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September 2016

September 22, 2016

Can Politics Lead To Peace?

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

September 08, 2016

Adam, Eve, and the Mimetics of Being Human: The Bible Explained, Part 6

The truth about the Adam and Eve story isn’t so much found in literal historical...

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 18, 2016

Gabby Douglas and a Better America

I love watching the Olympics. The world comes together for competition at its best. My...

June 2016

June 28, 2016

How Jewish Wisdom Could Save the World

There are so many problems in the world. I mean, from Brexit to Trump to...

June 17, 2016

Transcending Phobias, Finding Hope, Building Peace after Orlando

Love must transform our fears, turn our arms of war into arms of embrace, strip...

June 02, 2016

Peter Thiel, Gawker and the Scapegoating App

Is Peter Thiel scapegoating Gawker? I’m sure you’ve followed the news – celebrity billionaire Peter...

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...

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 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 07, 2016

Theology and Sacrifice in Batman v. Superman [SPOILERS]

The critics have almost universally condemned Batman v. Superman. Personally, I think they’re right. Like...

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 31, 2016

Trump, Abortion, and a Better Conversation

By now you have probably heard the joke that Donald Trump has finally come through...

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...

February 2016

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 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 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...

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 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 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...

August 2015

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 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...

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 20, 2015

Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Huh??

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

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...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

Buddhism and Christianity – On Loss, Grief, and Atonement

Life is not permanent. It’s frail. As much as we want to deny this truth,...

May 18, 2015

The Theology of a Biker Gang

Five rival biker gangs descended upon a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas on Sunday....

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