Picayunes

“Hi Dad, I’m doing my homework. What’s a picayune? How was your day?”

Sheep & Goats: David Crowder, Springsteen, Chevelle, and More!

Reviews of music — Christian and otherwise — from the past few months.

The Unladylike Writer

An introduction to the book Burnside Contributor Pam Hogeweide wishes she didn’t have to write.

My Tim Tebow Problem

For Jeff Fulmer, the issue is that Tim Tebow personifies the segment of Christians who often think of themselves as the apple of God’s eye.

Name Tags

I wear a nametag that shows that I was loved and that I loved back.

I Didn’t Call Her A Bitch

She was the woman who had written a letter to my mom and dad, a letter informing them that they had failed as pastors and parents.

I am (Pastor) Kristen

Because Pastor Kristen is a woman, the title might border on unscriptural at best, heretical at worst.

An Open Letter to Five Iron Frenzy

Suddenly you’re asking us to keep standing, chanting, fist-pumping for one more year — while we pick up the bill.

Five Iron Frenzy: Back From the Dead

I kind of felt like I attended my best friend’s funeral — and then ten years later, he calls to tell me that he might want to get the boys back together.

Searching For The Baby And The Bathwater – Why I Don’t Mind A Little Bit Of Religion

When I sit in the Cathedral, I no longer feel disdain. I do not feel trapped or stifled or suffocated. I feel like I feel when I go to my parents house at Christmas, or when I come back from a holiday.

It feels like home.