One of my faithful readers has pointed me to a great piece in the Huffington Post that was published yesterday (complete article can be found
The last presidential election which resulted in Barack Obama being elected to a second term to the presidency, was the first presidential election that occurred
Are you still believing that the world is getting worse and worse, and that one day you’ll get raptured out of here? Well, there’s good
In February, I found myself spending time in the slums of Mumbai, India while on a research expedition for my dissertation on Human Trafficking in
Like many of you, I grew up as an end-times believer. I mean pre-tribulation rapture, antichrist, battle of Armageddon, and the whole nine yards. While
While I broke with fundamentalist religion somewhere around 2007, I still struggle. As any therapist will tell you, old mental habits take a long time
One of the most difficult Christian doctrines to accept is the doctrine of Christian Nonviolence. The reason why it is among the most difficult Christian
50 years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and gave what is perhaps, the most profound speech
The accusation that some other group or person is “watering down the gospel” is an easy one to make. It’s an accusation I’ve heard many,
Not many days go by without seeing some sort of “Stand with Israel” image pop up into my Facebook news feed. And, each time it
While I love the debates on whether or not a particular passage in scripture is intended to be taken literally or metaphorically, lately I’ve been
If a church were really to look like Jesus, people wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
One of my biggest pet peeves in this world, is when folks in my tribe play the “persecution” card. On one hand, we can’t help
Earlier this week, I was honored to accept an invitation from Huffington Post Live to appear on the program to talk about hypocrisy among pro-life
I don’t know about you, but one of my favorite moments in life is when I put on an old jacket or an old pair
Do you ever feel like a character from Rudolph’s Island of Misfit Toys? Feel like an outsider who often finds yourself living on the margins,
People of any book are well adept at wielding their book in ways that are contextually convenient. We, are no different. The better we know
As I logged onto Facebook today, I saw the predictable and obligatory independence posts clogging my news feed. Offensive images of the American flag with
Shane Claiborne once said: “Jesus wrecked my life”. Conversely, Ray Comfort tells people: “If you trust in God, he will never let you down.” As
As the Senate recently passed long awaited immigration overhaul and the bill now heads to the house, the long-standing national discourse on the issue of
Do you suffer from church related trauma? This is a post for those who do, and those who don’t. Maybe the extent of your church
Being “pro-life” had always been something that was central to my identity. I learned early on, that in order to be a good Christian, one
 The day I truly became “born again” was the day I quit being a Christian. I can only imagine that some of those
On election day in 2012, I received an e-mail from someone who had been my friend for 16 years. He had been growing dismayed with
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BLC is an author, speaker, scholar, and global traveler, who holds graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and received his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus, and Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith.
BLC
BLC is a cultural anthropologist, public theologian, writer, speaker, global traveler, and tattoo collector. He is a two-time graduate of Gordon-Conwell with graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies, and went on to receive his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith, and Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus. In addition to his blog, Formerly Fundie, his work has been regularly featured by a wide array of media outlets such as TIME magazine and CNN, among others.
BLC
BLC is a cultural anthropologist, public theologian, writer, speaker, global traveler, and tattoo collector. He is a two-time graduate of Gordon-Conwell with graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies, and went on to receive his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith, and Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus. In addition to his blog, Formerly Fundie, his work has been regularly featured by a wide array of media outlets such as TIME magazine and CNN, among others.
