Evolving in Monkey Town 26 Jun 2010 | 09:09 am

I fell for Rachel Held Evans' personal story right from the beginning. I've never met Rachel, but her story felt much like my own. I couldn't put this book down. Luckily, I had a long plane trip sched...

Putting Away Childish Things 26 May 2010 | 01:10 pm

I just finished Marcus Borg's new novel, "Putting Away Childish Things: A Tale of Modern Faith". I've read many of Marcus Borg's books and he is one of my favorite authors, but this is his first novel...

Justice for sale 23 Feb 2010 | 03:40 am

"How would you feel if you were in court and knew that the opposing lawyer had contributed money to the judge's campaign fund? This is not an improbable hypothetical question, but could be a commonpla...

The Hopeful Skeptic 4 Jan 2010 | 07:27 am

Nick Fiedler is the co-creator and co-host of the popular Nick & Josh Podcast, and I've been a fan of the show for several years. In his new book, "The Hopeful Skeptic: Revisiting Christianity From th...

It's Really All About God 7 Dec 2009 | 03:22 am

It has been a joy to read Samir Selmanovic's wonderful new book, "It's Really All About God: Reflections of a Muslim Atheist Jewish Christian". If your idea of a good time is being told what you want ...

Samir Selmanovic on his new book 1 Dec 2009 | 04:00 am

I'll be reviewing this book soon. Please check out Samir's website for more information.

Problems in the Script 4 Nov 2009 | 03:54 am

Proper Confidence 5 Oct 2009 | 03:22 am

A friend asked me to read Leslie Newbigin's "Proper Confidence". Reading this quote on the first page lured me in... "The words liberal and fundamentalist are used today not so much to identify onesel...

Sick for Profit 13 Aug 2009 | 12:48 am

End Wall Street Run Health Care 3 Aug 2009 | 03:56 am

Until a year ago, Wendell Potter was an executive at Cigna, the 3rd largest health insurance company. He risked his reputation by blowing the whistle on his industry and sharing the insider secrets us...