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30: Last post (16)
27: Friday Video: How the markets really work
26: The Unlikely Disciple
25: Conversation at the Edge will be closing soon (7)
24: Sewing (3)
20: Friday Video: Dolphins blowing bubbles (2)
18: Africa, AIDS and the Pope (8)
13: Friday Video: SoulPancake (5)
10: Obama overturns Bush policy on stem cells (20)
08: International Women’s Day: a woman of great courage and wisdom (19)
05: My day with Tim (3)
02: Discussion Lunch March 4

February 2009 (16)
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27: Friday Video: Sliding House (2)
26: Oliver Twist (2)
25: Is childrens’ internet use increasing autism and hyperactivity? (4)
24: The Biology of Belief (3)
20: Friday Video: Sponsor an executive
19: New blog: The Practicing Church
18: Children of the Mountains (7)
17: Bristol Palin Interview (13)
16: People procrastinate when asked to think in the abstract (6)
13: Friday Video: Salma Hayek breastfeeds a hungry African baby (2)
12: David Kinnaman in Chicago (18)
11: Man Asks Entire Town for Forgiveness for Racism (2)
09: Christian bus ads in London (10)
07: Friday Video: Math fail (2)
05: Internet Monk interviews Christine Wicker
02: Online interview with Seren (22)

January 2009 (19)
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30: Friday Video: Bailout song (3)
28: Ted Haggard on Oprah (33)
27: More revelations about Ted Haggard (9)
26: Blagojevich and Gandhi (6)
26: Health update
25: Gravatars (images next to comments) (3)
23: Friday Video: Pizza delivery (9)
21: What did you think of the inauguration? (12)
20: Barack Obama’s inauguration
19: The God we expect (61)
16: Friday Video: UFO hits wind turbine (5)
15: So much for global warming (14)
14: Newspaper article featuring my son (2)
12: Would Jesus oppose gay marriage? (87)
09: Friday Video: The Black Hole (2)
08: Update on atheist bus ads (5)
06: Lee Strobel’s inconsistent comments about atheist behavior (57)
05: Benjamin Button and No Country for Old Men (5)
02: Friday Video: Playing for change (4)

December 2008 (16)
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31: Happy New Year (2)
25: Eliza’s Christmas thoughts (12)
23: Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays (3)
19: Friday Video: animal Christmas song (5)
18: Rick Warren to give invocation at Obama’s inauguration (16)
16: Richard Cizik’s resignation from the NAE (34)
12: Friday Video: Washington to Obama, morphed (7)
11: What Christmas means to me (7)
10: Christian feelings at this time of year (8)
07: “Godless” (65)
05: My son’s performance last night (3)
05: Friday Video: Proposition 8 - the Musical (2)
04: How Obama got elected (5)
02: Blog comment day 2008 (6)
02: Two interesting articles about human behavior (3)
01: What does Christmas mean to you? (9)

November 2008 (21)
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29: Walmart employee death and crowd dynamics (10)
29: Consequences of gay marriage (8)
26: Happy Thanksgiving and the National Day of Listening (2)
25: Bob Jones Univ. apologizes for racist policies (3)
24: Inside view of an atheist organization (6)
21: Friday Video: fun announcement (2)
20: Meeting the new pastor of my ex-church and his wife (14)
19: They’re coming to your town (9)
18: Help Maria Ruiz win $100,000 to help children (2)
17: Reflections on the Prop. 8 protest (28)
15: Keith Olbermann on gay marriage (10)
14: Friday Video: Toshiba Timescupture Ad
12: Be good for goodness’ sake (46)
12: Rudeness (7)
11: Becoming an atheist at Wheaton (5)
10: If you found out your core beliefs weren’t true (14)
07: Friday Video: Ann Nixon Cooper
06: How evangelicals voted (8)
06: Same sex marriage banned in California (20)
05: Election results and happy people (24)
03: Leadership: what it means to me (18)

October 2008 (17)
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31: Friday video: sequel to Don’t Vote (1)
30: “You cannot be a Christian and vote for Obama” (24)
29: Safety precautions for Halloween (8)
29: Domestic Violence
27: A new stage of parenting: driving (9)
24: Friday Video: how Catholics should vote (22)
22: My workshop: Life after Church (25)
20: Off The Map Live in Denver (6)
16: Off to Denver today (1)
14: Health update (3)
13: The Born Again Church Tour (2)
10: Friday Video: the English Language (4)
09: Comment from Elizabeth on Barrington Bunny (29)
06: People with noisy medical equipment at concerts (9)
03: Friday Video: Don’t vote (1)
02: New network with Scot McKnight, Dan Kimball and others (1)
01: More about the bailout

September 2008 (15)
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30: Bailout plan defeat
29: Paul Newman (3)
25: Tylenol (acetominophen) and liver function (7)
22: Delivery method affects brain response to baby’s cry (13)
18: Last week Phoenix, this week the hospital (10)
14: The Phoenix Conversational Evangelism Conference (1)
10: Our energy affects those around us (2)
09: why gecko almost left church (11)
08: Is evangelism about us or them? (22)
08: Going to the Conversational Evangelism Conference this week (2)
05: Friday Video: Synchronization (12)
04: Last night’s Sarah Palin show (31)
03: Off The Map’s free podcast (2)
02: Is teenage pregnancy a good reason to marry the baby’s father? (24)
01: Why are we here? (6)

August 2008 (14)
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29: Friday Video: Richard Dawkins’ hate mail (25)
28: Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice
26: How Monopoly helped in World War II (4)
25: Character or faith - which is better? (37)
22: Friday Video: Japanese train loaders (4)
20: Rick Warren: “I could not vote for an atheist President” (28)
19: The popularity of The Shack (7)
18: The Olympics (5)
15: Friday Video: train bypass (8)
15: Would I go to heaven or hell? (76)
14: The rest of our vacation
13: Llanfairfechan (2)
12: Northumberland (8)
10: Back from vacation (4)

July 2008 (15)
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22: Going on vacation until August 9 (3)
21: The Dark Knight (3)
18: Friday Video: the McGurk effect (5)
17: House (13)
16: The Born Again Church Tour (1)
14: Finding Our Way Again by Brian McLaren (33)
11: Friday Video: Western Spaghetti (3)
10: The Church of England endorses women bishops (15)
09: Conservative Christians and permission (41)
08: Thomas Jefferson’s Bible (20)
07: Wimbledon Final
04: Friday Video: Stars and Stripes (Muppets’ version) (7)
03: Ordinary people who make a difference (10)
02: “James Dobson doesn’t speak for me” (14)
01: WALL-E (6)

June 2008 (19)
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30: The Humble Majority who think many religions lead to heaven (22)
28: Christian festival through the eyes of a Buddhist (6)
27: Friday Video: John McCain is “aware of the Internet” (4)
25: The Way: Making a difference in someone’s life (6)
24: Update on Lakshmi (2)
23: In honor of George Carlin (10)
20: Friday Video: Windows errors (3)
19: DSF instead of BSF (4)
18: What I’m happy about today (7)
17: Dealing with discouragement (21)
16: Study finds girls’ math ability influenced by culture (15)
13: Friday Video: Come on down to the farm (17)
12: The Lord’s Gym (20)
11: The uses of a fake bus stop (4)
09: Review of The Fall of the Evangelical Nation by Christine Wicker (12)
06: Friday Video: young Hillary Clinton (3)
05: Three is Enough goes live (18)
04: Cat turns into woman when hit by motorcycle (6)
01: a little less Billy G / a little more MLK (13)

May 2008 (26)
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30: Friday Video: inept criminals (2)
29: Interview with Rainn Wilson about his Baha’i faith (5)
29: Karen’s deconversion story
28: Presuppositions about Mexico City (5)
27: Blogging–It’s Good for You (2)
26: War, round by round (5)
23: Friday Video: seeing sound waves (5)
22: Mistakes interviewees made (15)
21: ACT 3 Lunch about God and Movies (2)
21: Elizabeth and Amy’s conversation
20: May 19 up/rooted meeting about Everything Must Change (2)
19: Prince Caspian (19)
16: Friday Video: Facebook in real life (12)
15: The Neural Buddhists (8)
14: Letter clarifies Einstein’s views on religion (6)
13: Becoming creatures of new habits
12: Rose Madrid-Swetman featured on Jesus Creed (3)
11: Happy Mother’s Day (2)
09: Friday Video: Chief Cook Robot (4)
08: The Wright/Ehrman and Jones/Hansen blogalogues (4)
07: An Evangelical Manifesto (60)
07: Blog carnival on resistance
04: The Fall of the Evangelical Nation (18)
03: Resistance and Spiritual Engagement (5)
02: Friday Video: Air Jelly (5)
01: Biologic therapy (5)

April 2008 (26)
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30: Faith and Technology Conversation: how it went (2)
29: Alban Institute Technology and Faith Conversation (3)
28: Indian Taxi Fund (2)
26: Ten Reasons Why Men Should Not Be Ordained For Ministry (8)
25: Friday Video: An engineer’s guide to cats (5)
24: Christians, Compassion and Interfaith Meetings (47)
23: My newspaper article about Brian McLaren’s tour (10)
22: How Ricky Gervais became an atheist (9)
21: The Shack by William Young (13)
20: My first earthquake (3)
18: Tuesday afternoon and evening (3)
18: Friday video: expelled from Expelled (4)
17: Panel discussion with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu (7)
17: Christianity Today’s review of Christine’s new book
17: Prayer breakfast with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu (16)
15: Yesterday and today (4)
14: Seattle and the Dalai Lama (11)
13: Explaining “almost an atheist” (10)
11: Friday Video: Dawkins rap (10)
10: Willpower
09: Biblical Violence and Aggression (18)
08: Evangelical pastor tells his story of clinical depression (6)
06: Brian McLaren’s Everything Must Change tour (11)
04: Friday Video: cat wake up (5)
03: God of my dreams (13)
02: A modern kind of prayer (9)

March 2008 (21)
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30: Spirituality and Everyday Life (27)
28: Friday Video: Awareness Test (4)
27: The Science of Religion (7)
26: Health update (12)
25: World’s tallest man (2)
24: Protest methods (2)
21: Friday Video(s): Easter (5)
20: Self-abuse for Easter (23)
19: Fifth anniversary of the Iraq war (12)
18: Christians wrong about heaven, NT Wright says (4)
17: Family music update
14: Friday Video: Instant conversion (5)
13: The fall of Eliot Spitzer (14)
12: Living Generously (3)
11: Bart Ehrman’s departure from Christianity (12)
09: Sharing our Spiritual Journey by Ken Trainor (2)
07: Friday Video: choosing a religion
06: Stuff white people like
06: Dinner March 14 to help end human slavery
05: Engaged spirituality blog carnival
02: The Power of an Ordinary Life (22)

February 2008 (23)
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29: Friday video: Subliminal messaging (1)
28: Antidepressants hardly help (21)
27: Biologists discuss moral thinking (3)
26: Happy Birthday Eliza! (5)
25: Holding people accountable (5)
22: Friday Video: A History of Evil (2)
21: Total Lunar Eclipse (5)
20: A Texas Baptist who sounds like Jim (12)
19: Jim Wallis: The Great Awakening (48)
18: Insurance for churchgoers (7)
15: Friday Video: Shadow Puppet Show (5)
14: Engaging the spirituality of everyday life (10)
13: Response to being evangelized (5)
13: Update on friendly not-Christian conversation partners
12: International Husband of the Year awards
11: Ex-Christians (4)
09: Understanding the gospel according to Huckabee (1)
08: Friday Video: Frozen Grand Central (7)
07: 16 tips to survive brutal criticism (9)
06: Interesting Super Tuesday results (19)
05: Bill’s response to my podcast (20)
03: When People Like Each Other The Rules Change (16)
01: Friday Video: Pancake Day (4)

January 2008 (23)
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31: Deep Shift: Everything Must Change Tour (8)
30: 1/28/08 city up/rooted meeting (2)
29: Request for friendly not-Christian conversation partners (6)
28: Movie stereotypes (17)
25: Friday Video: the piano player (2)
24: How does God speak through the Bible (and other books)? (8)
23: Why it’s hard for women to talk about their abortions (14)
22: Online interview with Amy (13)
21: I have a dream (4)
18: Friday Video: How to act (7)
17: Tom Cruise on Scientology (8)
16: Update on my newspaper dialog with Dean (4)
15: What Motivates Non-Believers? (6)
14: Surrogate mothers (17)
11: Friday Video: Bill Gates’ last day (4)
10: The value of many voices
09: New Hampshire results and women leaders (14)
08: Beth and Traci go to Church (5)
06: Free Jesus (87)
06: The Nick and Josh Podcast
04: Friday video: front fell off
03: Making a Change
02: Cream Crackers (15)

December 2007 (20)
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31: Happy New Year (5)
28: Friday Video: backwards song (2)
27: Accepted (19)
24: Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays
21: Friday Video: What I want for Christmas (4)
20: Holiday plans (5)
19: Diet restriction update (13)
18: 12/17/07 Up/rooted city meeting (5)
17: Fear (5)
14: Friday Video: 12 days of Christmas (3)
13: The year of living Biblically (6)
12: Colorado shootings (28)
11: Letting children lead (3)
10: The Golden Compass (9)
07: Friday Video: Huckabee attributes poll results to God (25)
06: Moments of Silence (9)
05: Christianity for the Rest of Us by Diana Butler Bass (3)
04: Food allergies and sensitivity (23)
02: Interview with Rabbi David Rosen (4)
01: The Case for Lee Strobel (20)

November 2007 (28)
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30: Friday Video: question 25 (17)
29: How to read the Bible (18)
28: Simple faith (10)
27: Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act (49)
26: Giant scorpion fossil found (8)
23: Friday Video: I’m a Christ-follower, part 6 (3)
21: Happy Thanksgiving (4)
20: Chicago Up/rooted meeting (13)
19: We Dare to Say by Ken Trainor (7)
18: Happy Birthday Jim (8)
16: Another Jim and Casperesque adventure (46)
16: Friday Video: Mattress skit (2)
15: Lying with Impunity (80)
14: Help Kerry Mackey (2)
14: Lunch with Lainie (4)
13: Discover The Power Of Like (2)
11: Sarah’s idea (7)
09: Friday Video: Bad day at the office (7)
08: The way, the truth and the following (6)
07: Operation on conjoined twin Lakshmi successful
06: Interview with Rabbi David Rosen (23)
05: More about Off The Map Live (13)
04: My workshop about dialog (8)
02: Thursday at Off The Map Live
02: Friday video: Bill Bailey (5)
01: Live blogging at Off The Map Live (3)
01: Flying to Seattle this morning
01: The Way is important, not who owns it (1)

October 2007 (28)
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31: Good review is bad for Brian McLaren (11)
30: Quote about motivating people (16)
29: The Evangelical Crackup (3)
29: Does belief in God make suffering harder to accept? (15)
27: Help John Smulo get to Off The Map Live (13)
26: Friday Video: a vision of students today (8)
25: Urgent vs important
24: 25 Tips to Become More Productive and Happy at Work (4)
23: The 10-20-30 virus (15)
22: J.K. Rowling’s revelation about Dumbledore (20)
19: Friday Video: Immaculate Misconceptions (22)
18: Interview with a Pharisee and a Christian (15)
17: Brian McLaren: Truth-telling about Globalization, Poverty and the Environment (16)
17: My evening at the Brian McLaren lecture (9)
16: Benjamin’s recent church experience (33)
15: Everything Must Change by Brian McLaren (47)
13: God’s Service Quality Questionnaire (8)
12: Friday Video: Paint ad
11: Blogger’s Dinner at Off The Map Live
11: Strangest church story I’ve heard lately (7)
10: Should Christians favor Christian services? (48)
09: School bans hugging (9)
07: Christians and atheists can be special friends (3)
05: Friday Video: Dove onslaught (14)
04: New offthemap.com site (4)
03: Citizen Jesus
02: A Community Called Atonement (39)
01: Good news about prisons and books

September 2007 (21)
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28: Up/rooted meeting with Spencer Burke, Neil Cole and Alan Hirsch (6)
28: Friday Video: the Mom Overture (12)
27: Unchristian (16)
26: An atheist at a Christian college (19)
25: Across the Universe (4)
24: The Journey (26)
21: Friday Video: Barry and Stuart (4)
20: The Bourne Ultimatum (4)
19: How did Christianity become an excuse to be mean? (8)
18: Forgiveness or foolishness? (17)
17: Monday Joke (10)
14: Friday Video: Is yoga ok for Christians? (20)
13: Catholic-Evangelical Dialogue: worthwhile or not?
12: Prisons Purging Books on Faith From Libraries (7)
11: Words don’t mean what they mean (3)
09: It’s Time To Remove Christian Symbols On Cars (38)
07: Friday Video:Pavarotti
06: Luciano Pavarotti
06: Protestants and Catholics in dialog (1)
05: Democratic dialogue (2)
04: Off The Map Live updates (14)

August 2007 (27)
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31: Friday Video: Gmail behind the scenes (5)
30: Two years after Katrina (9)
29: Answer to Phil Johnson (34)
28: Might need it someday (12)
27: Money and effort (19)
24: Faith (52)
24: Friday Video: Eddie Izzard on church
23: Five things every school should teach (15)
22: Why do we see things differently? (30)
21: Is the scientific method overrated? (103)
21: Utah mine collapse (6)
20: God’s Warriors (11)
17: Friday Video: Ban dihydrogen monoxide from lakes and reservoirs (27)
16: Albert Ellis and REBT (13)
15: Which Christianity is right? (77)
14: Scot McKnight responds to an atheist agnostic (4)
14: Books, time and silence (8)
13: The downside of diversity (19)
11: I thought Christianity was about Jesus? (28)
11: The challenge of valuing diversity (11)
10: Friday Video: Derren Brown (12)
09: Christians confess (27)
08: The language barrier (9)
07: Observations about lost luggage (4)
06: Back from Italy (6)
02: Christian Community Development Association (11)
01: Book Club (11)

July 2007 (24)
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31: Anecdotal Evidence (18)
30: Are You Having Fun Yet? (31)
27: Friday Video: Music and life (14)
25: On vacation (4)
25: Spoiler alert (2)
24: Atheist responses to supernatural testimony (57)
24: Harry Potter (no spoilers) (12)
23: The Midwest Emergent Gathering (23)
20: Friday Video: Potter Puppet Pals (3)
19: MyChurch and my schedule (4)
19: Trees (2)
18: A blog isn’t a real conversation (16)
17: Conversation or declaration? (15)
15: Free Jesus (110)
13: Friday Video: The Wind (5)
12: Presuppositions
11: Pet Heaven (23)
10: Addiction and brain activity (4)
09: Faith and Doubt (20)
06: Friday Video: dogs (2)
05: Ratatouille (8)
04: Happy July 4th (27)
03: Laughing at people (22)
02: iphones, ebay and e-mails (12)

June 2007 (23)
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29: Friday Video: refuting evolution (35)
28: What books are you willing to read? (13)
27: Which information sources are trustworthy? (12)
27: Heading toward love, away from fear (12)
26: “Scared Faithless” (5)
25: Evan Almighty (11)
22: Friday Video: the problem of teenage affluenza (7)
21: Latest on cicadas
20: Outflow (8)
19: Up/rooted meeting with Hemant Mehta (13)
17: Announcing Off The Map Live 2007 (17)
15: Friday Video: What teachers make (18)
14: Chuck Colson’s speech to Southern Baptist pastors (25)
13: Newspaper response to Rev. Lueking and me (3)
12: 72 hours of service (9)
11: Spam is big in Hawaii (13)
09: Servant evangelism or ‘being served’ evangelism? (39)
08: Friday Video: Mitt Romney’s faith (10)
07: Strangers giving kids candy (23)
06: Jesus for the non-religious by John Shelby Spong (44)
05: Cicadas update (3)
04: Faith in a dress (5)
01: Friday Video: The Foxhole Manifesto (4)

May 2007 (27)
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31: Top spammer arrested (2)
30: Rev Lueking responds with a poem (14)
29: Grocery shopping overwhelms men (26)
28: Memorial Day
25: Friday Video: Water balloon in slow motion (4)
24: Three Blessings (6)
23: The heart of the matter (6)
22: Using the Bible to excuse selfishness (49)
22: Shrek the Third (8)
21: The cicadas are coming (10)
18: Friday Video: Colour changing card trick (7)
17: What is a Christian anyway? (2)
17: Jim and Casper on the radio tomorrow (5)
16: The Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago
15: If you were paid for parenting (7)
14: Christians and atheists start a calmer dialogue (3)
11: Friday Video: James Randi exposes Peter Popoff (5)
10: Jim is in town (4)
09: Spiderman 3 (3)
08: Saying no to (psychiatric) drug money (4)
06: Ezine featured article: Midwest Pastor Goes Emergent (5)
05: Politicizing the National Day of Prayer (3)
04: Friday Video: making your own salt
03: National day of prayer (26)
03: Corzine apologized
02: Global Warming explained (6)
01: Video: Women in Christianity (25)

April 2007 (27)
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30: Beyond the Score
27: Friday Video: why you don’t throw paperclips at coworkers (3)
26: Faith in God? Or in Systematic Theology?
25: Leaders who do disappointing things (6)
24: Review of Stealth Attack by Ray Pritchard
23: Thinking Blogger Awards (5)
23: New Church Rater (3)
21: Video: We kicked God out (19)
20: Friday Video: Ping Pong Balls (7)
19: Helping Virginia Tech Students
18: Back to God with Camille Paglia (2)
17: Review of I Sold My Soul on Ebay by Hemant Mehta
16: The problematic power structure of independent churches (45)
13: Questions for Shane Claiborne?
13: Friday Video: Otters holding hands (10)
12: Stupid church signs (7)
11: Interview with Mike Clawson (3)
10: Micky’s experience (9)
10: Brain Damage can improve utilitarian moral judgments
09: Why Jesus died on the cross (18)
08: Marcus Borg: Easter about life, not death (8)
06: Friday Video: The most hated family in America (9)
05: Professing what God is not
04: Chocolate Jesus display shut down after protest (10)
04: Easter Traditions (2)
03: Gospel of Judas (26)
02: Newsweek: Rick Warren and Sam Harris (8)

March 2007 (31)
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30: Friday Video: Did you know? (1)
29: They hated Jesus without reason - why? (17)
29: I love this time of year (1)
28: Stories with agendas (26)
27: Evangelical Revolutionaries (3)
26: Conversation Week
24: Interview with a missional minded atheist (13)
24: Hearing NT Wright at Mundelein Seminary (4)
24: NT Wright: Sacraments of the New Creation (3)
24: NT Wright: Biblical Foundations for Sacramental Theology (11)
23: Friday Video: Church compilation
22: I’m going to hear NT Wright tomorrow (11)
21: The Onion’s infographic on The Secret (3)
20: Al Mohler’s ‘gay baby’ comments (25)
19: Children stranded after immigration raid (12)
16: Friday Video: Victor Borge
15: I’m not going to explain away what the Bible says anymore (4)
14: The Option Method (5)
13: The power of a positive no (3)
12: Extra-curricular activities (11)
10: Children, movies and values (29)
09: Friday Video: the lyre bird (7)
08: Challenging America since 1962 (4)
07: Evangelical leaders object to Cizik’s global warming focus (14)
07: Is James Dobson’s power waning? (34)
06: Getting caught and stereotyping (13)
05: Casimir Pulaski Day (10)
05: Constitution of dialog
02: Friday Video: The Last Supper (2)
01: Narrowing the Gap (10)
01: Where’s Eliza? (3)

February 2007 (29)
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28: Breaking the Chains (1)
28: Use and misuse of ‘terrorist’ (7)
27: New Justice and Compassion blog (1)
26: Money or friends? (6)
24: Meredith’s side of the story (95)
23: Preview of Jim and Casper go to Church (9)
23: Friday Video: Web 2.0 (4)
22: Exploring, explaining, interacting (4)
21: The role of disease in spreading Christianity (23)
20: Conservative Christians and abortion providers team up (19)
19: Feed readers (6)
19: Choosing your country’s leader (1)
18: Amazing Grace Sunday: Churches unite against modern-day slavery (23)
16: How the Bible evaluates character (40)
16: Friday Video: Introducing the book (6)
15: Class #14: The Last Things (24)
14: Love (8)
13: First review of book by Jim and Casper
13: A wounded sister in the human family (6)
12: The myth of a Christian nation (16)
11: Laura’s questions (43)
10: Is it wrong for women to be tough, efficient and independent? (49)
09: Friday Video: John Piper is bad (27)
08: The HPV vaccine (21)
06: Class #13: Prayer (38)
06: Where we find connection (6)
04: Jesus’ way to heaven (95)
02: Mr. Deity & Prayer (7)
01: Class Review of #12: The Church (21)

January 2007 (28)
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31: My Convergence Experience (18)
30: The value of relationship (6)
29: What’s the good of believing? (6)
29: The power of story (12)
26: Friday Video: Hitler and Jesus (5)
25: Class #12: The Church (26)
24: Good, bad and ugly uses of the Bible (28)
23: Listening to Diverse Voices (19)
22: Evangelicals, scientists join on global warming (8)
20: Judging others, judging ourselves (6)
19: Friday Video: Jeep waterfall (3)
18: Nonviolence (18)
17: Ashley’s treatment (32)
16: “Don’t give up on the God of Reality” (45)
16: Pastor’s wife’s surgery ensures permanent smile (24)
15: Martin Luther King Day (10)
12: The concert my son is in (4)
12: Video: Miniature earth (3)
11: How has Off The Map affected you? (31)
10: Spiritual topics plus the latest cool gadgets (10)
10: The art of conversation (18)
09: Native American residential schools (24)
07: Off The Map’s online community (10)
05: Video: The elements song (4)
04: Class #10: Holy Baptism (35)
03: Off The Map’s mission (26)
02: No gray areas (15)
02: Five things others don’t know (5)

December 2006 (22)
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26: During break
22: Blog holiday break (3)
22: Friday Video: Pachelbel rant (6)
21: Extra credit class topic: Free will (24)
20: Not cut out for religion (21)
19: Gregg’s wolf story (Barrington Bunny by Martin Bell) (32)
18: Seasonal traditions (2)
15: Friday Video: Fast food holiday song (1)
14: Class #9: The Forgiveness of Sins, or Justification (68)
13: Love is the most excellent way
13: Book discussion with Scot McKnight (15)
12: Atheists for Jesus (40)
11: Benjamin’s recent church experiences (11)
11: Book discussion tonight (5)
08: Friday Video: Cat in Fishbowl (2)
07: Class #8: The Holy Spirit (30)
06: Weekly e-mail updates
06: The power of God’s Word and Spirit (25)
05: Giving gifts (10)
04: Researchers seek routes to happier life (4)
02: Update on Mark Driscoll (82)
01: Friday Video: door to door atheists bother Mormons (17)

November 2006 (31)
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30: Justice & rights (25)
29: Does a Skeptic Need Faith? (53)
28: Interview with me (Helen) (25)
27: What makes one person more caring than another? (17)
25: Mark Driscoll and this blog: do the same rules apply? (24)
24: Are we “graciously” encouraging people away from Jesus? (47)
22: Video: Worst burglar ever (3)
21: New bloggers on the eBay atheist blog
21: Rick Warren and Senator Obama (43)
20: Thanksgiving plans and traditions (21)
17: Giving God a second chance (67)
17: Friday Videos: Real women and real men (2)
17: Share your Mars Hill story safely (21)
16: Class #6: Was Jesus’s life perfect? (36)
15: Alligators and Alcohol (3)
15: Flushed Away and other movies (14)
14: Rose Swetman’s letter to Mark Driscoll (95)
14: Spiritual Abuse Recovery Resources (7)
13: How can we make a difference? (22)
11: Nov 19 Dec 3 protest against Mars Hill Church (68)
10: The pirates who don’t do anything (18)
09: Mark Driscoll and women (331)
08: Authentic Values (19)
07: Almost an Atheist (26)
06: Ted Haggard’s confession and apology (82)
05: Conference Highlights (34)
05: What produces real behavior change? (15)
04: Meg’s conference experience (20)
03: Friday Video: Habeas Corpus (what??) (8)
02: Class #5: Ten Commandments (part 2) (18)
01: Karen’s last day at church (24)

October 2006 (28)
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31: Why our weekend was awesome (15)
30: Conference announcements (6)
30: Interview with Megan Ady (14)
27: Should we communicate our doubts and uncertainties to others? (21)
27: Friday Video: Men with cramps (3)
26: Class #4: The Ten Commandments (part 1) (59)
25: Raising great kids (17)
24: Barack Obama’s spiritual journey (13)
23: Interview with David H (22)
20: Friday Video: Richard Dawkins BBC Interview (42)
19: Update on church dialog in local newspaper (14)
18: Hallowe’en is coming (52)
17: Interview with Benjamin Ady (22)
15: Class #3: Angels and Sin (41)
14: Are Fundamentalists fearful? (38)
13: Friday Videos: Creation vs. Evolution (16)
12: Class #2: God and creation (54)
11: Following Jesus vs. doing simple math (11)
10: October e-zine article: Another atheist goes to church (11)
10: The Four Agreements (20)
09: Blogger Activities at the Conference (35)
06: What as Christians are we so scared of? (10)
06: Friday Video: Will Ferrell as George Bush (6)
05: The main editorial in this week’s local newspaper (9)
05: When not seeing is believing (7)
04: Class #1 (78)
03: Friends (6)
02: Interview with Mike O (17)

September 2006 (29)
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29: Friday video: Christianity vs. Islam debate (5)
28: The Son & the sun (33)
27: Who’s who in the faith/doubt dialog (5)
26: What are you reading this fall? (23)
25: Our first microfinance loan contribution (10)
22: Friday Video: How Superman should have ended (3)
21: Respect for God (32)
20: Editor explains “Why I do, and don’t, go to church” (5)
20: Putting people on pedestals (15)
19: My son’s science class (16)
18: Taking care of the environment (17)
15: Friday Video: Weatherman vs. cockroach (5)
14: Why don’t more Christians get it? (37)
14: Meeting Rev. Lueking (17)
13: Two other letters in today’s newspaper (10)
13: Is dialog possible between people of faith and people of doubt? (6)
12: Thanks Todd! (21)
12: Interview with Doreen (24)
11: Should churches partner with atheists to MTWABP? (13)
11: 9/11/01 + 5 (20)
08: Friday Video: Ricky Gervais on Genesis 1-3 (7)
08: Alpha Courses (53)
07: An atheist in religious education class? (49)
06: Changing Faith (and its impact) (19)
05: Jesus is back (7)
05: Firefighters Refuse to Hand Out Leaflets at Gay March (25)
03: Questions for Vynette (56)
01: Jesus is ok, Christians are not (39)
01: Friday Video: The Amazing Jesus of Nazareth (4)

August 2006 (32)
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31: God is Egotistical (71)
30: Age and Temperament (5)
29: A second response from Rev. Lueking (13)
28: National Parks (10)
25: Friday Video: Mr Bean goes to church
24: Presidential Election 2008 (13)
23: Love is….love is not… (9)
22: Lessons from Nature (11)
21: The Jesus-following life (26)
18: Friday Video: “Consider the lily…” (9)
17: Memorable sermons (21)
16: Taking things for granted (5)
15: Church Signs (16)
15: My most personal relationship is with Jesus (57)
14: Life Changing Moments (10)
13: First Time Visitors (10)
11: Friday Video: Geriatric Grumbles (3)
11: America’s Support of Israel (8)
10: A Christian Language? (48)
09: A New Progressive Alliance (16)
09: Only seekers will understand the Bible (75)
08: Keeping Things in Perspective (16)
07: Hear Jim on the radio today (1)
07: Paul defends Wild at Heart (28)
05: Is being Christian simply about Changing the World? (24)
04: Friday Video: Bible Rap (4)
04: What Difference Does God’s Love Make? (3)
03: Family Ties (34)
02: My Response to Rev. Lueking (22)
02: Folk Science vs. Real Science
01: Picketing Mercedes-driving Pastors
01: The Progress Paradox (23)

July 2006 (33)
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31: Brian McLaren on Evangelicals, the Religious Right (18)
31: Updating, or picking and choosing? (18)
29: Bringing Emerging Churches back to the Bible (23)
28: isaone’s questions (13)
28: Friday Video: The Holy Hand Grenade (9)
27: Jesus-centered vs. Bible-centered Faith (13)
27: Hey Matt, tell us how the book project is going! (17)
26: Making Worthwhile Investments (36)
25: Off The Map Conference, Nov 3-4, Seattle
25: Love & acceptance - are there conditions? (16)
24: Jerks for Jesus (40)
21: Belief in God and MTWABP (25)
21: Friday Video: Catholic Mass
20: Best Local Feedback on my Article (7)
20: Interview with Pam Hogeweide (13)
19: Newspaper Responses to my Article (21)
18: Projecting Human Ideals onto God (56)
17: The Beauty of the World we Live in (10)
14: Friday Video: Atheist Church (3)
13: Do you talk to yourself? (Do you answer?) (10)
12: Burning in Church (15)
11: Bumper stickers and T-shirts (45)
10: Ending the Culture Wars (14)
10: Midsummer Bounty (11)
07: Friday Video: BBC Snafu (15)
06: Local Feedback on my Article (11)
06: Off-The-Map or Off The Map? (10)
06: Interview with Eliza (15)
05: Did Paul have Higher Standards than Jesus? (57)
05: Why I Don’t go to Church Anymore (60)
03: Happy July 4th
03: Justice, Kindness and Humility (8)
03: Should Christians Help Atheists Gain Respect? (11)

June 2006 (40)
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30: Friday Video: Interview with Congressman (15)
29: New Church Rater Design
29: Jesus: ‘The Way’ or ‘in the way’? (53)
28: More about the PBS Faith and Reason Series (1)
28: Defeating Global Poverty (5)
27: What Are You Reading? (12)
27: Interview with Keith (5)
26: Why I am a… (24)
26: I Went to Church with Jim and Matt (10)
23: Video Tribute to post-Hurricane Katrina Helpers (2)
22: New Faith and Reason Series on PBS (9)
22: How to Please an Atheist (or Christian) (19)
22: How to Irritate an Atheist (28)
21: Certainty and Openness (9)
20: It’s Helens Birthday (13)
20: Interview with Julie Marie (5)
19: Iraq’s Missing Billions (3)
16: Friday Video (2)
15: Magical Thinking (13)
14: Video About Postmodern Values (17)
13: Interview with isaone (3)
12: Update from Matt Casper (9)
12: For Hemant’s Fans
12: I Went To Church Yesterday (7)
09: Friday Video About Atheists (17)
09: Churches and MTWABP
09: The Perils of Answering Machines (3)
08: Scientific American: The Implicit Prejudice (10)
07: People Who Know You Better Than You Know Yourself (14)
07: From Vampires to Jesus (11)
06: On Our Other Blogs
06: Can You Guess (8)
06: Do Christians Have a Fixed or an Evolving Story? (22)
05: SezMe Infuriated by Christians Praying Behind his/her Back (34)
05: Simple Questions? (26)
02: Have a great weekend (1)
02: Friday Video: The First Commandment (6)
02: Responding to Feedback (6)
01: Taking Personal Responsibility (10)
01: “I’ll Pray For You” (30)

May 2006 (5)
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31: Warriors and Princesses (23)
29: Video clips from the eBay atheist blog
18: Why “Conversation at the Edge”? (7)
18: Welcome to Conversation at the Edge
01: Kick Your RSS?

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