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April 2018

April 03, 2018
Is the Bible simply a violent book that leads its adherents to violence? Or does...
April 03, 2018
My Dearest Muslim Friends, Assalaamu Alaikum. Today around the world, people are turning a campaign...
April 02, 2018
Whether you believe in the resurrection as a metaphor or as a literal event, you...

March 2018

March 29, 2018
In this episode of the RavenCast, Suzanne Ross and I discuss Pope Francis's document titled,...
March 28, 2018
Editor’s Note: As the Triduum approaches, Teaching Nonviolent Atonement offers this updated Maundy Thursday reflection. An...
March 27, 2018
In the beginning, there was Love. And Love was joyful, and Love was playful. Lover...
March 26, 2018
On Saturday people throughout the world marched for our lives. Did you know that the...
March 23, 2018
This Lenten season, as we follow Jesus on his journey to the cross and ultimately...
March 23, 2018
Truth is under assault! What's the deal with "Fake News"? Join Suzanne Ross and Adam...
March 21, 2018
"In contrast to the aloofness and emotional non-involvement the Greek world-view assumes, Jesus offers a...
March 20, 2018
White supremacy is on the rise. What should we do about it? Listen to Adam...
March 19, 2018
The spiritual life isn't always easy. But like Patrick, if we keep our eyes on...
March 16, 2018
  To the students who walked out of class Wednesday, for your love, for your courage, for...
March 16, 2018
Can a scientific theory lead us to God? Join Adam Ericksen as he explores a...
March 14, 2018
If we think of the poisonous serpents as humans in rivalry leading to violence and...
March 13, 2018
We were sitting in a circle, children and teachers, listening to the storyteller before breaking...
March 12, 2018
The following is an interactive sermon I led at Clackamas United Church of Christ, near...
March 07, 2018
Jesus is the new temple. Instead of allowing us to believe God is wrathful and...
March 06, 2018
  Recent developments in the gun control debate make me cautiously hopeful that our nation...
March 06, 2018
Violence has always been a problem for humanity. How can Girard's book "Violence and the...
March 05, 2018
Blowing the whistle on corruption is motivated by a spirituality that says the world isn't...
March 02, 2018
In this episode of the RavenCast, I talk with Melvin Bray about the hit movie...

February 2018

February 28, 2018
Jesus, on the other hand, wanted to empty ritual and worship of all violence and...
February 26, 2018
The leader of the NRA said your greatest God-given freedom is to own a gun....
February 23, 2018
Weekly episodes of the RavenCast can be viewed live on the Raven Foundation Facebook page....
February 22, 2018
Editor's Note: As we follow Jesus through the Lenten season, we remember how we expelled him...
February 21, 2018
The truth is with the heavens torn apart, a dove descends, not a drone or...
February 19, 2018
This is a sermon I preached at Clackamas United Church of Christ, in Milwaukie, Oregon. The...
February 16, 2018
Another mass shooting at a school. And another round of politicians refusing to do anything...
February 14, 2018
  Happy Ash Valentine’s Day! For this Lenten season, I will be following Jesus on...
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