“Trust the Process”…The Last Words You Hear Before You Die Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas. So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.... Read more
The Creation of God: A Vision The future is a question. God is the question. The past is the future. The future is the past. Time is fiction. “God, you have violated the laws of the cosmos! For your sins, you are hereby sentenced to disintegration.” The cosmic jury had spoken and their ship began to travel closer and closer to the fiery star. When the heat became unbearable, God was shot into the middle of the... Read more
November 5, 2020 Jesus or Trump: A Short Note to Fellow Christians Below is a transcript. This is not just any transcript. This is a transcript of the President of the United States repeatedly telling lies that undermine our democracy. Such lies are very likely to incite violence if the election maintains its’ current course and Trump loses the presidency. In fact, earlier today Trump’s friend/former advisor Steve Bannon’s YouTube account was suspended and he was banned from... Read more
The Existential Threat: God or Government? / President Trump as Antichrist I met a man on the road that was consumed with the dumbass this morning. Though professing to be a firm believer in both God and Trump, it didn’t seem to me that he really knew anything about either. For, his God was Uncle Sam and his Trump was the incarnation of such. After he blubbered about for a few minutes, I asked him about the relationship... Read more
“Somebody’s In Our House!” Continued Escalating Harassment in Ashe County. I’ve long believed that people are intrinsically good. I’ve long believed that all people carry the undefiled image of God. Moving to Ashe County has certainly tested those beliefs. Nights are tough. Days are spent taking care of our children. Nights are for working. Every night, I have a similar ritual. After most (hopefully all…) of the children have gone to bed. I sit down at... Read more
Leon Prince: Serial Sex Offender / Almost My Rapist There aren’t many people in my life that I’ve told this story to. It feels weird / but necessary. Not long after I left college, I moved to Montgomery, Alabama. For a few months before I went to seminary, I worked as the interim youth director at a drug and alcohol recovery program. Though I was burdened for all of the young people that I met, there were a couple... Read more
Problematic Early Voting in Ashe County or Voter Intimidation in the High Country We were prepared. We registered weeks ago. We researched the candidates. We got up early this morning. We argued a bit. We drove for almost an hour to get to the county seat of Jefferson. We pulled into the parking lot. We located the building. We put on our masks. We got in line. We social distanced. We waited for a moment to get into the building. We moved... Read more
The Morning Blast: Continued Harassment in Ashe County Ashe County, North Carolina Exhaustion crept in. I resisted the urge to stop. I just wanted to get home. Every sign brought me closer and closer. I’d drive eleven hours to see my grandfather before his next chemo treatment. Though I’d do it all over again in a second, I needed sleep. Pulling up to our home…and barely taking the time to turn out the lights…I drug myself to... Read more
Based on his many friendships with police, it’s not hard to imagine that Jonathan Price was relieved to see the blue lights pull up. For some time, Price had been trying to help a woman who was being brutalized in a domestic situation. An officer that he did not know jumped out. Despite his best intentions to explain, Price was immediately a suspect/target. A short time later, he was dead. The hero quickly became the victim. Wolfe... Read more
There is No God. There is only God. : A Short Systematic. Confusion is all we know. In the beginning…God created. In the beginning…God birthed. In the beginning…God condemned. In the beginning…God rejected. The Genesis. In the Exodus…God saved. In the Exodus…God killed. In the Exodus…God led. In the Exodus…God commanded. The Exodus. In the Psalms…God protected. In the Psalms…God destroyed. In the... Read more
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