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September 2015

September 24, 2015

An Eid Prayer For Pilgrims In A Violent World

Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem. In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, I come to...

September 23, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Welcoming the Vulnerable – Pope Francis and Climate Change

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

September 23, 2015

The Day of Atonement and the Surprising Joy of Leviticus

Jews throughout the world are celebrating Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It’s the holiest...

September 22, 2015

#PrayerforEveryone: Jesus’ Advice on How to Pray

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing...

September 21, 2015

Be The Change For Peace

Let’s stop a war. I mean it. You. Me. Our families, friends, communities. Let us...

September 18, 2015

Ahmed’s Clock: Islam, Mimetic Theory, and the Hope for a Better Future

Earlier in the week, Ahmed Mohamed proudly brought a clock he made to his school....

September 16, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: A Love You Can’t Escape!

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

September 15, 2015

Dear Mr. President: About the Immigration Crisis

This is a guest article by Frances Fuller. Frances spent thirty years in the violent Middle...

September 14, 2015

Renewed Trust for a New Year: Blessed Rosh Hashanah

Leshanah tovah tikateiv veteichateim! May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year! Like its...

September 11, 2015

Imagining On 9/11

Fourteen years after 9/11, what has really changed? I know this day will forever be...

September 10, 2015

When Putin Spoke the Truth: Immigration, American Responsibility, and the Face of God

I hate it when my enemies are right. But it’s time to set our national...

September 09, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: The Children’s Crumbs, Part 2

The Syrians, Palestinians and Iraqis heading north into Europe and the Europeans already there who...

September 08, 2015

#IwasKimDavis, Or “Fearful Hermeneutic Syndrome”

Note: Many thanks to Mark Sandlin, author of "The God Article," for starting the #IwasKimDavis hashtag, which...

September 04, 2015

Religion as a Drug and the Authenticity of Jesus

About a month and a half ago, Raven friend Michael Hardin, author of The Jesus Driven...

September 03, 2015

“God’s Authority”: Same Sex Marriage and a Kentucky County Clerk

A Kentucky clerk claimed “God’s authority” yesterday when she refused to issue a marriage license...

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 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 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...

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...

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