The rebel Jesus
Interesting song by Jackson Browne. Kierkegaard would like it, perhaps Ellul and Eller too.
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Prayer of a Christian anarchist
The prayer of a Christian anarchist is much like the prayer of the mainstream Christian. But not exactly the same. FOR MYSELF. I always start by praying for myself, because my own spiritual need is the number one point at issue. I am hungry and thirsty for Christ, but I am also adept at sinning. [...]
Seeing the cold monster
Friedrich Nietzche, for all his strangeness and antipathy toward Christianity, was equally as unsparing regarding the state: A state? What is that? Well! open now your ears unto me, for now will I say unto you my word concerning the death of peoples. A state, is called the coldest of all cold monsters. Coldly lieth [...]
Power versus unpower; Jesus chose the anarchist perspective
Anarchism is a repudiation of power. As an anarchist I do NOT want power over others. I do not seek it. I am satisfied if I can have power over myself, opportunity to make my own choices for myself, to choose good or to choose evil. I am made in God’s image. I live—unremittingly—in the [...]
