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May 2016

May 23, 2016

Reading the Bible with René Girard, Edited by Michael Hardin

Editor's Note: These final published words of René Girard, in the form of an amazing collection...

May 18, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: The Spirit Tells Us We Are All Children of God

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

May 13, 2016

From Hiroshima to Peace: A Chain Reaction of Apologies

When President Obama visits Hiroshima, he should apologize on behalf of the United States, and...

May 04, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Shall We Gather at the River?

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

April 2016

April 29, 2016

Trump’s Man Card Is Self-Loathing Hatred

Earlier in the week, Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of playing the “woman card.” It’s...

April 28, 2016

Let’s Make America Meh

Donald Trump wants to “Make America Great Again.” Hillary Clinton claims America has never stopped...

April 20, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Earth Day – Do We Hear His Voice?

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

April 06, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Thomas Believed!

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

March 2016

March 17, 2016

Zootopia: How To Make the World a Better Place

Zootopia is the story of a large, metropolitan city where everyone lives in peace and...

March 01, 2016

Donald Trump, Chris Rock, and 21st Century Racism

Will you condemn David Duke and say that you don’t want his vote or that...

February 2016

February 18, 2016

Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg – The Hope of Friendship

In the wake of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia death last Saturday, I’d like to...

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 12, 2016

Lent, My Parents, and the Voices in Your Head

In high school, I had to do the dreaded senior project. Shivers still run down...

February 10, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Overwhelmed by God’s Greatness

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

January 2016

January 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s Emails, Donald Trump, and Moving through Scandal

Former House Majority Leader Tom Delay claims that the Justice Department is preparing to file...

January 26, 2016

“You Have No Power Over Me”: When David Bowie Was Satan (A Tribute Of Sorts)

Introduction Oh you’ve turned my world, you precious thing… These haunting words reverberated through...

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 04, 2015

America Is Possessed: Guns, War, and the Gospel’s Answers to Violence

Another mass shooting on U.S. soil and we’re all looking for answers. Actually, there were...

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...

November 17, 2015

The RavenCast: The Politics of Violence and the Politics of Jesus

The Discussion MP3: Show Notes* How should we respond to terrorist attacks in Paris? Nearly...

November 16, 2015

Nightmare in Paris: Exorcising our Demons

When I was working with a Jungian analyst, we spent years interpreting my dreams. They...

November 13, 2015

Mimetic Theory, Desmond Tutu, and the Blank Red Starbucks Cup

The human sense of identity is very fragile, especially when we seek it in the...

November 10, 2015

Tears for Girard

René Girard, the great scholar of scapegoating, passed away on November 4, 2015. He was...

October 2015

October 20, 2015

Refuting Myth With Truth: Beyond “Erase-ism” To Repentance

Workers? We was real hard workers, wasn't we? With those words, 15-year-old Coby Burren alerted...

October 13, 2015

The Political Wisdom of Jeb Bush, Stephen Colbert, and Jesus

A few weeks ago I wrote an article about Bernie Sanders. My point was to...

October 05, 2015

More Than Gun Control – What We Must Do To Stop Mass Shootings

The scariest thing about mass murderers is just how normal they are. In the wake...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Doing Good, Becoming Evil: The Pope, Elijah and Moses

How do we oppose what is evil without becoming its mirror image? That’s the question...

September 18, 2015

Ahmed’s Clock: Islam, Mimetic Theory, and the Hope for a Better Future

Earlier in the week, Ahmed Mohamed proudly brought a clock he made to his school....

September 17, 2015

Trump, Biden and the Search for Authenticity

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

August 2015

August 27, 2015

The One Thing: God, Faith, and a City Slicker

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

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