We continue our series on "what is the Gospel?" by thinking about how Jesus rescues all of creation - from the intensely personal to...

After a recent conversation, I have been thinking about my disillusionment with the white evangelical church, and why it lies so deep. I...

Part 2 of the "What is the Gospel?" series. Jesus has come to earth to show us God's love. What is God's love? And what about God's...

I am currently doing a 6-part sermon series entitled "What is the Gospel?" Many of us who identify as Christians have a unclear view of...

I am reading a book by Liz Charlotte Grant called Knock at the Sky: Seeking God in Genesis after Losing Faith in the Bible .   “Braiding...

Bruce [i] Onobrakpeya (b. 1936) is a celebrated Nigerian painter and printmaker. Onobrakpeya pioneered bronzed lino relief and metal...

How will we as communities and individuals respond to the deconstruction or collapse of our environment and perhaps our civilization? How...

“We live in a time of stunning and contagious collective stupidity [i] . Anti-Nazi German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in Letters...

“In 1973, anthropologist Ernest Becker published the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Denial of Death . The book explains how our species...

We left you last chapter with a question: you may wonder if McLaren is too negative about Western civilization. Is there nothing that...

Brian McLaren has tried to show us that it is hard if not impossible for us to remove the rose-colored glasses through which we view our...

At the end of the last chapter we concluded that we would need some help removing our rose-colored glasses that only allow us to see...

On January 9 the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) through their North American church planting arm (Mission to North America) posted...

So which is the better band - the Stones or the Beatles? The answer is, of course, Led Zeppelin. That's how this conversation about the...

Theologian Sallie McFague (1933–2019) centers compassionate change in a passionate love for God:    At the center of Jesus’ message as...

Given the reality of a likely doomsday scenario, what role does hope play?   It’s complicated, says McLaren. Hope as we tend to think of...

Brian McLaren grew up in the Plymouth Brethren community, a very conservative Christian group. From his childhood, he was taught that the...

On this New Year's Day, 2025, a reminder from The Many that we are here to love. Everything and everyone. Drawing on indie pop and gospel...

The First Nations Version New Testament was birthed out of a desire to provide an English Bible that connects, in a culturally relevant...

The First Nations Version New Testament was birthed out of a desire to provide an English Bible that connects, in a culturally relevant...