by Mark Sandlin | Apr 7, 2026 | Opinion
By the time we arrive at progressive Christianity, many of us have already come to the conclusion that faith and thinking don’t mix. We have heard, loud and clear, if not always directly, that questions lead to weakening of belief, that doubt must be squashed, that...
by Mark Sandlin | Feb 17, 2026 | Opinion
By now, my colleague Caleb has already given you the heart of this series about the core values of progressive Christianity. He’s reminded us that nobody owns God, and that a faith worth having never stops widening the welcome. If progressive Christianity were a...
by Mark Sandlin | Dec 3, 2025 | Opinion
Many of us didn’t go looking for progressive Christianity. We simply found ourselves standing in the rubble of a faith that stopped making sense. Some of us outgrew fear-based religion while others were pushed out. Some stayed as long as we could until honesty...
by Mark Sandlin | Oct 29, 2025 | Opinion
If you hang around progressive faith spaces long enough, you’ll notice something. We’ve gotten really good at tearing down bad theology. And thank God for that. Deconstruction clears the rubble. It names the harm. It reveals the truth about how the church has...
by Mark Sandlin | Oct 7, 2025 | Opinion
My colleague Caleb Lines recently said it clearly: we need a Progressive Christian revolution. And he’s right. But revolutions can’t just be fiery words from a pulpit or slogans on bumper stickers. They only matter if people join. They only work if folks stay curious...
