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2019-06-16T22:05:37-05:00

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God Is She Who Delights In You – Discovering the Divine Feminine

Last updated on: June 16, 2019 at 10:05 pm By Adam Ericksen

For too long God has been used as a weapon to attack people who look, think, and act differently. But in Christ we discover that God is not a weapon. We find that God is love. We find that no matter who you are or where you are from, God is She who delights in you. Read more

2019-06-16T17:42:03-05:00

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How My Atheist Father Helps Me Appreciate The Trinity

Last updated on: June 16, 2019 at 5:42 pm By Lindsey Paris-Lopez

I vividly remember one of the few times I saw my dad cry. I don’t remember the details or the reason, but I remember the impression it left upon me. We were sitting in the car, and he was softly singing Bob Dylan’s “Blowing in the Wind.” And his voice choked on the lyrics, and tears started rolling down his cheeks. Maybe something was going on in the family, though if so I couldn’t guess what it was. Or, maybe... Read more

2019-06-14T19:45:48-05:00

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Finding Ourselves In The Infinite Dance of Love: Jesus Unmasked, Trinity Sunday

Last updated on: June 14, 2019 at 7:45 pm By Lindsey Paris-Lopez

Welcome to Jesus Unmasked! Formerly known as the “Girardian Virtual Bible Study,” “Jesus Unmasked” is a weekly exploration of scripture that delves into Jesus’s life and teachings. Over the centuries, Jesus has been obscured by prejudice and bigotry. God in flesh, crucified by human violence, has been invoked to inflict ever more violence on others. Racism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia and prejudice against people of other faiths have all been waged in the name of Jesus. These forms of fear... Read more

2019-06-08T16:11:24-05:00

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Speaking God’s Language of Fire: If It’s Not Love, It’s Just Babble

Last updated on: June 8, 2019 at 4:11 pm By Adam Ericksen

Show Show Notes Introduction to Acts 2:1-21 The Disciples gathered together in a house. Jews from all around the known world came to Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish festival of Shavuot. For those who spoke Greek, it was known as Pentecost. Shavuot celebrated the harvest, but also the day God gave the commandments to Moses. In Acts, as the people were gathered, tongues of fire came upon the disciples and they started speaking the same language as the other Jews... Read more

2019-06-03T18:07:44-05:00

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The Unity of All Things: How to Be One with Jesus, God, and All Humanity

Last updated on: June 3, 2019 at 6:07 pm By Adam Ericksen

For Jesus, the glory of God is not the glory that comes with uniting against a common enemy. Rather, the glory of God is the glory of love that lifts us up into the divine life of God - that we might love all people and in doing so, that we might be one with God and with all of humanity. Read more

2019-05-31T13:38:29-05:00

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We Are One: Unity in Christ with Victims, Scapegoats, and Enemies – Easter 7 Year C

Last updated on: May 31, 2019 at 1:38 pm By Lindsey Paris-Lopez

Welcome to the Girardian Virtual Bible Study! Each week we explore the lectionary passage with the help of René Girard’s insights into human relationships. You can join the GVBS at 10:30 am Central on the Raven Foundation Facebook page. This episode explores John 17: 20 – 26. Before we begin, check out Adam’s amazing tatoo! Show Notes: “Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know that you have sent me. I made your name known to them,... Read more

2019-05-23T19:04:26-05:00

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“I Do Not Give As The World Gives” – The Peace of Jesus In A Violent World – Girardian Virtual Bible Study

Last updated on: May 23, 2019 at 7:04 pm By Adam Ericksen

Jesus gives us peace, but not as the world gives. What's this new kind of peace? Lindsey and Adam discuss in the latest episode of the Girardian Virtual Bible Study! Read more

2019-05-22T17:43:15-05:00

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Why You Should Run from Religion that Emphasizes Being Right

Last updated on: May 22, 2019 at 5:43 pm By Adam Ericksen

There is an ancient Jewish joke that two in a conflict people came to a rabbi to settle their dispute. One person gave his perspective. The rabbi immediately said, “You are right.” The second person gave his perspective and the rabbi immediately said, “You are right.” The rabbi’s students watched how their rabbi handled this and were perplexed. They asked the rabbi, “How could they both be right? They are saying two contradictory things.” The rabbi looked at them and... Read more

2019-05-17T16:47:57-05:00

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Love One Another As I Have Loved You: Girardian Virtual Bible Study – Easter 5 Year C

Last updated on: May 17, 2019 at 4:47 pm By Lindsey Paris-Lopez

Welcome to the Girardian Virtual Bible Study! Each week we explore the lectionary passage with the help of René Girard’s insights into human relationships. You can continue to join the GVBS at 10:30 am Central on the Raven Foundation Facebook page during the month of May. This episode explores Acts 11: 1-18 and John 13: 31-35. Revisiting The New Commandment “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this... Read more

2019-05-13T13:44:27-05:00

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The Radical Nonviolence of Mother’s Day: From a God of Wrath to a God of Love

Last updated on: May 13, 2019 at 1:44 pm By Adam Ericksen

Julia Ward Howe is famous for writing the Battle Hymn of the Republic, but did you know that later she wrote the "Mother's Day Proclamation" that called for peace? Check out Adam's latest sermon on the radical pacifism of Mother's Day. Read more

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