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January 2015

January 14, 2015

4 Things You Need to Know about Terrorism and Religion

After my article on the terrorism in Paris last week, readers offered some thoughtful critiques...

January 13, 2015

Jesus, Muhammad, and Traversing Hostility with Love

I have read two articles today on forgiveness. Amidst the violence of our world during...

January 11, 2015

How Muhammad Responded to Insults: The Qur’an, Hell, and Charlie Hebdo

How do we make sense of the senseless and tragic violence committed by militants at...

January 10, 2015

Crossing The Line by Rosalie Riegle: A Book Review

The following book review is by Lindsey Paris-Lopez, Editor in Chief of the Raven Foundation....

January 08, 2015

The Violence at Charlie Hebdo: A Sacred Tragedy

The tragic death of twelve people at the French weekly newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, begs for...

January 07, 2015

The Nonviolent Atonement: God’s Grace upon Grace

She was 85 and nearing the end of her life. I’d never met her before....

January 06, 2015

Discover Nonviolent Peaceforce: An Answer to Our Prayers for Peace

How does God answer our prayers for peace? Looking around at the violence at home...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Top 5 Ways to Be More Peaceful in 2015

At 35, I discovered years ago that New Year’s resolutions are a practice in failure....

December 24, 2014

The Subversive Peace of Christmas

Christmas is a time for celebration, joy, and family. But Christmas is much more than...

December 23, 2014

Ira Glass Endorses Enhanced (Parental) Interrogration Techniques

Do you think you can tell the difference between good parenting and child abuse? It...

December 21, 2014

Terrorists Win: “The Interview,” North Korea, and the Tragic Irony of Christmas

Unfortunately, we will not be able to watch Kim Jong-un’s assassination on the big screen...

December 17, 2014

Advent: The Faith to Scream “It’s Not Okay!”

She sat in total shock. Her head rested in her hands as her long hair...

December 15, 2014

American Values: Why the Torture Report Didn’t Go Far Enough

Last Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee released its report of the CIA’s enhanced interrogation techniques...

December 11, 2014

Bible Matters: Lamentations: Political Protest, Grief, and Transforming Theology

Lamentations comes from the word “lament” which means a “passionate expression of grief or sorrow.”...

December 08, 2014

Why God is Sending Christians Straight to Hell

So much of Christianity has become about avoiding hell. But if there’s one thing I’ve...

December 06, 2014

Think Big or Die: Why Global Disarmament Must Be On The Table

A proposal for worldwide disarmament in which every nation in the world demilitarizes by eliminating...

December 04, 2014

Big Hero 6: How to Love like a Superhero

“I love Baymax! He is the nicest superhero ever!” – My son, age 7 “Of...

November 2014

November 29, 2014

America’s Leading Historian on the First Thanksgiving and Faith

We recently had the great honor of talking with Dr. R. Tracy McKenzie about his...

November 28, 2014

The Shooting Death of Michael Brown: A Necessary Evil or Just Plain Murder?

I want to discuss something fundamental, disturbing and largely invisible about human society that the...

November 25, 2014

Thanksgiving and a Theology of Despair

Are you feeling pressure to be thankful? We are in the midst of the Thanksgiving...

November 23, 2014

Interview With Frances Fuller, Author of “In Borrowed Houses”

This special guest interview with author Frances Fuller was conducted by Lindsey Paris-Lopez, Editor in...

November 20, 2014

Bill Cosby and Rape: Why Were We So Slow?

Bill Cosby has fallen from grace. America’s dad is in the dog house after decades...

November 19, 2014

Oprah, the One Question, and Mimetic Desire

Oprah Winfrey is used to asking the questions, but there is one question that everyone...

November 18, 2014

The Oracle of Certainty: From Ancient Athens to ISIS

Thank the gods we don’t believe in the utterances of oracles anymore. We don’t search...

November 14, 2014

Full Inclusion of LGBTQ: A Leading Evangelical Ethicist Changes His Mind

REPENT! Do shivers run down your spine when you hear that word? Well, there’s no...

November 12, 2014

On Being a Good Dad: Mimetic Desire, Toys, and How Not to Love Your Neighbor

I consider myself to be a good dad. And that’s where the problem began. One...

November 11, 2014

How a Pacifist Says Thank You on Veterans Day

I hope this doesn’t make me un-American, but I don’t celebrate Veterans Day; I mourn...

November 06, 2014

[Video] Mimetic Theory and the Nonviolent God

(Mimetic Theory and the Nonviolent God was delivered at the Christianity 21 Conference in Denver as part of...

November 04, 2014

Winston Churchill, Jesus, and Redeeming Democracy

Winston Churchill, the great 20th century politician and protector of democratic values, once quipped that,...

November 01, 2014

The Rev. Dr. Stephanie VanSlyke on Christmas, Incarnation, and Salvation

The Rev. Dr. Stephanie VanSlyke discusses with us the importance of the birth of Jesus,...

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