January 2011
12 posts
Alexander the Great’s conversation with a pirate he had captured: The king asked what possessed him to infest the sea as he did, and the pirate replied: “No differently from you when you pursue your crimes in the world. I act with a small ship, so I am called a pirate. You command a fleet and are called emperor.”
We are able to sleep peacefully in our beds at night because violent men do violent things on our behalf. This cycle has to end.
Thoughts about the very things we spend our energy...
Last night, my facebook account was hacked and someone posted extremely rude and vulgar things about me for everyone to see (and a very clever picture of Jesus flipping off everyone, although i’m still not convinced Jesus is as light skinned as these artists are trying to convince me He is). Im still not sure if they did it to make a point, belittle me, or simply let out their...
“”The illusion of a Christian nation, a Christian people, masses of...”
– Soren Kierkegaard
I need to stop watching documentaries on monks. Im way too impressionable. After one, I shaved my head. Symbolism has never felt so fuzzy.
We are all made in God’s image and likeness, and it is never our place to end a beating heart.
An open letter to the Churches of New Orleans...
“We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person? Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. Our actions will show...
If you claim to be a follower of the way of Christ, the scriptures are clear that Jesus is the perfect representation of God on earth and in Him dwells the FULLNESS of the Godhead body. That being the case, Jesus repudiated the pattern of violence of the Hebrew text by showing us the fullness of Gods plan of compassion, mercy, forgiveness and shalom that His kingdom represents. Pieces of YHWH may...
“For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.”