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Opening Our Borders to Hurricane Dorian Victims: Here’s why it’s the Christian thing to do
The prophet Jeremiah delivered an apocalyptic warning about climate justice 2,500 years ago. Today young prophets like Greta Thunberg deliver the same warning. That warning isn’t about doom and gloom. It’s about hope. Check out Adam’s sermon for more on climate justice.
How My Atheist Father Helps Me Understand The Trinity
Lindsey Paris-Lopez explains how her atheist father ultimately helps her appreciate the Trinity, God as an eternal dance of love.
A Passion for Peace
Lindsey Paris-Lopez relates the faith journey that guided her from Christianity to Islam, led her to return to Christianity, and brought her to mimetic theory.
Interdividuality Mounts Chicago Stages
Two plays running simultaneously in Chicago brilliantly illustrated what René Girard called interdividuality, how other people shape who we are and become.
Suzanne’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
In the freshmen year of high school, Suzanne Ross was taught God is love. But for her and her classmates, that did not seem like good news.
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The prophet Jeremiah delivered an apocalyptic warning about climate justice 2,500 years ago. Today young prophets like @gretathunberg deliver the same warning. That warning isn't about doom and gloom. It's about hope. Check out the sermon by @adamericksen for more on climate justice. https://www.ravenfoundation.org/opening-our-borders-to-hurricane-dorian-victims-heres-why-its-the-christian-thing-to-do/
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Lindsey Paris-Lopez explains how her atheist father ultimately helps her appreciate the Trinity, God as an eternal dance of love. http://ow.ly/j8aB50wdOED
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This week’s Gospel is one of Jesus’s most bewildering parables. He seems to praise shrewdness and – dare we say – dishonesty of a man basically covering his ass as he’s about to get fired. So many layers to unpack – maybe starting with the difference between “dishonest wealth” and “true riches.” Adam Ericksen and Lindsey Paris-Lopez, with the help of the Girardian Lectionary, will wade through the confusion and hopefully come out with some clarity, real-life application, and call to action during this week’s Jesus Unmasked. Join them Tuesday at 10a CT on the Raven Foundation Facebook page. http://ow.ly/dxIG50wbUSF
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What is it that we serve? Adam Ericksen and Lindsey Paris-Lopez contemplate what it means to live in a world of wealth and poverty and how t find and follow God in the midst of it all. Join them for Jesus Unmasked Tuesday at 10 a.m. CT on the Raven Foundation Facebook page. http://ow.ly/Dndk50wbDXl
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