Unlikely Headline of 2011: “2011, The Year of the Moderate”
Like many of you I had a little extra time this past month. I listened to some new podcasts and radio shows and TV news shows as I shopped for…
Did Mary and Joseph ever have to put him in “Time Out”?
My boy doesn't like Mark or John primarily because he doesn't like how they begin. There are no birth narratives! Luke may be doubly exciting since we hear about both…
GREAT NEWS LIBERALS! DEMOCRATS WON in a landslide! Small print disclaimer to follow…
If we only counted the youth vote (read: the potential votes of those who didn't come to the polls this past election day), the Democrats would have laid a solid…
“Keep the Christ in Christmas and the Hallowed in Halloween!”
As a good Pentecostal-Evangelical child I remember my horror at seeing signs for "X-mas trees," but also my disappointment at missing Trick-or-Treat so that we could be at the church…
“Conversing about Conversos” or “How to tell if you or the President are crypto-Muslims”
The world is uncomfortably sloppy. We want clear lines but we frequently get muddied borders and blurred boundaries. We want black and white and get an infinite variety of grey…
Evangelicals and Muslims, who do we think we are?
First, a plea for pity. As the blogger here at LE.orgI'm faced with the task of constantly sifting the religious and political news and thinking about how I might thoughtfully…
Loonies on the Left, Wingnuts on the Right: Whose responsibility are they?
Many, many years ago, when I was a young boy in Kentucky, I had my first real encounter with someone who had lost touch with reality. This event happened at…
What Does “Winning” Mean?
One of my favorite sports writers, Dan Shaughnessy, recently penned a piece for Sports illustrated where he tells about some of the old time ball players and how much they…
Reflections on the Life of Senator Robert Byrd 1917-2010
As the blogger here at LiberalEvangelical.org I often find myself in conversations with Liberals and Evangelicals who cannot understand how and why I am willing to identify as both a…
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Reimagining Judas One Pint at a Time
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