Amid prayerful-yet-playful tweets bemoaning missed episodes of Game of Thrones, the voice of our generation, Rachel Held Evans, died one week ago following complications from a sudden illness. At 37, the theological giant, wife, and mother to two small children just before one of the …
As a now-progressive Baptist, I have a love-hate relationship with the Bible. Growing up, I took scripture to be infallible—THE word of God, no questions asked. I memorized textual order and proudly it at Sunday vespers. I lived for Bible drills and highlighted my leather-bound …
I’m always behind on reading. The two bookshelves in our office are overflowing with yet-to-be-explored tomes. Our bedside tables are stuffed with the books we’ve been trying to mule through for months. So, last Sunday, as part of our Throwback Lent, Fred and I waded through …
Last week, Rachel Held Evans’ posted “Ask an Interfaith Couple (Christian-Hindu)” on her blog as a part of her “Ask a” series. Fred and I were honored to be the guests of this post—which drew 96 comments and/or questions! (Thank you all for contributing!) Rachel …
I’m honored to be a guest blogger today on Alise Wright’s blog, “Alise … Write!” Alise and her husband Jason were recently featured on Rachel Held Evans’ blog regarding their mixed-faith marriage (Christian and Atheist). Alise holds a weekly Mixed-Up Faith Series on her site that …