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May 2017

May 16, 2017

In the Spirit of Mother’s Day, Let Us Nurture a Nonviolent World

Lindsey Paris-Lopez calls on all of us to honor the Spirit of Mother's Day by...

April 2017

April 21, 2017

Benjamin L. Corey Webinar – Jesus: The Nonviolent Resurrection

Dr. Benjamin L. Corey claims that Jesus didn't resurrect to kick ass and take names....

March 2017

March 31, 2017

Mimetic Theory Leads To Better Theology and Peace: A Conversation with Sue Wright

There will be no justice until the weakest members of our society are cared for,...

March 27, 2017

Judaism, Atonement, and God’s Nonviolence – The RavenCast

What does Jewish spirituality have to teach us about navigating the current American political crisis?...

March 21, 2017

Islam, Friendship, and Truth: Esmail Koushanpour

Suspicion of Islam is in the air throughout the United States. That suspicion was already...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

It’s Up to Us to Honor Chelsea Manning’s Legacy

Surprised mingled with joy merged into relief and gratitude as the news settled into my...

January 13, 2017

Less Red-baiting, More Peacemaking in the Age of Trump

In a world desperate for compassion, it pains me to see hope and opportunity for...

January 03, 2017

Top 5 Ways to Be More Peaceful in 2017

At my age, I discovered years ago that New Year’s resolutions are a practice in...

January 01, 2017

Epiphany – The All-Vulnerable God

Today is the start of a New Year, a fresh start. I don’t know about...

December 2016

December 05, 2016

Christian Rebels: Jesus, Politics, and a World Without Hate

(Below is the sermon I preached at the Lake Oswego United Church of Christ for...

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...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

Questions for the Candidates… and Ourselves

The three presidential debates were exhausting disappointments. Among the factors limiting their quality was the...

October 21, 2016

Conversation with Brian McLaren: Voting Christian Values – Seeking a Better Way

This week we were honored to continue the Raven Reviews Election 2016 series by talking with Brian McLaren,...

September 2016

September 26, 2016

Protest is Essential to Peace

Protest is not antithetical to peace. Protest is essential to peace. The uprising in Charlotte,...

September 22, 2016

Can Politics Lead To Peace?

The news is overwhelming. Here in the United States, Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man,...

September 09, 2016

Islam and Violence: Debunking Myths on the 15th Anniversary of 9/11 — A Presentation by Dr. Asma Afsaruddin

Remember the early days after the 9/11 attacks? Americans rushed to bookstores and bought Korans,...

September 07, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: The King Coming from Afar

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

September 02, 2016

Saving Face: Blood, Carnage, and Creating Peace After WWII

“Let us pray that peace now be restored to the world and that God will...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

The Key to Biblical Violence: The Bible Explained, Part 5

So, in case you haven’t heard, there’s a lot of violence in the Bible. In...

August 15, 2016

Jesus Brings the Fire – A Progressive Reclaiming of the Apocalypse

A sermon based on Luke 12:49-56 I’ve always loved Billy Joel’s song We Didn’t Start...

August 13, 2016

A Nation of “Second Amendment People”: Rhetoric, Reality, and Redemption

Donald Trump's despicable comments about "Second Amendment people" being able to do something about Hillary...

June 2016

June 09, 2016

Ramadan: Doing the Impossible and Fasting From Violence

Imagine asking someone to go about a regular summer day, not changing routine, keeping up energy,...

May 2016

May 30, 2016

Changing Our Mind About War

“We must change our mindset about war itself.” Throughout the entire Obama presidency, none of...

May 09, 2016

Genocide on Trial: The Surprising Verdict

Recently, a United Nations Tribunal convicted Radovan Karadzic, a Bosnian Serb leader, of genocide, war...

April 2016

April 21, 2016

The Sacrifice: Should Religion Be Expelled or Redeemed?

Many atheists argue that religion is a massive problem in our world. Since religion is...

April 18, 2016

The Qualifications Quibble: What Do We Require of Our Leaders and Ourselves?

The Qualifications Quibble One of the electoral season’s obligatory scandals occupied the media spotlight recently...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Resurrected!

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

March 24, 2016

In Remembrance Of Me

I am this broken and bleeding world. I am Brussels, blown apart, the strewn limbs,...

March 23, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Washing Feet or Threatening Violence

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

March 03, 2016

Political Pontius Pilate(s) – Jesus, Politics, and the Mob

This is a guest post from pastor and good friend of Teaching Nonviolent Atonement, the...

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