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June 2019

June 16, 2019

God Is She Who Delights In You – Discovering the Divine Feminine

For too long God has been used as a weapon to attack people who look,...

June 16, 2019

How My Atheist Father Helps Me Appreciate The Trinity

I vividly remember one of the few times I saw my dad cry. I don’t...

June 14, 2019

Finding Ourselves In The Infinite Dance of Love: Jesus Unmasked, Trinity Sunday

Welcome to Jesus Unmasked! Formerly known as the “Girardian Virtual Bible Study,” “Jesus Unmasked”...

June 08, 2019

Speaking God’s Language of Fire: If It’s Not Love, It’s Just Babble

Show Show Notes Introduction to Acts 2:1-21 The Disciples gathered together in a house....

June 03, 2019

The Unity of All Things: How to Be One with Jesus, God, and All Humanity

For Jesus, the glory of God is not the glory that comes with uniting against...

May 2019

May 31, 2019

We Are One: Unity in Christ with Victims, Scapegoats, and Enemies – Easter 7 Year C

Welcome to the Girardian Virtual Bible Study! Each week we explore the lectionary passage with...

May 23, 2019

“I Do Not Give As The World Gives” – The Peace of Jesus In A Violent World – Girardian Virtual Bible Study

Jesus gives us peace, but not as the world gives. What's this new kind of...

May 20, 2019

Why You Should Run from Religion that Emphasizes Being Right

There is an ancient Jewish joke that two in a conflict people came to a...

May 17, 2019

Love One Another As I Have Loved You: Girardian Virtual Bible Study – Easter 5 Year C

Welcome to the Girardian Virtual Bible Study! Each week we explore the lectionary passage with...

May 13, 2019

The Radical Nonviolence of Mother’s Day: From a God of Wrath to a God of Love

Julia Ward Howe is famous for writing the Battle Hymn of the Republic, but did...

May 10, 2019

“My Sheep Hear My Voice” – Mother’s Day and Good Shepherd Sunday – Girardian Virtual Bible Study

What does Mother's Day have to do with Jesus the Good Shepherd? This Sunday brings...

May 07, 2019

The Book of Revelation is Political: Jesus, Empire, and Immigration in the US

The following is a sermon I preached at Clackamas United Church of Christ, near Portland, Oregon. ...

May 06, 2019

Doubt, Faith, And The God Who Holds Us Together: An Interfaith Prayer For Ramadan

Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem. In the name of God, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I write to...

May 03, 2019

Peter, Paul, and Redemption – Girardian Virtual Bible Study

Welcome to the Girardian Virtual Bible Study! Each week we explore the lectionary passage with...

April 2019

April 29, 2019

The Resurrected Jesus and the Destruction of Hell

Are there some religious teachings we should doubt? Should doubt the existence of hell? Join...

April 27, 2019

The Blessing Of Doubt

Welcome to the Girardian Virtual Bible Study! Each week we explore the lectionary passage with...

April 24, 2019

“Piloting Church: Helping Your Congregation Take Flight” – Interview with Rev. Cameron Trimble

How can churches and other nonprofits take flight? How can we navigate the turbulence of...

April 23, 2019

Role Model: A Tribute To My Mother In Honor Of Her Retirement

Readers of the editorial pages of the Richmond Times-Dispatch over the past few decades have...

April 23, 2019

When In Doubt, We Are Blessed: Girardian Virtual Bible Study Preview

Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday at 10:30 am CT, Adam and Lindsey host a live Girardian Virtual Bible...

April 22, 2019

Ancient Resurrection Stories: How Jesus Is Transforming the World

There were many resurrection stories in the ancient world. What makes Jesus' resurrection different?

April 19, 2019

The Hate That Killed Christ Keeps On Killing: A Holy Week Meditation On “Jesus And The Disinherited,” Part Four

This reluctance to examine hatred has taken on the character of a superstition. It is...

April 19, 2019

Don’t Be Deceived; The Truth Shall Set You Free: A Holy Week Meditation On “Jesus And The Disinherited,” Part Three

The pattern of deception by which the weak are deprived of their civic, economic,...

April 18, 2019

Belonging To God Banishes Fear: A Holy Week Meditation On “Jesus And The Disinherited,” Part Two

In a society in which certain people or groups – by virtue of economic, social,...

April 18, 2019

Good Friday? Or Worst Day Ever Friday? – Girardian Virtual Bible Study

Why is it called "Good Friday"? Didn't something terribly bad happen on that day? Join...

April 16, 2019

“Crucify Him!” The Brutal, Beautiful Revelation Of The Passion: Girardian Virtual Bible Study Preview

Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday at 10:30 am CT, Adam and Lindsey host a live Girardian Virtual Bible...

April 15, 2019

Jesus Still Weeps: Palm Sunday, War Horses, and Asses

In the same way Jesus wept over the great city of Jerusalem, Jesus weeps over...

April 15, 2019

The Poor Lead The Way To Salvation: A Holy Week Meditation on “Jesus And The Disinherited,” Part One

The masses of men live with their backs constantly against the wall. They are...

April 12, 2019

Coronation Before Crucifixion: The Ominous, Subversive Politics of Palm Sunday. GVBS Year C

Welcome to the Girardian Virtual Bible Study! Each week we explore the lectionary passage with...

April 12, 2019

Exclusive Interview with Nigerian Journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani on the Fifth Anniversary of the Chibok Kidnappings

The world cried Bring Back Our Girls when Nigerian girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram....

April 09, 2019

A Donkey, Not A War Horse: Girardian Virtual Bible Study Preview

Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday at 10:30 am CT, Adam and Lindsey host a live Girardian Virtual Bible...

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