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September 2015

September 02, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: The Children’s Crumbs

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

And If I Die Before I Wake: On Death and Praying with Children

When I was a boy, every night my Dad would tuck me into bed and...

August 28, 2015

Hold On Until Love Wins

I was working on another article, but I can’t concentrate on it now. It’s hard...

August 27, 2015

The One Thing: God, Faith, and a City Slicker

This article is part of my blog series inspired by Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Listening...

August 26, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Four Questions

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

August 25, 2015

The Ashley Madison Sex Scandal, Josh Duggar, and the Place of Shame

A woman who discovered that her husband was a member of the Ashley Madison website...

August 24, 2015

American Christianity’s Great Scapegoat: Part 2

This is a guest post...

August 21, 2015

Satan on the Throne: A Parable about Heaven and Hell

You have lived a long and faithful life. You have done your best to follow...

August 20, 2015

[Video] Dr. Seuss and the Gospel: Yertle the Turtle and the “Wrath of God”

Dr. Seuss’s book Yertle the Turtle is about a King who rules through violence, oppression,...

August 19, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Jonah’s Disappointment

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

August 18, 2015

If Jesus is the Forgiving Victim, Then What Am I?

This article is part of my blog series inspired by Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Listening for...

August 17, 2015

ISIS’s Anti-Islamic Theology of Rape

My blood boiled with rage as I read the New York Times article “ISIS Enshrines...

August 14, 2015

The Imitation Game: US-Iran Relations

We now have an agreement with Iran to restrain their pursuit of nuclear weapons, but...

August 13, 2015

From Japan To Ferguson: Sacrificing Our Justifications For Violence

It has been a year since the death of Michael Brown, and seventy years since the...

August 11, 2015

My Daughter, the Star Wars Myth, and Jesus – How to Defeat Evil

I recently dropped my daughter off at her elementary school’s summer kindergarten program. When I...

August 10, 2015

Authentically Boring: The Case for Praying by Rote

This article is part of my blog series inspired by Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Listening...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

Franklin Graham, Islam, and the Future of Progressive Christianity

Franklin Graham recently made a stir with his 2.1 million fans on Facebook when he...

July 29, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Jesus Feeds Five Thousand and Avoids the Draft!

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

July 28, 2015

President Obama, Christianity, and the Truth about American Exceptionalism

President Obama just laid to rest all the speculation that he isn’t a Christian. During...

July 27, 2015

Listening for the Unheard Voice

This article is part of my blog series inspired by Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Listening...

July 24, 2015

My White Dad and Sandra Bland: On “Assaulting” a Police Officer

“I fixed the problem with your car,” the mechanic told my dad. “You can pick...

July 22, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: No Time to Eat! – Mimetic Theory and the Gospel

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

July 21, 2015

The Planned Parenthood Scandal: Beyond the Morality Police

Planned Parenthood was put on the defensive last week when a heavily edited video surfaced...

July 20, 2015

Dismantling Racism Part, Pt 2: #WhatHappenedToSandraBland

There are uneducated people who are hell-bent on self-extermination. I am not one of them....

July 20, 2015

Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Huh??

This article is part of my blog series inspired by Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Listening...

July 17, 2015

The Iran Deal and American Self-Deception

Politicians and pundits on both sides of the American political divide are debating the merits...

July 17, 2015

Eid: A Promise of Hope and Celebration of Empathy

This guest post is by Lindsey Paris-Lopez, Editor in Chief at the Raven Foundation.* In...

July 16, 2015

Jesus Fulfilled the Promise of the Throne of Mercy

In the Office of Readings at Universalis for July 15, 2015, I read this wonderful...

July 15, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Backstory to a Beheading – Mimetic Theory and the Gospel

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

July 14, 2015

40 Questions for Rainbow Flag Waving Christians – But Only One Question Matters

A few weeks ago, Kevin DeYoung of the Gospel Coalition posted an article in response...

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