three things that you should know about my movie going experience: My theater is one block from UCLA and I appeared to be the oldest person in the theatre. LA … Read more about Violence in the Hunger Games
Bananas, Bullies and the Bible – you can’t start in the middle
by Bo Sanders Let me say upfront what I’m going to end with and then build from there: You can’t verbalize the way things are - which is a result of the way things have been - as proof that this is how it should always be. Creation ‘expert’ Ray Comfort famously made a fool of himself by … Read more about Bananas, Bullies and the Bible – you can’t start in the middle