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March 2016

March 21, 2016

Victory Over Death

This post is by guest blogger Jeremy Myers. For more of Jeremy's work, you can...

February 2016

February 26, 2016

The Wrath (of God?)

This is a guest post by Matthew Distefano. You can read more of Matthew's work at...

February 17, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Contending Voices

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

February 03, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Love Found a Way

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

January 2016

January 25, 2016

Bible Matters: Ezekiel’s Political Theology

The United States is in the midst of a presidential campaign. How should theology inform...

January 04, 2016

Divine Revenge? Islam and Khamenei’s False Doctrine of God

Iran and Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties yesterday after a weekend of escalating violence. On...

December 2015

December 01, 2015

The RavenCast – Episode 7 with Dr. Jason Okrzynski on the Saints and Friendship with God

Dr. Jason Okrzynsi, M.Div., PhD, recently joined the RavenCast to discuss why Protestants should reclaim...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Interfaith Friendship Will Save the World

My Friend Sheima The first face of Islam I ever encountered belonged to a smiling...

October 2015

October 22, 2015

The Shema – Judaism’s Most Important Spiritual Practice

We generally think that spiritual practices have to be difficult. No pain, no gain tends to be...

October 15, 2015

Nadia Bolz-Weber, Accidental Saints, and the Atonement

In her latest book, Accidental Saints: Finding God in all the Wrong People, Nadia Bolz-Weber...

September 2015

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...

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 10, 2015

Authentically Boring: The Case for Praying by Rote

This article is part of my blog series inspired by Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Listening...

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 27, 2015

Listening for the Unheard Voice

This article is part of my blog series inspired by Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Listening...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

Why God is Your Mother

Beware! People like me are out to get you with our radical feminist agenda! What’s...

June 05, 2015

A Transgender God: Reflections on God and Caitlyn Jenner

The Internet is in an uproar about Caitlyn Jenner. And, if you’re like me, you...

June 01, 2015

My Baccalaureate Address: A Life Worth Living: On Tragedy, Revenge, and Love

I was invited by Linfield College, my alma mater, to deliver the Baccalaureate Address to...

May 2015

May 18, 2015

The Theology of a Biker Gang

Five rival biker gangs descended upon a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas on Sunday....

May 15, 2015

Drug Addiction, the Problem with Free Will, and God’s Unconditional Love

She sobbed as she sat across the table from me. As a community chaplain who...

April 2015

April 25, 2015

Bruce Jenner and God’s Response to Transgendered People

Caryn Riswold wrote a moving article about Bruce Jenner’s interview last night with Dianne Sawyer....

March 2015

March 23, 2015

Ted Cruz and God’s Political Subversion

Ted Cruz became the first major candidate to declare a presidential run for 2016. His...

March 04, 2015

Don’t Tell Me that God Is In Control: On Sovereignty, Tragedy, and Sin

“God is in control.” The statement comforts many people because deep down we know that...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Bill O’Reilly, Brian Williams, and Jesus: On Goodness and Love

I’m cringing as I write this. That tells you a lot about me. When it...

January 2015

January 23, 2015

Who is God: Part 2: The Holy Spirit and judgmental gods not worth believing in

Ask anyone to tell you about the Holy Spirit and you will likely receive blank...

January 21, 2015

Who is God? Part 1: God is Love

Theology comes from two Greek words. Theos, meaning God, and logos, meaning word or reason....

September 2014

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 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 14, 2014

Robin Williams on the Ultimate Christian Gift

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

July 2014

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...

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