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February 2016

February 25, 2016

“Risen” – There Are No Enemies Here

One of the biggest debates among Christians revolves around the resurrection. Did Jesus literally resurrect...

February 02, 2016

Iowa, Ted Cruz, and the Evangelical Identity Crisis

Ted Cruz ended last night with a yuuuuge victory over Donald Trump in Iowa. (Sorry,...

January 2016

January 13, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: Desire In the Form of a Dove

Year C, Baptism of Jesus January 10, 2016 Thomas L. Truby Acts 8:14-17 and Luke...

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 07, 2015

Advent Meditations Part 1 – Hope In the Darkness

I meant last week to start a series of Advent meditations, but found myself swamped...

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 30, 2015

Interfaith Friendship Will Save the World

My Friend Sheima The first face of Islam I ever encountered belonged to a smiling...

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...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Open Letter to President Obama: End the War in Afghanistan

Dear President Obama, Your recent decision to extend indefinitely the longest war in American history was...

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 21, 2015

Be The Change For Peace

Let’s stop a war. I mean it. You. Me. Our families, friends, communities. Let us...

September 11, 2015

Imagining On 9/11

Fourteen years after 9/11, what has really changed? I know this day will forever be...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

Hold On Until Love Wins

I was working on another article, but I can’t concentrate on it now. It’s hard...

August 24, 2015

American Christianity’s Great Scapegoat: Part 2

This is a guest post...

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 31, 2015

Franklin Graham, Islam, and the Future of Progressive Christianity

Franklin Graham recently made a stir with his 2.1 million fans on Facebook when he...

June 2015

June 18, 2015

Happy Ramadan! Encountering God’s Care through Islam

Happy Ramadan! Ramadan Kareem means "Generous Ramadan" and points to the generosity of God in...

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...

June 01, 2015

My Baccalaureate Address: A Life Worth Living: On Tragedy, Revenge, and Love

I was invited by Linfield College, my alma mater, to deliver the Baccalaureate Address to...

May 2015

May 01, 2015

The Case for Child Labor

My grandpa was a Pennsylvania coal miner and a union man. He overflowed with gratitude...

April 2015

April 06, 2015

Ishtar vs. Easter: Pick Your Story

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

March 2015

March 06, 2015

The Vulcan Challenge to the American Way

The recent passing of Leonard Nimoy has got many of us reminiscing about his portrayal...

January 2015

January 14, 2015

4 Things You Need to Know about Terrorism and Religion

After my article on the terrorism in Paris last week, readers offered some thoughtful critiques...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Top 5 Ways to Be More Peaceful in 2015

At 35, I discovered years ago that New Year’s resolutions are a practice in failure....

December 06, 2014

Think Big or Die: Why Global Disarmament Must Be On The Table

A proposal for worldwide disarmament in which every nation in the world demilitarizes by eliminating...

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 23, 2014

Interview With Frances Fuller, Author of “In Borrowed Houses”

This special guest interview with author Frances Fuller was conducted by Lindsey Paris-Lopez, Editor in...

October 2014

October 21, 2014

Book Review: “In Borrowed Houses” by Frances Fuller

This review was written by Lindsey Paris-Lopez and was originally published at the Raven Foundation....

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...

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