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Why I Love Justin Bieber … And Why You Should Too
By disease standards, ‘Bieber fever’ is approaching a global pandemic with the release of the 18-year-old pop stars latest album, “Believe,” last week. -Melinda Beck, The Wall Street Journal, “Inside...
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Sermon: The Spirituality of Rest and the Economics of Love
On any given day, if you were to ask me “How are you doing?” I’d likely respond by saying, “Oh. I’m so busy. Busy. Busy! Busy!!” And I don’t think I’m the only one around here who is “busy.” Many of us...
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Book Review: The Greatest Commandment: The LORD’s Invitation to Love
What if I told you that Jesus had a spiritual practice that he performed every day? What if I told you that this spiritual practice formed his life? What if I told you that Jesus himself said that...
View ArticleThe Spirituality of Phil Phillips: “Home” and Lent
I risk losing all respect from my hipster youth group at church, but I have to talk about Phil Phillips. The American Idol winner (yeah, there goes my youth group cred) from 2012 has an amazing song...
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The Rob Bell Blogalogue Part 8: God, Desire, and Italian Monkeys
(The controversial figure Rob Bell has created another firestorm with his latest provocative book What We Talk About When We Talk About God. Raven Foundation Board Member Tripp Hudgins and I will share...
View ArticleMandy Patinkin and the Princess Bride: Justice, Revenge, and Jewish Spirituality
If you were on Facebook or Twitter last week, you probably saw the CBS interview with Mandy Patinkin. He’s probably best known for this line from the classic movie The Princess Bride: Hello. My name is...
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Live Chat with Brian McLaren
We invite you to join our upcoming live chat with Brian McLaren at 3:00 EDT on July 31st! Brian is a highly influential activist and author of many books, including his latest, We Make the Road by...
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Thanksgiving and a Theology of Despair
Feeling despair. Are you feeling pressure to be thankful? We are in the midst of the Thanksgiving season. I’m reminded everywhere I go to “Be thankful!” Well, call me the Scrooge of Thanksgiving, but...
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Wealth Vs. Money
Money and Earth in balance. Image from 123rf.com “There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?” The words are those of Jonas Salk, developer of the polio vaccine, speaking to Edward R. Murrow in 1955,...
View ArticleChildren, Creation, and the Incarnation: The Neverending Story
"If you are longing for an encounter with God," Suzanne Ross advises, "... look to children. You will discover that the story of Creation is... a radically new kind of story that consists of an ongoing...
View ArticleConversation with Brian McLaren: Voting Christian Values – Seeking a Better Way
Brian McLaren, influential Christian author, speaker, and activist, joined us for a conversation about his latest book "The Great Spiritual Migration" and politics. Brian stated, "In the current...
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View ArticleBook Review: The Greatest Commandment: The LORD’s Invitation to Love
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View ArticleThe Spirituality of Phil Phillips: “Home” and Lent
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View ArticleThe Rob Bell Blogalogue Part 8: God, Desire, and Italian Monkeys
The question is: Who is our ultimate model of authority? Rob wants us to consciously choose Jesus as our model of authority. When the church chooses Jesus, then it becomes the body of Christ, empowered...
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View ArticleThe RavenCast: Vanessa Avery on Judaism, Atonement, and God’s Nonviolence
In the latest episode of the RavenCast, Adam Ericksen talks with Vanessa Avery, a Hebrew Scripture Scholar and Diversity and Organizational Consultant. They discussed how to overcome scapegoating in...
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