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September 2014

September 11, 2014

How Christians Should Respond to President Obama: On Fear, Violence, and Safety

Do you feel safe? President Obama made his case for war against ISIS during his...

September 10, 2014

The NFL, Ray Rice, and Keith Olbermann – I Accuse Us

A second video surfaced on Monday that confirmed what many already knew to be true...

September 09, 2014

From 9/11 to ISIS: Resolving the Paradox of the US War on Terror

It’s been fourteen years since our government declared war on terrorism. How are we doing?...

September 04, 2014

Parenting, Paddle Boards, and Balancing Faith

My family recently went on a vacation to Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. Coeur D’Alene is a...

September 02, 2014

Has Jesus Forgiven John Lennon’s Killer?

Mark David Chapman shot John Lennon in the back four times, killing him outside his...

September 01, 2014

A Theology of Labor

A theology of labor involves Genesis 2:15 – “The Lord God took the man and...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Book Review: The Hope to “Reconcile” in a World of Conflict

From Ferguson to Ukraine to Syria to Iraq to local neighborhoods to family systems, many...

August 26, 2014

Rock, Paper, Scissors … GOD! – Children and a Nonviolent Reading of the Bible

Last April, my family moved to Eugene, Oregon. Eugene is located in Linn County. This...

August 22, 2014

Making Friends among the Taliban: A Peacemaker’s Journey in Afghanistan

The Taliban. Just the name evokes intense emotions of anger and hatred because, for many...

August 20, 2014

Bible Matters: The Prophet Jeremiah, Michael Brown’s Murder in Ferguson, and Racism in America

Jeremiah claims that God is on the side of the oppressed and that any nation...

August 14, 2014

Robin Williams on the Ultimate Christian Gift

I hesitated to write about the tragic death of Robin Williams. I know very little...

August 13, 2014

Sharing Space with God: A Possible Return to Eden

Was the Garden of Eden a shared space? The answer seems obvious – yes, God...

August 08, 2014

David’s Sling: Israel and Interpreting Biblical Violence

Israel is completing a missile defense system known as “David’s Sling.” It is designed to...

August 06, 2014

A Defense of the Passive Voice

Would you rather be a noun or an adjective? That was the question a friend...

August 04, 2014

NT Wright and a Genuine Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory

What is God like? What are humans like? When it comes to the Atonement, those...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Brian McLaren, World War I and the New (Old) Heroism

On July 29, 1914 the first shots of the Great War were fired from gunboats...

July 25, 2014

Live Chat with Brian McLaren: We Make the Road by Walking: A Book Review

On Thursday, July 31 at 3:00 Eastern, we interviewed the highly influential activist, author, and...

July 24, 2014

Michael Hardin on the Nonviolent Atonement, Mimetic Theory, and Science

Michael Hardin of Preaching Peace is one of the greatest teachers of mimetic theory and...

July 22, 2014

Why Rewards Backfire with Children: Advice for Teachers and Parents

What impact does grading or rewarding our children for their school work have on their...

July 18, 2014

Battling to the End in Israel/ Palestine

Sometimes a blog just writes itself. I’m preparing to attend the annual academic conference on...

July 17, 2014

Why I Hope Ann Coulter is Right: Soccer and the Moral Decay of the United States

In the midst the World Cup, conservative columnist Ann Coulter wrote a scathing article about...

July 15, 2014

Fr. Richard Schenk on Mimetic Theory, World War 1, and “Battling to the End”

The annual conference of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion begins next week! This conference...

July 12, 2014

Jesus is at the Border: Immigration, Barriers, and God’s Economy

I am not a politician, so I’m not an expert on immigration policies. I am...

July 10, 2014

The Hidden Cost of Pride

Why are you working so hard to disprove God? From I Origins movie Trailer A...

July 08, 2014

Live Chat with Brian McLaren

We invite you to join our upcoming live chat with Brian McLaren at 3:00 EDT...

July 03, 2014

Two Things the Hobby Lobby Case Tells Us about Politics and Being Christian

Since the Hobby Lobby case, I have learned two things about being Christian. First, being...

July 02, 2014

Hobby Lobby, Rivalry and Choosing Grace

Though Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby has been argued and decided by the highest court in...

July 01, 2014

God, Satan, and the Quran: Islam’s Answer to Violence

Violence is on the loose in Iraq and Syria this summer. The Islamist extremists known...

June 2014

June 29, 2014

[VIDEO] Ramadan: Islam and the Marginalized

In this video, Adam discusses the importance of Ramadan. Ramadan critiques the popular misunderstanding that...

June 24, 2014

The Bible is Not A Myth: God’s Patience with a Tone Deaf People

I don’t know where God gets the patience. We are absolutely the most difficult people...

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