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November 2019

November 26, 2019

Reflections on Indigenous Wisdom For Healing A Wounded World

THE COST OF NARROWING GOD’S LOVE “And now may you accept life as a gift,...

October 2019

October 16, 2019

How Forgiveness Can Transform Our Violence and Build a World of Belonging

We live in a nation built on a foundation of violence. But that’s not where...

September 2019

September 19, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: God’s Economy and How to Cheat the System Ethically

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that...

September 12, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: On Being Lost And Found: Sheep, Repentance, and Extravagant Joy [Video]

There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine...

September 05, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: Hate Our Families? Really?? [Video]

Hey, Jesus, what was that thing about hating our families? If the words of Jesus...

August 2019

August 30, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: Humility Is Not A Competition [Video]

For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be...

August 26, 2019

The Chosen One Chooses Love Over Fear [VIDEO]

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

August 23, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: Civil Disobedience And Gospel Obedience [Video]

"Ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long...

August 14, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: Jesus Brings the Fire!

Jesus brings the fire! He didn't come to bring peace, but division! Really? How do...

August 12, 2019

Strippers Will Lead Us Into the Kingdom of God: Fighting for #OURKIDS in Mississippi

ICE raided Mississippi workers last week and tore children apart from their parents. Who will...

August 09, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: Where Is Your Treasure? [Video]

Welcome to Jesus Unmasked! The following show notes are not a transcript but rather a...

August 08, 2019

Perfect Love Casts Out Fear, But Can It Whittle Away White Supremacy?

“Perfect love casts out fear.” Good. Let’s start here. Let’s begin in the hope that...

August 05, 2019

St. Francis Preaches on Violence

Christians claim to follow Jesus, who warned that anyone who lives by the sword will...

August 01, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: Kingdom Economics: On Being Rich Toward God

Jesus parables lead us to trust that even though we might go through periods of...

July 2019

July 29, 2019

God’s Holy Name, False Prophets, and the Politics of the Kingdom of God

We can no longer offer empty phrases like, "thoughts and prayers." Jesus' prayer leads us...

July 27, 2019

Building God’s Kingdom or Destroying Ourselves? Sodom, The Lord’s Prayer, and The Crisis on Our Border

What do you think when you hear “Sodom and Gomorrah?” Progressive Christians rightly have long...

July 25, 2019

Racism: Survivors and Perpetrators Find Healing in Africa

I think the reason so many of us feel that things are going very wrong...

July 22, 2019

The One Thing: My Dad, City Slickers, and Participating in a More Just World

On a recent family vacation, Adam Ericksen only wanted one thing - to enjoy time...

July 19, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: The Priority of Love

Abraham and Sarah show hospitality to strangers, but then they laugh in the face of...

July 02, 2019

Interdependence Day 2019

I will not celebrate Independence Day. The truth is, the United States has never been an independent...

July 02, 2019

We Are The Wolves: The Kingdom of God Is Near

“See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves.” Yes, United...

July 01, 2019

God Doesn’t Smite Anyone – Reflections on Sodom, Gomorrah, and the Nonviolent God of Jesus

In the story, God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah not because of homosexuality, but because of...

June 2019

June 28, 2019

Pride: In The Name Of Love, Living Our Lives Unbound By Death

"Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the...

June 28, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: Episode 2 – Pride and the Nonviolent God of Jesus

In this episode of Jesus Unmasked, Lindsey and Adam explore how Jesus challenges his own...

June 24, 2019

The Politics of Jesus – Legion and Immigrant Children Detention Centers

Our enemy is not flesh and blood. Our enemies are policies brought forth by any...

June 22, 2019

Exorcising The Demons of Violence And White Supremacy: Gerasene Demoniac, Juneteenth, and Reparations

Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion"; for many...

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....

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