Posts Tagged ‘Christianity’

The Real Reason I Hope Love Wins

Everyone was wearing black, and the room was filled with Hebrew prayers. Though the words were foreign, the grief-laden tone wasn’t lost on me. We were all packed tightly into the prayer room of the Hillel building, a testament to the number of lives Jordan had touched while she was still with us....

March 11th, 2013 | Essays, Featured | Read More

An Invisible Battle

Editor’s Note: We’ve asked World Next Door to share their work with us on a monthly basis. World Next Door is part investigative newspaper, part travel magazine, part web journal. It’s like National Geographic meets Bizarre Foods meets an online blog, all with a social justice...

March 7th, 2013 | World Next Door | Read More

AGITATE with Pam Hogeweide

CREATIVE. Typically used as a descriptive word, such as, “She is such a creative person,” or “He is a creative thinker.” I’ve noticed though, that creative is now also being used as a label to identify a tribe of people. They are referred to as Creatives. I’ve even heard of “the...

February 7th, 2013 | Agitate | Read More

CrossTalk: Freedom of Religion and Government Mandated Birth Control

In this column, we’ll discuss important current event topics with two Burnside writers who disagree on the issues. One leans left, the other right. Their faith is what helps them to meet in the middle. Usually. Emily: James, there’s a lot of fighting, tension, and debate going on right now...

January 10th, 2013 | Cross Talk | Read More

Just Love ‘Em.

Your much-loved, much-lauded, beautiful son finally marries the love of his life, but despite your pride and delight, you can’t brag on him or his new partner to any of your friends at church. Because the love of his life is actually a man. What do you do? You hide. Your daughter moves out into her...

December 27th, 2012 | Social Justice | Read More

A Theological Minute: Christian Identity in America

I am delighted to introduce a new column at Burnside called “A Theological Minute.” A few Burnside contributors and I will be sharing monthly bite-sized reflections on central questions of the Christian faith. “A Theological Minute” will hopefully provoke fruitful discussion and contemplation...

December 20th, 2012 | A Theological Minute | Read More

Evil, Mental Illness, and the Responsibility of the Free

Almost two years ago, I fell into a job as a mental health support worker. My role entailed supporting people with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses to live in the general community, people who would have been, and actually were, institutionalised just a few years ago. A restructure of mental...

December 17th, 2012 | Featured | Read More

The Nerd Gospel

I have a number of identifiers on my various venues I write for and on my email signature: heretic, antagonist, father, son, instigator, pop culture junkie, theologian, social media guru, and so on. But one seems to resonate with folks more than any other: GOD NERD For some it’s just a funny...

April 13th, 2012 | Blog, Essays | Read More

There’s a Monster In Room 301: Part 2

[Author's Note: This post is the second in a two-part series called "There's a Monster in Room 301". The first post can be found by clicking here].” [Editors Note: The names of the students have been changed to protect their identities]. Before I continue, a little history about me. In the eight...

March 15th, 2012 | Blog, Essays, Family, Featured, Part of the Solution, Social Justice | Read More

A Masculine Insurgency

Experts estimate that there are at least 100,000 American kids at risk of being trapped in sexual slavery every year. I believe there are at least 100,000 American men who would respond, “Not if I have anything to say about it.” Well men, you do. Technical terms like “commercially sexually...

March 6th, 2012 | Social Justice | Read More