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I was a bit skeptical when my horoscope said I would find humor in something sad today.
But I had to laugh when I read the South Dakota resolution being emailed around the office this week, as well as sent by Drew, requiring schools to teach:
That there are a variety of climatological, meteorological, astrological, thermological, cosmological, [...]

….Eric Reitan’s book “Is God a Delusion?” is awesome!!!!  Choice magazine just named it ‘academic book of the year.’ Of course all the Deacons remember his amazing appearance on the HBC podcast, but little did we know just how many librarians were Deacons.  That is good news to me because I absolutely loved getting to [...]

As I’m writing this, I’m filled with exuberant anticipation as the second week of the final season of Lost is minutes from airing on the West Coast. I’m usually tweeting away this time of day. But my phone is off and I won’t be looking at Facebook and Twitter updates for the next few hours [...]

Can Daniel Dennett be a public philosopher and engage in a real debate with someone who is both  a philosopher and theist?  Or, will he once again choose to display his rasslin’ rhetorical skills and pass on demonstrating the Apocalyptic fury his intellectual insights are reported to bring?  We will see.
One could call it [...]

I Survived the Christian Right: Ten Lessons I Learned on My Journey Home
Lesson 9
Embrace Universal Life
Before I went to Malawi and early on in my evangelical walk in 1982 I got one major thing right. Faith in Jesus includes emulating his concern for the poor. I packed my bags, joined an evangelical relief agency and [...]

I Survived the Christian Right: Ten Lessons I Learned on My Journey Home
Lesson 8
Science vs. Religion – Go Where the Evidence Leads
Us vs. them attitudes are in the science vs. religion and creation vs. evolution debates. Typically, the people debating are the extremists, who only see things in black and white. There can be no mixing of [...]

Do you believe in God?  Is it because your brain or genes tells you to?  Is it natural to do so?  Did it serve an important part in our evolution as a species?  Do we need to evolve past it?  Is religious belief a by-product of the structures of our brain?  Would it bother you [...]

“God?”  Who or what is God?  That was the most popular question for my interviews with the’ Transforming Theology’ theologians.  Here are their answers.  I am sure the diversity of answers will get your brain a movin’.  It may inspire you to attempt to answer the question yourself.  If so check out the 100 word [...]

I Survived the Christian Right: Ten Lessons I Learned on My Journey Home
Lesson 7
Support Gay Rights Not Wrongs
Most of my evangelical friends thought I went off the deep end when I changed my view on this issue. I have to admit, for years I had wondered how anyone could defend homosexuality in light of certain [...]

The Theology After Google Conference will be streamed for all those not enjoying the SoCal sun this week.  We would love to get your feedback, some conversation, and questions for the presenters through our Twitter Twub (#tag10).  Here’s the event bookstore if you are so inspired.
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Bruce Epperly is one of the coolest dudes I know.  I had a chat with him about the future of the church, the emerging church, the new shapes of religion and spirituality on the ground, and other theological tid bits.  I hope you enjoy it.  If you do check out his blog series here.

Who hasn’t had a couple months in their life where they were obsessed with a video game?
Well I guess the oldies out there may not know that experience but I got say I spent many a days rocking out with Link trying to save Zelda and I am pretty sure that despite tons of hours [...]

Deacons, Friends, Ministers, Church Leaders, Theologians, or Just cool people who like God and use the internet.  I am part of putting on this super sweet conference at Claremont March 10-12 and I would love for you to think about coming.  For three days you will think about theology, the church, technology, communication, and all [...]

This is the first day of the ‘Theology After Google’ class and yesterday I asked on Twitter what video I should use to get the conversation moving.  I promised I would share them with the class and figured y’all might enjoy them. So without further ado, here’s the Twitter-gestions…..