The moment I hit the button to post about the preposterous marketing claim that men can get their “Man Card Re-issued” by purchasing a semiautomatic weapon a number of other examples of male bovine you-know-what that men buy into in order to feel like real man in our culture. The scam that stands out above …
Simplicity and Stuff (Part 2)
"Possession is an illusion in the light of the Kingdom. What do you possess? Wait a few years—we’ll see how much you possess when you’re six feet under! You don’t possess anything." Richard Rohr https://soundcloud.com/musingthemysteries/simplicity-and-stuff-part-2 This 10-minute audio podcast is Part 2 of 3 episodes on Simplicity and Stuff. Some suggested simplifiers (adapted from Richard Foster …
Come On People Now!
Sitting in a coffee shop today wiping tears from my eyes listening to Lizz Wright’s version of the ‘60s song made popular by the Youngbloods, “Get Together.” I defy you to listen to it as much with your heart as with your ears, thinking of the world we now live in, and do it without …
How God Makes Friends
While Peter did his Lancelot imitation on a man he perceived as a threat, Jesus saw him as a man in need. Being more concerned about Malchus’ welfare than his own, Jesus reached out and made him well––evangelism the Jesus way. Jesus’ “enemy love” is always a better apologetic than the sword-swinging aggression of Peter. …
“Put your sword back in its place!”
Since we Christians are more often identified by what we hate than by how we love, it’s not entirely shocking that terms like: “Christian, Church, and Evangelical” in the pre-christian’s lexicon are pejoratives. We’ve made it quite clear what we are against but we haven’t shown them what we’re for. Jesus wasn't identified as “that …
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