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June 2016

June 28, 2016
There are so many problems in the world. I mean, from Brexit to Trump to...
June 24, 2016
Trigger Warning: This article discusses nonviolent responses to situations that might create an emotional reaction...
June 23, 2016
After Moses came down from Mt. Sinai, he saw the Israelites worshiping a golden calf....
June 22, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
June 17, 2016
Major Neill Franklin of the Baltimore police was on the front line in the war...
June 17, 2016
Love must transform our fears, turn our arms of war into arms of embrace, strip...
June 16, 2016
Let me introduce you to "Radical Islam." Abdul Ghaffar Khan lived in India under the...
June 15, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
June 14, 2016
I went to church on Sunday, hoping to be consoled after the deadliest mass shooting...
June 10, 2016
Preston Shipp is a former prosecutor who is now a criminal justice reform advocate. He...
June 09, 2016
Imagine asking someone to go about a regular summer day, not changing routine, keeping up energy,...
June 08, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
June 07, 2016
Muhammad Ali was a giant. A legend whose persona was larger than life. He is...
June 03, 2016
Harambe was his name. Last Friday, he celebrated his 17th birthday. He was killed the...
June 02, 2016
Is Peter Thiel scapegoating Gawker? I’m sure you’ve followed the news – celebrity billionaire Peter...
June 01, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...

May 2016

May 30, 2016
“We must change our mindset about war itself.” Throughout the entire Obama presidency, none of...
May 27, 2016
Does the hostile political divide leave you feeling hopeless? I often feel that way, but...
May 26, 2016
In this episode of the RavenCast, I talk with the Rev. Amber Churchill, ordained pastor...
May 25, 2016
Reverend Tom Truby shows that mimetic theory is a powerful tool that enables pastors to...
May 23, 2016
Editor's Note:  These final published words of René Girard, in the form of an amazing collection...
May 19, 2016
“Did you hear what Donald Trump just said?!” Many of us have been asking that...
May 19, 2016
On May 6, Barack Obama passed a significant milestone: he has now been at war...
May 18, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
May 16, 2016
How do you interpret violence in the Bible? Do you believe that everything in the...
May 13, 2016
When President Obama visits Hiroshima, he should apologize on behalf of the United States, and...
May 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton has been harshly criticized for this statement she made during a CNN Town...
May 11, 2016
Pastors have a frequent question when they begin to discover mimetic theory. “That’s great. But how...
May 10, 2016
God’s engagement with the world is often portrayed as a “one and done” type of...
May 09, 2016
Recently, a United Nations Tribunal convicted Radovan Karadzic, a Bosnian Serb leader, of genocide, war...
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