Cleaning up the Christian church’s language problem
The church has a language problem. No, it isn’t because pastors are swearing from the pulpit. The issue here is with words that life long Christians may understand, but many in the unchurched,...
View ArticleRebel Baptist, Political Pastor: The story of John Chilembwe & its relevance...
*THIS POST originally appeared at KenChitwood.com Happy John Chilembwe Day! Today (January 15, 2015) is national John Chilembwe Day in Malawi. A national hero since its genesis as a nation in 1964,...
View ArticleReligion in your face: Ash Wednesday & public religion
“Dude, you’ve…um…I think you have dirt on your face.” “No sir, it’s not dirt. It’s a marker of allegiance to a particular strand of religiosity, in this instance focused on a liturgical posture of...
View ArticlePentecostals in Hijab?
A member of the United Church Pentecostal, International, shares her experiences wearing hijab for a day.
View ArticleIs Ted Cruz running for “theologian-in-chief?”
*This post originally appeared at KenChitwood.com Today (March 23, 2015) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced his candidacy for the presidency. He did so via video-tweet early in the morning and will...
View ArticleHow biblical television & movies are the 21st-century cathedrals
*This post originally appeared at KenChitwood.com This is awkward, but when I was growing up I had a huge crush on Roma Downey. As a kid, my family would tune into “Touched By An Angel” every single...
View ArticleWhat’s your perspective on Israel & Palestine?
Have you given much thought to the conflict(s) in Israel and Palestine? Do you have a perspective? I’m sure you do, but are you willing to listen? In the first two posts from a series on Israel &...
View ArticleThe oldest tattoo in the world — a story of ink, faith, and pilgrimage
Apparently, getting tattoed on your chest is one of the more painful spots one can get a tattoo. When I buzzed the “call up” button with the name “Razzouk” sketched in Sharpie above it in one of the...
View ArticleJohn Oliver, fake religions, & the disciples of new digital churches
In establishing his "new church," John Oliver joins a long list of parody religions, "antibelief systems," and "authentic fakes" like Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Church of the Almighty...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Kim Davis, from an Apostolic Pentecostal sister
*This is a guest post from Megan Geiger, an Apostolic Pentecostal who shares her perspective with Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Kentucky court clerk who defied a U.S. Federal Court order requiring the...
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