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November 2015

November 12, 2015

Girardian Wisdom For Turning Veteran’s Day Back Into Armistice Day

Yesterday was Armistice Day, but most of the nation celebrated it as Veteran’s Day. It...

November 11, 2015

Special Wednesday Sermon: In Memory of René Girard

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

November 10, 2015

RavenCast: Episode 3 with Matthew Distefano – All Set Free

Show Notes: In the third episode of the RavenCast, Adam talks with Matthew Distefano about...

November 10, 2015

Tears for Girard

René Girard, the great scholar of scapegoating, passed away on November 4, 2015. He was...

November 06, 2015

Tears of Friendship, Birth-Pangs of New Life: An All Saints Sunday Meditation

(Below is a slightly modified adaptation of a sermon I preached for All Saints Sunday,...

November 04, 2015

In Memory of René Girard: The Truth about Life and Death

Many scholars have claimed that René Girard’s mimetic theory is one of the most important...

November 04, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Four Questions on the Raising of Lazarus

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

November 03, 2015

The RavenCast: Episode 2 with Suzanne Ross on Mimetic Theory and Maria Montessori

Show Notes In this episode, I interview the co-founder of the Raven Foundation, Suzanne Ross,...

November 02, 2015

“The Soul of Shame” – Republicans and the CNBC Debate

There is one reason that political debates are so intriguing. And let’s not fool ourselves...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

Hell: Tacit Knowledge and the Impossible Claims Some People Make

This is a guest post by Matthew Distefano, whose book “All Set Free: How God is...

October 29, 2015

Open Letter to President Obama: End the War in Afghanistan

Dear President Obama, Your recent decision to extend indefinitely the longest war in American history was...

October 28, 2015

The Truth About bin Laden’s Death: Murder By Another Name

Displayed over a blurred image of Osama bin Laden, the headline on the cover of...

October 27, 2015

The RavenCast: Episode 1: Mimetic Theory, Cancer, and Jesus

Show Notes Welcome to The RavenCast, a product of the Raven Foundation, parent company of...

October 23, 2015

Star Wars, Racism, and Beyond White Fragility

It’s hard for me to wait for December 18! That’s the day that Star Wars:...

October 22, 2015

The Shema – Judaism’s Most Important Spiritual Practice

We generally think that spiritual practices have to be difficult. No pain, no gain tends to be...

October 21, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Who Is at the Right and Left Hand of Jesus?

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

October 20, 2015

Refuting Myth With Truth: Beyond “Erase-ism” To Repentance

Workers? We was real hard workers, wasn't we? With those words, 15-year-old Coby Burren alerted...

October 19, 2015

Does God Have a Massive Ego Problem?

The 10 Commandments are central to the Judeo-Christian tradition. And yet for many of us...

October 15, 2015

The Urgency of Joy

The urgency of joy. The phrase has captivated my imagination for some time now, as...

October 15, 2015

Nadia Bolz-Weber, Accidental Saints, and the Atonement

In her latest book, Accidental Saints: Finding God in all the Wrong People, Nadia Bolz-Weber...

October 14, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: It’s Hard To Trust!

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

October 13, 2015

The Political Wisdom of Jeb Bush, Stephen Colbert, and Jesus

A few weeks ago I wrote an article about Bernie Sanders. My point was to...

October 07, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Yielding and Unyielding Hearts

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

October 06, 2015

Why You Should Run from “Bible Believing Churches”

Since my family recently moved to the Portland area, we’ve been looking for churches to...

October 05, 2015

More Than Gun Control – What We Must Do To Stop Mass Shootings

The scariest thing about mass murderers is just how normal they are. In the wake...

October 02, 2015

Answering Death With Life

Kelly was on my mind Tuesday night as I fell asleep. I woke up yesterday...

October 01, 2015

Pope Francis, Kim Davis, and Progressive Purity Codes

By now you’ve heard that Pope Francis met with Kim Davis last week. I’d like...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Don’t Trip Up the Children – Pope Francis and the Golden Rule

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

September 29, 2015

Doing Good, Becoming Evil: The Pope, Elijah and Moses

How do we oppose what is evil without becoming its mirror image? That’s the question...

September 28, 2015

To the “Penal Substitutionary” God:

This is a guest post by Matthew Distefano. It is part 2 of a series....

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