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August 2015

August 26, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Four Questions

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

August 25, 2015

The Ashley Madison Sex Scandal, Josh Duggar, and the Place of Shame

A woman who discovered that her husband was a member of the Ashley Madison website...

August 21, 2015

Satan on the Throne: A Parable about Heaven and Hell

You have lived a long and faithful life. You have done your best to follow...

August 20, 2015

[Video] Dr. Seuss and the Gospel: Yertle the Turtle and the “Wrath of God”

Dr. Seuss’s book Yertle the Turtle is about a King who rules through violence, oppression,...

August 19, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Jonah’s Disappointment

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

August 18, 2015

If Jesus is the Forgiving Victim, Then What Am I?

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

August 17, 2015

ISIS’s Anti-Islamic Theology of Rape

My blood boiled with rage as I read the New York Times article “ISIS Enshrines...

August 14, 2015

The Imitation Game: US-Iran Relations

We now have an agreement with Iran to restrain their pursuit of nuclear weapons, but...

August 11, 2015

My Daughter, the Star Wars Myth, and Jesus – How to Defeat Evil

I recently dropped my daughter off at her elementary school’s summer kindergarten program. When I...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Jesus Feeds Five Thousand and Avoids the Draft!

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

July 28, 2015

President Obama, Christianity, and the Truth about American Exceptionalism

President Obama just laid to rest all the speculation that he isn’t a Christian. During...

July 27, 2015

Listening for the Unheard Voice

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

July 22, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: No Time to Eat! – Mimetic Theory and the Gospel

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

July 20, 2015

Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Huh??

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

July 17, 2015

The Iran Deal and American Self-Deception

Politicians and pundits on both sides of the American political divide are debating the merits...

July 15, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Backstory to a Beheading – Mimetic Theory and the Gospel

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

July 03, 2015

The New American Revolution: The Fourth of July and True Freedom

Tomorrow we will celebrate Independence Day and the freedom that was granted as the United...

July 01, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: Is Faith Stepping Out of the Crowd? – Mimetic Theory and the Gospel

Unity can be found in excluding and destroying or reconciling and healing. We see examples...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Demons of War: A Silent Killer of Soldiers: Moral Injury

Colonel Theodore Westhusing had a highly successful military career. He was a professor of philosophy...

June 19, 2015

Dear White People: Why I am Racist and So Are You

Dear White People, For the...

June 17, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: “New Things Have Arrived!” – On Story and Mustard Seeds

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

June 16, 2015

Rachel Dolezal, Matt Lauer, and the African American Experience

The Rachel Dolezal story getting more bizarre by the minute. Yesterday we discovered that while...

June 10, 2015

Wednesday Sermon: “Satan Is Done For” – On Binding the Strong Man

Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. "That's great. But...

June 08, 2015

Is Jesus the Way, the Truth, and the Life? A Progressive Interpretation

You know the passage. Jesus says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the...

June 04, 2015

A Natural Peace: Evidence for the Abnormality of Violence

Is war an inevitable part of human existence? Is violence woven into the strands of...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

How the Warrior Mindset Has Damaged Policing, Children and Youth

One reason Adam and I love having Bob Koehler’s weekly political analysis on the Raven...

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....

April 22, 2015

Why Biblical Violence is Good for Your Kids

What’s all that violence doing in the Bible? Does it make you uncomfortable? How are...

April 09, 2015

Top 10 Ways Mimetic Theory Can Help Create Interfaith Empathy – A Panel Discussion

was delighted to be invited to an international discussion about creating more empathy between people...

April 06, 2015

Ishtar vs. Easter: Pick Your Story

In the midst of my family’s Easter celebration yesterday, I decided to check Facebook....

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