Progressive Christianity

The Chaos of Possibility

In 1987, virtually everyone I knew read James Gleick’s paradigm-shifting book “Chaos: Making a New Science.” The concepts in “Chaos” changed how we viewed the universe and how humans organize themselves. Chaos Theory suggests that “within the apparent randomness of chaotic complex…

Encouragement or: How I Learned to Stop Doomscrolling and Love the World

Religion Off The Rails

Have you ever played with slot cars? As a kid, I had a phenomenal slot car track; four of us could race together. I…

Status Quo, Devourer of Souls

Throughout human history, when someone dares to dream of a differently organized, more equitable…

Let’s Stay Together

Jesus often taught, as do many good teachers, by telling stories. His parables provoke and prod people into thinking…

God’s Favorites

Reading James’ letter to the early Jewish Jesus churches, one is struck by its pertinence — perhaps dismayed is a better word…

Fill The Need

Religious people, theologians, and armchair existentialists sometimes argue over silly things that don’t improve humanity’s state…

Olympic Frustration

The recently concluded Paris Olympics demonstrated the majesty of the human spirit and the wonders we can accomplish when…

Concrete People Redux

AD: The Age of Decency

Scholars sometimes divide human history into two general epochs: BCE, before the Common Era, and CE, the Common (or…