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December 2017

December 05, 2017

Racism and Responsibility Through the Lens of Mimetic Theory

Conflating racism with bigotry and guilt with responsibility is dangerous, Lindsey Paris-Lopez says. Mimetic theory...

December 04, 2017

Sermon: The War on Advent #makeadventgreatagain

Adam Ericksen claims that Advent is a season of holy protest. It looks at the...

December 01, 2017

The Montessori Remedy to the Plague of Sexual Harassment

Suzanne Ross was recently the only woman in a group with six men discussing the...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

Do You Need a Dose of Positive Mimesis? Check Out #GivingTuesday

We seem constantly barraged by negative news. It often comes in the form of negative...

November 27, 2017

Sheep, Goats, and Moving through Hell

The United States is being judged. We may be a nation that is a goat...

November 25, 2017

Sermon: The One Given the Least

We divide ourselves between those in the kingdom and those out of it by how...

November 22, 2017

The Truth About Thanksgiving: Why You Should Celebrate

The antidote to feel-good history is not feel-bad history but honest and inclusive history. –...

November 20, 2017

Don’t Fear The Apocalypse: Allaying Concerns As Patriarchy Crumbles

As the patriarchy unravels with women coming forward and men held to account, we are...

November 14, 2017

An Open Letter to Men: The Truth about Masculinity

I would like to tell you a general truth about men.* As a pastor, I’ve...

November 13, 2017

Sermon: The Virtue of Being Foolish

The following is a sermon I preached on November 12 at Clackamas United Church of...

November 08, 2017

Why Richard Dawkins Needs Sunday School

Richard Dawkins rejects the violent god in the Bible. But did you know that Jews...

November 07, 2017

Everlasting Life Beyond Violence: Keeping Churches Gun-Free

The words of the hymn were still echoing in my mind after the service on...

November 03, 2017

Sharia: What You Need to Know

I frequently talk about Islam and my experience with good, American loving Muslims. And whenever...

November 02, 2017

Lessons In Leadership For, And From, My 8-Year-Old Daughter

Lindsey's daughter didn't want to be a leader, because she was afraid to make mistakes...

October 2017

October 31, 2017

Violence Nevermore!

Happy Halloween, Dear Friends! As it is Halloween, my article tonight is going out in costume...

October 25, 2017

#MeToo: Empathy, Hope, and Truth

As the #MeToo Campaign sheds light on the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and abuse, Lindsey-Paris...

October 24, 2017

What I Learned from My Muslim Uber Driver

I arrived at the airport after a long flight. After getting off the plane and...

October 19, 2017

Sermon: An Invitation We Can Refuse!

Jesus knew that crashing the party would lead to his expulsion but he did it...

October 18, 2017

Harvey Weinstein: Why Men Need Jimmy Carter

I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart...

October 14, 2017

Indigenous People’s Day, Malala, and Truth

Indigenous People's Day falling on the 5th anniversary of Malala surviving being shot by the...

October 12, 2017

How to Convert a White Supremacist: The Case of Christian Picciolini

Is it okay to punch a Nazi in the face? That was the question many...

October 11, 2017

Sermon: Capable of Producing Fruit

God allows them to kill his son, with the son’s full agreement, and then forgives them...

October 09, 2017

Mike Pence Is a Devout Christian, but He’s Not Following Christ

Mike Pence is a Christian. In fact, when he accepted the nomination to run as...

October 06, 2017

Death Raining From The Sky

As a country music festival in Las Vegas culminates in a massacre, Lindsey Paris-Lopez says...

September 2017

September 29, 2017

Charles Dickens: Hard Times (For Truth) – Suzanne Ross on the RavenCast

In the latest episode of the RavenCast, I talk with Suzanne Ross, Co-founder of the...

September 27, 2017

Dear Wheaton College: Hazing Has No Place in Christ’s Kingdom

In the wake of a horrific crime at Wheaton College, Lindsey Paris-Lopez suggests the Christian...

September 25, 2017

Trump’s Mythical Narrative: Truth, Lies, and the NFL

Do you remember two weeks ago when Donald Trump surprised everyone by working with Democrats...

September 22, 2017

God’s Justice Is Good News: Claiming Restorative Justice

Some people claim that Jesus didn’t advocate for justice. They have a point if you...

September 19, 2017

Orwell’s 1984: Rethinking Doublethink

AstonRep Theatre Company is bringing an adaption of George Orwell’s prescient novel, 1984, to the...

September 18, 2017

I Refuse To Accept That Permanent War Is Inevitable

Twice in less than 24 hours I’ve been told that there is little we can...

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