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August 2019

August 30, 2019

Jesus Unmasked: Humility Is Not A Competition [Video]

For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be...

February 2019

February 14, 2019

The Wicked Truth about Love – Suzanne Ross on the RavenCast

Happy Valentine's Day! In the immortal words of Tina Turner, "What's love got to do...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Christ The King Sunday: Living In Allegiance To Love

Proclaiming Christ Our King Yesterday was Christ the King Sunday. The liturgical year has come...

October 2018

October 11, 2018

Who Do You Follow? – Mimetic Theory, Politics, and Taylor Swift – The RavenCast

Join Suzanne Ross and Adam Ericksen as they discuss Taylor Swift, politics and mimetic theory...

June 2018

June 01, 2018

To Be Able to Love from Above

If Nicodemus wants to enter the Kingdom of God, that place where there is no...

April 2018

April 11, 2018

Seven Stories Book Review, Part 2: Violence to Forgiveness

When we perceive violence in God, we approach each other in rivalry. When we recognize...

June 2017

June 14, 2017

Sermon: The Love Flow of Trinity

Year A, Trinity Sunday June 11, 2017 By Tom Truby The creation story in Genesis...

May 2017

May 09, 2017

Mother’s Day, Power Struggles, and Protesting War – The Live RavenCast Webinar

Join the Raven Flock this Thursday at 10 am CT for a live webinar about...

May 08, 2017

Dear Congress: Prioritize Public Health over Private Wealth

Dear Members of Congress, Recently, 217 of you from the Republican party in the House...

March 2017

March 08, 2017

Wednesday Sermon: Fighting Through the Lies and Claiming the Truth

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

January 2017

January 30, 2017

Why Progressives Should Be Hopeful: Trump, Immigration, and the Media

It was another chaotic weekend for the Trump administration. It began with Steve Bannon taking...

January 05, 2017

What’s Up with Jesus and John the Baptist?

This Sunday, Christians will celebrate Jesus’ baptism. There are a lot of questions surrounding his...

August 2016

August 10, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: The Human One Is Coming!

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

August 03, 2016

Wednesday Sermon: The Problem with Brothers

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

August 01, 2016

Donald Trump, Politics, and the Scandal of Forgiveness

July was quite a month of scandals. Do you remember when Melania Trump was accused...

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...

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...

July 2015

July 21, 2015

The Planned Parenthood Scandal: Beyond the Morality Police

Planned Parenthood was put on the defensive last week when a heavily edited video surfaced...

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...

December 2014

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...

October 2014

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...

September 2014

September 04, 2014

Parenting, Paddle Boards, and Balancing Faith

My family recently went on a vacation to Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. Coeur D’Alene is a...

August 2014

August 14, 2014

Robin Williams on the Ultimate Christian Gift

I hesitated to write about the tragic death of Robin Williams. I know very little...

July 2014

July 03, 2014

Two Things the Hobby Lobby Case Tells Us about Politics and Being Christian

Since the Hobby Lobby case, I have learned two things about being Christian. First, being...

July 02, 2014

Hobby Lobby, Rivalry and Choosing Grace

Though Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby has been argued and decided by the highest court in...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

The Hellish Dream of a Parent: Why CS Lewis Was Wrong about Hell and Free Will

At five years old, my middle child has developed a defiant pattern. A typical day...

June 04, 2014

Maleficent the Feminist? A Cautionary Tale

If the new Disney Studios movie Maleficent is, as some are saying, a feminist attempt...

June 02, 2014

Suzanne and Adam discuss Sports Rivalries, Atonement, and the Re-Patterning of Desire

What does the Atonement have to do with sports? In the wake of Adam's beloved...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Parenting Confessions: How a Child Redeems the Sins of his Father

Parenting is hard. It happened to me again on Sunday morning. We just moved to...

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