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Khad Young, Outlaw Preacher, Metamorphosis Church
Do You Think I Could Get My Book Back?
Very cool story of a girl who helped someone in South America without even knowing it.
Well.
She knows now.
Radical Christianity
You say you want a revolution?
I’m getting tired of being interviewed for or asked to endorse books that are about “radical christianity.” Especially when those books typically use that term to describe what should be garden variety, everyday Christianity. It shouldn’t be the work of the “radical” to reach out to those who are different than them economically, racially or sexually.
Very cool little post from Derek Webb.
(via Jeff Greunke)
I love Darth Steve’s solution to the signal attenuation. Let’s see you block the antenna with those fingers now.
Let’s play catch-up.
Sox Place
A Denver pastor helping the homeless:
“This is what we’re supposed to be doing. We’re not supposed to be building multimillion dollar facilities. God never said to do that,” according to Robinson. “When Jesus was on Earth he said, ‘Guys, I’m leaving, I’m putting you in charge.’ He said feed the hungry. It’s not a suggestion.”
What a secular humanist! I’ll bet he’s in cahoots with the guv’mint.
Jim Wallis' Invitation to Lifest Helps Shed Light on Crazy Christians Who Think That the Bible Is Full of Lies and Jesus Was a Fucking Hippie
A “Christian” radio station in Wisconsin says:
[W]e believe the social justice message and agenda they promote is a seed of secular humanism, seeking an unholy alliance between the Church and Government.
The Bible says:
No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8)
And:
God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. (Matthew 5:6)
And:
Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!
Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. (Romans 12:15-17)
And:
Seriously, have you even read the thing?
And:
This is what the Lord says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent! (Jeremiah 22:3)
And:
Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him. (Romans 10:12)
Chesteron on Patriotism
Lest I be mistaken for a hater, I offer up a bit of counterpoint to Ms. DiFranco’s sentiments.
Some thought-provoking notions from none other than G. K. Chesterton:
The fundamental spiritual advantage of patriotism and such sentiments is this: that by means of it all things are loved adequately, because all things are loved individually.
Read the entire quote if you’d like to be challenged further on this Independence Day.
‘Tis of Thee
Ani DiFranco
They caught the last poor man
On a poor man’s vacation.
They cuffed him and confiscated his stuff,
And they dragged his black ass down to the station.
And said, “OK, the streets are safe now.
All your pretty white children can come out and see spot run.”
They came out of their houses,
And they looked around,
But they didn’t see no one.
My country ‘tis of thee
To take swings at each other on the talk show TV.
Why don’t you just go ahead and turn off the sun
Because we’ll never live long enough
To undo everything they’ve done to you.
Above 96th Street
They’re handing out smallpox blankets so people don’t freeze.
The old dogs have got a new trick.
It’s called criminalize the symptoms
while you spread the disease.
And I hold on hard to something
Between my teeth when I’m sleeping.
I wake up, and my jaw aches,
And the earth is full of earthquakes.
My country ‘tis of thee
To take swings at each other on the talk show TV.
Why don’t you just go ahead and turn off the sun
Because we’ll never live long enough
To undo everything they’ve done to you.
They caught the last poor man
Flying away in a shiny red cape.
They took him down to the station
And they said, “Boy, you should’ve known better
Than to try to escape.”
I ran away with the circus
Because there’s still some honest work left for bearded ladies.
But it’s not the same going town to town
Since they put everyone in jail
Except the Cleavers and the Bradys.
My country ‘tis of thee
To take swings at each other on the talk show TV.
Why don’t you just go ahead and turn off the sun
Because we’ll never live long enough
To undo everything they’ve done to you.
Does the Bible Say Jesus Was Crucified?
Swedish scholar, Gunnar Samuelsson, claims that, though Christ was crucified, the evidence for it is not textually present in the gospels.
Does it matter?
He claims tradition tells us of the crucifixion and not the gospel texts.
“We fight against each other,” he reflects, but “the theological stances that keep churches apart are founded on things that we find between the lines.”
Certainly something to consider even outside of this strange context.
Nueva Traducción Viviente
I am extremely pleased to see the work Tyndale Español has done on the Spanish equivalent of the New Living Translation. A parallel NLT/NTV is just the thing for Los Angeles.
If the NTV is anywhere near the quality, clarity, and readability of the English NLT, it will be huge.
UPDATE: After posting this, I received a copy of the parallel NLT/NTV Gospel of John. My Spanish is — how should I put this? — no bueno, but the NTV is amazing. It really is the Spanish equivalent of the NLT. ¡Olé, Tyndale!
