Jesus Dojo

Posted on Monday, January 31st, 2011 [6 Comments]

Posted in Connecting with God

What if spiritual formation looked more like a karate studio than a lecture hall? Mark Scandrette uses playful experiments to connect Jesus’ teachings with real life.

Unlearning the Bible

Posted on Monday, January 24th, 2011 [5 Comments]

Posted in Bible

Jack Crabtree suggests the best way to read the Bible is to forget how we’ve been taught to read it. If we read it more similarly to other literature, we’ll be more inclined to read it in context of the place, time and reason it was written.

MLK: not just a holiday

Posted on Monday, January 17th, 2011 [4 Comments]

Posted in Martin Luther King day, racial equality

Have we overly narrowed Dr. King’s message to the “I Have a Dream” speech? Adam Taylor suggests that we pay more attention to Dr. King’s rich legacy of prophetic activism.

Slavery in Plain Sight

Posted on Monday, January 10th, 2011 [1 Comment]

Posted in Human Trafficking

Thousands of modern slaves live in plain sight in the U.S. without ever being noticed. Paul Lange describes how it happens and the red flags we can look for.

A Straight Apology

Posted on Monday, January 3rd, 2011 [15 Comments]

Posted in Homosexuality

What would happen if you were to show up at San Francisco’s Pride festival wearing a t-shirt that said “Hurt by church? Get a straight apology here.”? Kathy Baldock tells her story.