PUBLISHED: by Brad Lyons Odds are, at some point in your life, you’ve found yourself in a helpless situation. Try as you might, nothing you said or did or thought made that situation any better. These days, for progressive Christians,...
PUBLISHED: by Deborah Arca If you ask people about their first “God” moment, there’s a good chance it won’t have happened in a church. More often, you’ll hear about a mesmerizing sunset over a vast sparkling ocean, or of lying...
PUBLISHED: by Brad Lyons Odds are, you’re in a congregation that could use a little… something. What that something is, you may not have figured out yet. And you may not be able to figure it out on your own, and...
PUBLISHED: by Brad Lyons Full transparency: Chalice Press books lack humor. Yes, we did publish a Jeff Foxworthy-inspired series with titles like “You Might Be a United Methodist,” and good writing often has a line that merits a laugh or...
PUBLISHED: by Brad Lyons One Friday morning a few years ago, former Chalice staffer K.J. Reynolds and I were the only people in the office, and we were being a bit – well, silly. I was talking about the crisis...
PUBLISHED: by Brad Lyons When you meet Terrell Carter, it’s easy to visualize him as a pastor. He’s soft-spoken, funny, kind, and humble. In my catalog of personalities, he’s very different from my stereotype of a police officer as a brash,...
PUBLISHED: by Brad Lyons Two years ago Carolyn Helsel and I sat down and talked about a book she wanted to write that would help Christians, especially white Christians, learn how to talk about race and racism by overcoming their anxiety and...
PUBLISHED: by Deborah Arca 10 Unfortunate Myths about Preaching as ResistanceBy Phil SniderAs I put together Preaching as Resistance, I kept running up against several recurring, unfortunate myths related to preaching and resistance. I put a list of ten together, and...
PUBLISHED: Monday, October 1, 2018 by Brad Lyons Why do preachers preach? I asked a few seminary instructors and preachers why they step up each worship service and share their wisdom and research with the congregation. Some of their responses:...
