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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Tee Time: King of the Road
What does this even mean? Jesus drives an 18-wheeler? Jesus is an 18-wheeler? He smokes old stogies and don’t pay no union dues? He “owns” the roads, maybe? Perhaps the T-shirt designer was inspired by this Route 66 sign in … Continue reading
The Jesus Sutras (Part 3): The Stone Sutra
(For an introduction to this series, read Part 1.) The Religion of Light teachings are like the resplendent sun: they have the power to dissolve the dark realm and destroy evil forever. (Stone Sutra 2:22) I’ve been going back and … Continue reading
The Jesus Sutras (Part 2): The Religion of Light
(For an introduction to this series, read Part 1.) To penetrate the mysteries, to bless with a good conscience, to be great and yet empty, to return to stillness and be forgiving, to be compassionate and to deliver all people, … Continue reading
Tee Time: Nobody Puts Baby Jesus in the Corner
Found at homebrewedtees.com.
The Jesus Sutras (Part 1): Introduction
Several months ago I watched a BBC documentary series by Oxford professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, called A History of Christianity. In the first DVD, MacCulloch travels to China and discusses, on site in Xian, the existence of a Christian community that … Continue reading
Amputated Christ
We, the church, have amputated the limbs of Christ. By failing to be them. When Jesus ascended to heaven, he left his Spirit with us, to indwell us, to empower us to be Christ to others, but we so often … Continue reading
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Tee Time: Meantto Die (Mountain Dew)
Found at adifferentdirection.com.
‘As kingfishers catch fire’
As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies dráw fláme; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell’s Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name; Each mortal thing does one thing … Continue reading
Coat-Hanger Crucifixes and Match-Head Busts
Scottish artist David Mach has a major biblical-themed exhibition going on now at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. It’s called “Precious Light,” and it’s made up of more than … Continue reading
The Jesus Question 