The Parable of the Monkeys in the Vineyard
Just a quick report to all of my LE friends on some of my thoughts following this year's American Academy of Religion meeting in Atlanta. I'll share more in the…
How can Liberals “MAKE” our kids go to church
I used to run into this question all the time as a youth minister. Put simply, bribing teenagers with pizza only works until they're old enough to drive and buy…
The New Atheist Churches: Three readings
The Phenomenon No, it's not a contradiction in terms. Church for Atheists is a growing movement, primarily in the Anglo world, but with the potential to spread rapidly especially in…
Thank God for that/for we are “not all like that,”
A hardy October hello from up here in the soon to be frozen north. In Canada - just to inform my American readers - Thanksgiving is celebrated about six weeks…
Evangelism isn’t what it used to be, in fact it never was what it used to be!
Part II of the Proselytism Series Religions aren't products that are exported, and converts aren't customers or consumers. I think/hope that even the most jaded television evangelists and Billy Sunday…
Why you should consistently pay attention to The Pew Forum Religion News
Part I of Proselytism Series The link is on our main menu. I consistently point my World Religion students in this direction when they question the importance of pouring their…
Old Fights Die Hard
If you're a fan of George Will you probably don't come to LiberalEvangelical.org expecting to find fellow sympathetic readers of your favorite Washington Times columnist. Will is one of the…
Stop “The War on Boxing Day”
Honestly, the most enjoyable part of writing this occasional blog is coming up with the headlines. I get a chance to make bad puns and employ some acerbic word play.…
Evangelicals could learn a few lessons from Paul
I'm beginning to wonder how long we'll ever go in this country without an evangelical leader making some controversial remark or getting in trouble for something controversial they said in…
Man and Machine
Group Study on Integrating Theology and Religious Education
Integrating Theology and Religious Education: Mary Elizabeth Moore's "Teaching from the Heart" Man and Machine Striving to unify educational theory with practice, Mary Elizabeth Moore's Teaching from the Heart calls…