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March 2018

March 06, 2018

“Violence and the Sacred” Facebook Live Book Discussion!

Violence has always been a problem for humanity. How can Girard's book "Violence and the...

March 05, 2018

Jesus, Whistle Blowers, and Anger Management

Blowing the whistle on corruption is motivated by a spirituality that says the world isn't...

March 02, 2018

Black Panther is a Better Story – The RavenCast with Melvin Bray

In this episode of the RavenCast, I talk with Melvin Bray about the hit movie...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

Sermon: Satan, Guns, and the Flow of Divine Love

The leader of the NRA said your greatest God-given freedom is to own a gun....

February 23, 2018

The Gun Debate: Telling the Difference Between a Mob and a Community

Weekly episodes of the RavenCast can be viewed live on the Raven Foundation Facebook page....

February 19, 2018

Sermon: Swimming through the Flood – Guns, Violence, and US Politics

This is a sermon I preached at Clackamas United Church of Christ, in Milwaukie, Oregon. The...

February 16, 2018

Another Mass Shootings at a School. What My Fellow Girardians Don’t Understand

Another mass shooting at a school. And another round of politicians refusing to do anything...

February 12, 2018

Sermon: You Can’t Stay on the Mountain: Jesus and Mystical Experiences

Mystical experiences are often shunned in the modern world, but can they actually teach us...

February 09, 2018

Nonviolent Atonement and the Lectionary: Transfiguration Sunday

The Transfiguration is about Jesus transforming into dazzling white, but it's also about our transformation....

February 08, 2018

Trump is Winning. Here’s How to Stop Him.

Trump is winning because he is making us exactly like him.

February 05, 2018

Live Author Interview: “Anxious To Talk About It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully About Racism”

The following is a review of Carolyn Helsel’s masterful book, Anxious to Talk About It:...

February 05, 2018

Sermon: The Power Within – Jesus, the Super Bowl, and My Inner Feminist

Jesus healed a woman with a fever and a Super Bowl commercial inspires us to...

February 03, 2018

Nonviolent Atonement and the Lectionary: Isaiah 40:21-31 and Mark 1:29-39

Is there a way to interpret the Bible that reveals God's radical love and nonviolence?...

February 02, 2018

Peace Journalism, Governing By Scapegoat, and the State of the Union – The RavenCast

I recently sat down with peace journalist Bob Koehler to talk about his recent article...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

Pastor’s Pet Peeve #1: Anti-Old Testament

Below is the first video in a series on my Facebook page called Pastor's Pet...

January 29, 2018

Sermon: Jesus and the Demons – #MeToo

This is a sermon I preached at Clackamas United Church of Christ, in Milwaukie, Oregon....

January 27, 2018

[VIDEO] Nonviolent Atonement and the Lectionary: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Mark 1:21-28

I'm starting a new discussion series on Facebook titled Nonviolent Atonement and the Lectionary. We'll...

January 26, 2018

Expanding the Conversation on Consent from Intimate Relations to International Relations: Make Love Not War

I spent a great deal of time last week following the controversy surrounding the recent...

January 26, 2018

Trump’s Tweets, Liberal Outrage, and Why Christian Picciolini Is Not a White Supremacist – The RavenCast

Is liberal outrage actually helping to normalize Trump's behavior? Suzanne Ross and Adam Ericksen discuss...

January 24, 2018

How Liberal Outrage Normalizes the Worst of Trump

Liberal outrage has become a sacred duty. Fueled by the fear that Trump’s racist, misogynist...

January 24, 2018

Christian Picciolini is the Winner of the 2017 Raven Award for Excellence in Arts and Entertainment!

The Raven Foundation (the parent organization of Teaching Nonviolent Atonement) is pleased to announce that...

January 22, 2018

Parenting, Free Will, and Temper Tantrums

Parenting is one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Yet, it is also...

January 17, 2018

Paul’s Second Letter to American Christians As We Remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

What would the Apostle Paul say to American Christians as we strive to honor the...

January 15, 2018

God Is Nonviolent Love: Creation Stories, Baptism, and Martin Luther King Jr

The creation story in Genesis 1 starts with “In the beginning, God created the heavens...

January 12, 2018

Erica Garner’s Life Teaches the Truth of “No Justice, No Peace”

Nothing could more powerfully demonstrate the truth of "No justice, no peace," than the life...

January 11, 2018

The Museum of the Bible Is Not Neutral. It Promotes Sacrificial Christianity.

The army of the heavens marches into Washington, D.C., and marches out of Washington, D.C....

January 08, 2018

The Magi: Pluralism, Divine Vulnerability, and Civil Disobedience

The following is based on a sermon I preached on January 7, 2018 at Clackamas...

December 2017

December 22, 2017

Jesus: Empowering Us To Be Human In A Dehumanizing World

In a world of violence and dehumanization, Jesus came to empower us all to be...

December 19, 2017

Trolls: A Mimetic Joyfest of Harmonious Happiness

The story arc of the movie "Trolls" shows an evolution from cannibalism to conversion and...

December 11, 2017

An Advent Choice: Caesar or Christ

Christians throughout the world are celebrating the season of Advent. But did you know that...

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