Proclaiming Christ Our King Yesterday was Christ the King Sunday. The liturgical year has come around full circle. Beginning, as we will again next week, with a whisper in the darkness telling us to “Prepare the way of the Lord,” we start in anticipation of power and glory, only to have our expectations subverted. The One who forms us and guides us and redeems us and carries us through our days comes to us in the form of an infant,... Read more
For many, the apocalypse literally means "End for the world destruction brought by the wrath of God." But would you be surprised to know that it doesn't mean that? Join Adam Ericksen as he explains the meaning of Apocalypse in his latest sermon. Read more
Jack Miles is a member of the Raven Foundation Board and a Pulitzer Prize winning author. After comparing the God of the Bible with God in the Qur’an, he says, “I have no hesitation is saying that Allah is more merciful than Yahweh.” Below you can watch the trailer of this video. To watch the full video, subscribe to the Raven Review website. This interview was recorded in Denver, Colorado at the 2018 meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and... Read more
What do Thanksgiving and Apocalyptic literature have in common? Quite a lot! Join Lindsey Paris-Lopez and Adam Ericksen as they discuss the connections in the latest episode of the RavenCast. Read more
War. Famine. Natural disaster. It won’t be difficult for priests and pastors to connect this week’s lectionary to current events. The Gospel reading for this upcoming Sunday is Mark 13: 1-8, also known as the “little apocalypse.” As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!” 2Then Jesus asked him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will... Read more
Love on Armistice and Veteran’s Day We are, all of us, without exception or qualification, infinitely and unconditionally loved by Love’s own Self, in whom we were made for the sole purpose of magnifying love throughout the whole world. I begin here on Veteran’s Day, on Armistice Day, because this is the truth in which I anchor all my turbulent emotions on this day of immeasurable sorrow and unquantifiable hope. It is in light of the truth of universal, unconditional... Read more
There is a spiritual pattern that animates the cosmos. In his latest sermon, Rev. Adam Ericksen explains how we can all participate in that pattern. Read more
Religion and politics are the topics you should never talk about at the dinner table. But should they be mixed when we vote? Adam and Suzanne discuss in the RavenCast. Read more
Should religion and politics mix? Join Suzanne Ross and Adam Ericksen live as they discuss this Thursday at 1 PM CT! Read more
Jesus calls us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. But what does that mean with election day tomorrow? Adam Ericksen explains in his latest sermon. Read more
Teaching Nonviolent Atonement
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