System Failure By Christian Piatt There are plenty of criticisms offered against today’s American youth and young adults. And despite the fact that I turn forty in a few weeks, I still consider myself among them: a kindred spirit of cultural orphans, still sifting through the detritus
Read more →Distance makes the heart grow harder
On September 5th, 2011 / belief, christian, christian piatt, faith, faith and culture, pueblo, religion, Uncategorized, wtfwjd / Leave a comment
I was turning into the parking lot of the pharmacy this morning when I had one of those moments than change the course of your whole day for the worse. The parking lot entrance was two lanes wide, and I was in the left lane. Another car
Read more →Point of Grace cheapens the word “Grace”
On August 31st, 2011 / belief, children, christian, christian piatt, christianity, current events, education, faith, faith and culture, religion, theology / 2 Comments
A church called Point of Grace in Iowa that was renting off-site office space to a day care center has taken a rather radical turn. Ironically, it appears they’re offering anything but grace to those who toe the moral line. The Church administration that owned the property
Read more →What are your BANNED QUESTIONS about Christians?
On August 20th, 2011 / belief, Blogroll, books, chalice press, christian, christian piatt, christianity, education, faith, faith and culture, popular culture, religion, theology / 2 Comments
I’m working on the proposal for book three in the BANNED QUESTIONS series, BANNED QUESTIONS ABOUT CHRISTIANS, and I need your help. Check out this survey I created to allow anyone to add their own question, and then vote on their favorites. This list will be very
Read more →THE NINES: Vote for your favorite speakers
On August 18th, 2011 / belief, christian, christian piatt, christianity, church growth, current events, education, faith, faith and culture, popular culture, religion, Technology, theology, workshop / Leave a comment
Got this groovy widget that allows me to share this list on my blog. Pretty cool! If you’re not familiar with it, you can read more about THE NINES here. Basically it’s a completely FREE web based conference coming up in a little more than a month
Read more →Jesus the Breadmaker
On August 17th, 2011 / belief, children, christian, christian piatt, christianity, disciples of christ, faith, parenting, religion, theology / 3 Comments
Jesus the Breadmaker By Christian Piatt “Look daddy,” my two-year-old daughter said on Sunday, pointing to the communion table, “Jesus gave us more food again.” I don’t write nearly as much about little Zoe as I do about my boy, Mattias. First of all, he’s seven. He
Read more →An anti-emergent manifesto & my response
On August 6th, 2011 / belief, books, christian, christian piatt, christianity, faith, faith and culture, politics, popular culture, religion, theology, wtfwjd / Leave a comment
In my previous blog post, I laid out Kevin DeYoung’s (co-author of Why We’re Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be)) criteria for being an emergent Christian.I’m not sure why exactly he compiled this list, other than to help promote his anti-emergent book. But I found
Read more →Interview with Christian Piatt – Crazy Liberals…and Conservatives
On June 30th, 2011 / belief, books, chalice press, christian, christian piatt, christianity, church growth, faith, faith and culture, Podcast, religion, theology, Uncategorized / Leave a comment
Here’s an interview I did recently with Zachary Bailes of the website, “Crazy Liberals…and Conservatives.” We talked about the State of the Christian Left and much that faces organized religion in a challenging century ahead. Listen as I interview Christian Piatt author of Banned Questions About the Bible and
Read more →Freedom not to be free?
On May 13th, 2011 / belief, christian, christian piatt, colorado, Columns, current events, faith, faith and culture, politics, pueblo, PULP, religion, theology, Uncategorized / Leave a comment
Freedom not to be free? By Christian Piatt (Originally published in PULP) We’ve all watched history revealing itself in real time with the remarkable events in the Middle East. From Egypt and Libya to Yemen and Bahrain, individuals and small groups of protesters are challenging the iron
Read more →What does the Bible really say about homosexuality?
On March 9th, 2011 / belief, books, chalice press, christian, christian piatt, christianity, disciples of christ, faith, faith and culture, popular culture, religion, theology, Uncategorized / 2 Comments
From the upcoming book, BANNED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE. Order sets of five copies at Chalice Press, enter the promotional code “BANNEDQ5″ at checkout and get 40% all five books. What does the Bible really say about homosexuality? Christian Piatt: Perhaps nothing sparks more heated debate over
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