Religion & Violence Education Network

In this episode, Pastor @AdamEricksen explores a Progressive Christian view on Christmas. He answers the question how can Progressive Christians understand the story of Christmas in a way that leads toward justice, peace, and love? Listen at tinyurl.com/evss3ey5.

Pastor @AdamEricksen invited his audience to join him in a Q&A. Some topics include Advent, Bonhoeffer, the relationship between Christ and the Bible, acupuncture, and more! Listen for these interesting questions and the well-informed answers. tinyurl.com/yjkhva7d

Christian nationalists want to install a theocracy and force Christ upon others. They claim Romans 13 as justification for the US government to do whatever it wants through violence and coercion. But that's a misuse of Christ and of Romans 13. Listen here tinyurl.com/tctf6hdf!

A meme comparing Donald Trump to King David is based on biblical ignorance or intentional manipulation explains Pastor @AdamEricksen. adamericksen.org/is-trump-li…

What is the difference between scapegoating someone and holding someone accountable? How can we tell the difference? Is it possible to hold people accountable without scapegoating them? Pastor Adam explores these questions with Lyle Enright. tinyurl.com/3bf4s52h

The result of last week's election left us in grief, but once we grieve, where do we go from here? Listen to Pastor Adam talk with @mj_distefano about the election and hope for the future. Listeners' questions and comments are included. tinyurl.com/yndyzze9

Images of the devil have plagued the human imagination for centuries. But who, or what, is the devil? How does the Bible portray the devil? Is the devil real? Pastor @AdamEricksen explores this topic at adamericksen.org/podcasts/is…

Pastor @AdamEricksen launches season 5 of the One Question with Pastor Adam podcast by declaring the need to reclaim mimetic theory and Christianity. He explains the reason for this reclaiming at rb.gy/gobv9j.

Jesus says that the greatest commandment is to love God and to love your neighbor as you love yourself. Many of us struggle to love ourselves. Pastor @AdamEricksen offers practical ways we can love ourselves as we love others. tinyurl.com/27kunmfc

How Christian Nationalism Is Wrong about the Way, the Truth, and the Life - eepurl.com/i084Rc

Some Things I Learned at the Reservation - mailchi.mp/adamericksen.org/…

Jesus says that we are to forgive 7 times 70 times, but forgiveness is hard. What if we just can't forgive? And what does forgiveness mean, anyway? Listen as Pastor @AdamEricksen discusses forgiveness in this episode of One Question. rb.gy/t73xur

Pastor @AdamEricksen sits down with Father James Alison, author of "Jesus the Forgiving Victim with James Alison", to talk about his upcoming book, "You Can If You Want To", a primer on Basic Christianity and inclusion of our LGBTQ siblings. rb.gy/0asjl5

In this episode, Pastor @AdamEricksen answers the question, “What is religion?” Religion seems to be something that divides us from them, yet many scholars believe the word religion comes from the word “ligare” which means “to bind”. Listen at rb.gy/evl6v5

The Spiritual Law that Gives Joy - mailchi.mp/adamericksen.org/…

In 2 Timothy 4:3, Paul states, “For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.” @AdamEricksen rb.gy/i74ppw

Many find similarities between ancient myths and the Bible to be a reason for doubting the Bible's validity. There are similarities between the ancient myths and the Bible. But is the Bible just another ancient myth? rb.gy/m13vbv

Jesus subverted religion by revealing God doesn’t desire sacrifices or a scapegoat, explains Pastor @AdamEricksen. God offers us love and peace through his son Jesus. adamericksen.org/how-jesus-s…

When asked “What is the point of prayer?”, Pastor @AdamEricksen explains that in Matthew 6, Jesus says God knows what we need before we ask. But that doesn’t mean God knows what we want. Listen to this full episode of One Question with Pastor Adam at rb.gy/89ql6v.

In 2 Timothy 4:3, Paul explains that there is no Gentile or Jew, slave or free, because we are all united in Christ. Being opposed to members of the LGBTQIA+ community denies Jesus' principle that we are all one. Pastor @AdamEricksen explains at rb.gy/i74ppw.