Teaching Nonviolent Atonement
Mystical experiences are often shunned in the modern world, but can they actually teach us what is really Real? Rev. Adam Ericksen says they can. Find out how in his latest sermon. Read more
Mystical experiences are often shunned in the modern world, but can they actually teach us what is really Real? Rev. Adam Ericksen says they can. Find out how in his latest sermon. Read more
In this episode of the RavenCast, I talk with the Rev. Dr. Carolyn Helsel about her book Anxious to Talk About It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully About Racism. Carolyn is assistant professor of homiletics at Austin Presbyterian Seminary. She is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and Emory University. She is ordained in the Presbyterian Church and blogs at carolynhelsel.com. Carolyn is a frequent speaker at conferences and churches. You can watch the video of the conversation below. Topics... Read more
The Transfiguration is about Jesus transforming into dazzling white, but it's also about our transformation. It's about transforming our understanding of God from a violent divine warrior to a nonviolent God of universal love. Read more
Trump is winning because he is making us exactly like him. Read more
After two months of hospitalization and rehab, the Rev. Tom Truby is back home, preaching at Clarkes United Methodist Church. It's with great pleasure that we continue posting his sermons. Here's his first one back, "It's Good to Be Home!" Read more
The following is a review of Carolyn Helsel’s masterful book, Anxious to Talk About It: Helping White Christians Faithfully Talk about Racism. I will be interviewing Carolyn about her book this Friday at 9:00 am Central on the Raven Foundation Facebook page. You can join us for free with your comments and questions. Perhaps you also feel some anxiety when talking about racism in the United States. I often wonder, “What if I say something foolish?” “What if someone calls... Read more
Jesus healed a woman with a fever and a Super Bowl commercial inspires us to trust the power within. Read Rev. Adam Ericksen's latest sermon to discover what these events have in common. Read more
Is there a way to interpret the Bible that reveals God’s radical love and nonviolence? This weekly video series, called Nonviolent Atonement and the Lectionary, explores that question. Today we look at Isaiah 40:21-31 and Mark 1:29-39. Isaiah 40 begins the section known as Second Isaiah.* This section was written after the Babylonian Conquest of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. The people were sent into exile. It was one of the most horrific moments of Jewish history. The... Read more
I recently sat down with peace journalist Bob Koehler to talk about his recent article “Governing By Scapegoat.” Below are some of the topics we discussed and the video. What is peace journalism? The Trump administration’s government by scapegoat How not to scapegoat the Trump administration Trump’s State of the Union address and immigration policies US involvement in Central America, which has fostered corrupt governments and gangs that spread to the US Hope for a better kind of politics ... Read more
Below is the first video in a series on my Facebook page called Pastor’s Pet Peeves.* I’m concerned about a growing anti-Old Testament movement on Facebook. I’m seeing this even on Progressive Christian pages. Many people claim that the Old Testament portrays a tribal God who only cares about God’s people Israel. And so thank God for Jesus and the New Testament for moving beyond such a horrible god. This view is formed from a misunderstanding of the Old Testament.... Read more
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