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August 2019

August 12, 2019

Strippers Will Lead Us Into the Kingdom of God: Fighting for #OURKIDS in Mississippi

ICE raided Mississippi workers last week and tore children apart from their parents. Who will...

July 2019

July 27, 2019

Building God’s Kingdom or Destroying Ourselves? Sodom, The Lord’s Prayer, and The Crisis on Our Border

What do you think when you hear “Sodom and Gomorrah?” Progressive Christians rightly have long...

July 19, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: The Priority of Love

Abraham and Sarah show hospitality to strangers, but then they laugh in the face of...

July 02, 2019

Interdependence Day 2019

I will not celebrate Independence Day. The truth is, the United States has never been an independent...

July 02, 2019

We Are The Wolves: The Kingdom of God Is Near

“See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves.” Yes, United...

July 01, 2019

God Doesn’t Smite Anyone – Reflections on Sodom, Gomorrah, and the Nonviolent God of Jesus

In the story, God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah not because of homosexuality, but because of...

June 2019

June 24, 2019

The Politics of Jesus – Legion and Immigrant Children Detention Centers

Our enemy is not flesh and blood. Our enemies are policies brought forth by any...

May 2019

May 07, 2019

The Book of Revelation is Political: Jesus, Empire, and Immigration in the US

The following is a sermon I preached at Clackamas United Church of Christ, near Portland, Oregon. ...

March 2019

March 11, 2019

God Embraces Our Undocumented Siblings – And So Should We

The Bible teaches us to share God's abundance with all people, including undocumented immigrants. Join...

March 08, 2019

Jesus, the Wilderness, and How to Advocate for the Devil – Lent 1, Year C – Girardian Virtual Bible Study

Why do people offer gifts to God? To earn God's favor? No, say Adam and...

January 2019

January 13, 2019

Good Friendships Make Good Neighbors: Immigration, Shutdown, and Robert Frost

It’s time to tell the truth about the Wall: Impossible, immoral, inhumane… It won’t stop...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

Sermon: Jesus Had a Political Agenda

Was Jesus political? Or did he just deliver a spiritual message? Reverend Adam Ericksen says...

September 2018

September 04, 2018

So that You May Live: Staying Present In an Age of Despair

How can we stay present to what’s happening in the world without giving in to...

August 2018

August 21, 2018

Jesus Beyond Religion: Anti-Sacrifice, New Atheism, and the Idol of White Supremacy

Jesus came to save us from the sacrificial logic of violence and lead us into...

July 2018

July 09, 2018

Beyond Womp Womp

When confronted with hostility, an Episcopalian priest prayed that people would respond with love. This...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

Sermon: Make America Care Again

Mothers and fathers and children are at the border. And Jesus is at the border...

June 08, 2018

God, Gay Wedding Cake, and Immigration – The RavenCast

Should we be hostile toward a religion that creates and "us against them" mentality? What...

June 01, 2018

America, Let’s Take An Honest Look At Ourselves

United States citizens, we need to take a brutally honest look at what is being...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

Jesus At The Border

Editor's Note: As we follow Jesus through the Lenten season, we remember how we expelled him...

April 2017

April 11, 2017

Syria’s Beautiful Babies: How to Confront Trump’s Hypocrisy

Donald Trump changed his mind on Syria after the sarin gas attack last Tuesday. The...

December 2016

December 08, 2016

Forming Identity – Rick Santorum, Twitter, and Immigration

Rick Santorum, former Republican Senator from Pennsylvania, appeared on CNN’s “The Messy Truth with Van...

November 2016

November 15, 2016

Dear President-elect Trump: Oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline

Dear President-elect Donald Trump, Congratulations on your electoral victory. You have promised to be the...

August 2016

August 23, 2016

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...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

How a Children’s Movie Solves the Immigration Crisis – Interview with Director Paul King

Churches are often looking for ways to discuss the immigration crisis. The movie Paddington provides...

November 2015

November 19, 2015

The Anti-Christ Immigration Response of US Governors and the Kingdom of God

Christians are called to be a light to the nations. The world can’t wait any...

July 2015

July 06, 2015

Donald Trump, Immigration, and the Politics of Satan

Donald Trump created a stir recently with his comments about immigration. “When Mexico sends its...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

For the Love of Paddington: A Movie Review

I loved Paddington, the new movie based on the Michael Bonds books about an immigrant...

July 2014

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...

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