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April 2015

April 03, 2015

A God Torn to Pieces: Good Friday, Nietzsche, and Sacrifice

Friedrich Nietzsche is a favorite whipping boy among Christians. It’s difficult to blame my fellow...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

“Did God Kill Jesus?” A Response to Tony Jones

We were halfway through our youth group’s class on Holy Week. We discussed Palm Sunday...

February 2015

February 20, 2015

Relaxing into Lent: Identity and those Voices in Your Head

The Christian journey of Lent is upon us. Lent commemorates Jesus’ journey into the wilderness....

February 16, 2015

Happy Presidents Day! – On Mimetic Theory and How I Lost Political Ambition

Like many children growing up in the US, I had dreams of becoming the president....

February 07, 2015

Nationwide: What We Can Learn from the Worst Super Bowl Commercial Ever

“That was a total buzzkill.” The Nationwide commercial just finished. Entitled, “Make Safe Happen,” it...

February 03, 2015

Top 4 Ways to Criticize without Scapegoating

Criticism. It’s an ugly word. Just reading it there makes me cringe. And there’s so...

January 2015

January 22, 2015

Questions from Selma: Where Was the Love?

After watching Selma, I had a weird feeling that the filmmakers thought they were making...

January 19, 2015

John McCain, Mitt Romney, and America’s Insane Foreign Policy

John McCain recently held a press conference where he speculated on a third Mitt...

January 07, 2015

The Nonviolent Atonement: God’s Grace upon Grace

She was 85 and nearing the end of her life. I’d never met her before....

December 2014

December 15, 2014

American Values: Why the Torture Report Didn’t Go Far Enough

Last Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee released its report of the CIA’s enhanced interrogation techniques...

December 08, 2014

Why God is Sending Christians Straight to Hell

So much of Christianity has become about avoiding hell. But if there’s one thing I’ve...

December 04, 2014

Big Hero 6: How to Love like a Superhero

“I love Baymax! He is the nicest superhero ever!” – My son, age 7 “Of...

November 2014

November 28, 2014

The Shooting Death of Michael Brown: A Necessary Evil or Just Plain Murder?

I want to discuss something fundamental, disturbing and largely invisible about human society that the...

November 19, 2014

Oprah, the One Question, and Mimetic Desire

Oprah Winfrey is used to asking the questions, but there is one question that everyone...

November 12, 2014

On Being a Good Dad: Mimetic Desire, Toys, and How Not to Love Your Neighbor

I consider myself to be a good dad. And that’s where the problem began. One...

November 06, 2014

[Video] Mimetic Theory and the Nonviolent God

(Mimetic Theory and the Nonviolent God was delivered at the Christianity 21 Conference in Denver as part of...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Kevin Miller on Hell, Universal Salvation, and Mimetic Theory

Hell. The concept has come under fire. Fortunately, Kevin Miller is here to put out...

October 23, 2014

James Warren on Magic and Mimetic Theory: A Discussion about “Compassion or Apocalypse?”

One of my favorite teachers of mimetic theory is James Warren. Jim is a magician...

October 22, 2014

Parenting Confessions: God, Rivalry, and College Football

My family recently moved to Eugene, Oregon. Eugene is probably best known for the University...

October 16, 2014

Why David Brooks Needs Mimetic Theory – and So Do You

Anyone honestly interested in a solution to the emergence of ISIL in Iraq needs to...

October 14, 2014

Islam, Muhammad, and Jesus – A Discussion with Lindsey Paris-Lopez and Adam Ericksen

Lindsey and Adam discuss their personal stories about Islam. Lindsey tells her story of growing...

October 08, 2014

Islam and the Mother Lode of Bad Ideas: The Bill Maher, Sam Harris, and Ben Affleck Debate

Rene Girard has a prophetic warning in his book Battling to the End about the...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

Parenting – Book Review: Mickey Mouse, Mimetic Theory, and Saving a Villain

As a parent dedicated to mimetic theory, I know that the stories we tell our...

September 16, 2014

What ISIL Beheadings Can Teach Us about God and The Cross

What’s the difference between a beheading and a crucifixion? I ask the question as a...

September 11, 2014

How Christians Should Respond to President Obama: On Fear, Violence, and Safety

Do you feel safe? President Obama made his case for war against ISIS during his...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Book Review: The Hope to “Reconcile” in a World of Conflict

From Ferguson to Ukraine to Syria to Iraq to local neighborhoods to family systems, many...

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 08, 2014

David’s Sling: Israel and Interpreting Biblical Violence

Israel is completing a missile defense system known as “David’s Sling.” It is designed to...

August 04, 2014

NT Wright and a Genuine Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory

What is God like? What are humans like? When it comes to the Atonement, those...

August 01, 2014

Interview with Brian McLaren: “We Make the Road by Walking” and Interpreting Biblical Violence

Suzanne and Adam interview Brian McLaren about his latest book We Make the Road by Walking. Brian discusses...

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