“I ain’t racist or nothing, I just had to get away from all the crime.” Of course, when anyone says they’re not racist…they are. Curious of the man’s thinking, I enquired further, “Are you sure that’s what it’s all about?” “Well, I also felt like I’d be a better witness for Jesus if I lived in a mostly white neighborhood. White folk just connect better with white folk…you know?” “No, I don’t know.” The conversation was very illustrative of... Read more
A few days ago, I heard an interesting exchange at the gas station. After a man dropped all of his change at the pump, he loudly exclaimed, “God Dammit!” Immediately, someone at the next pump responded, “My God’s last name is not dammit!” The coin dropper replied, “Are you kidding?” The gas pumper got louder, “God curses those who curse him!” The exchange got me thinking. Does God curse those who curse him? My mind immediately went to the... Read more
Communion is one of the most consistent and sacred practices in the Christian world. Instituted by Jesus, the practice is intended to draw people closer to Jesus and each other. Recently, I’ve been considering what the fullness or complete embodiment of communion is. We have to assume that since Jesus is both the totality of the body and blood that Jesus is the fullness of communion. With this in mind, we do know that Jesus took communion with his... Read more
What was before the beginning? What was before that? What was before that or that? The answer to the question doesn’t change. It is the same now as it was then. All of existence and beyond is encapsulated in one phrase, “I AM.” The earliest ideas of God were based on the deconstruction of all that was, is or will ever be. When you search for the core of everything, you arrive at being. Existence names existence. Being is... Read more
There is no doubt about it…15-year-old Sergio Hernandez was slaughtered for no apparent reason. Gunned down in his native Mexico. Sergio and his friends were simply playing a game. They were running back and forth near the US Border. After pulling up on his bike, US Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa opened fire. Sergio was not armed. The coward with the badge simply gunned him down. While Jesus has tried to claim that the kids were throwing rocks at... Read more
We are instructed to follow Jesus. We are instructed to become more and more like Jesus. In the end, we will be made like Jesus. If Jesus is the ultimate aspiration, how much time do you think he spends reading the Bible? Do you think that Jesus has to read his own story? I don’t. I think Jesus is so far beyond the Bible that the Bible becomes insignificant and of little consequence. Jesus is God and God don’t... Read more
Would Jesus go to church? This is a pivotal question. If Jesus wouldn’t go to church, then what are we doing there? Now of course, one can spend much time arguing about what the word “church” means. For the purpose of this writing, I am speaking of the church institutional. Earlier this morning, I was sitting in church and started to become deeply troubled in my soul. I couldn’t figure out why. After some moments of prayer, I heard the... Read more
Can you even breath? The water is so high. Jesus was slung in the direction of his potential executioners. As the crowd screamed for blood, Pilate could have stopped it. Instead, he washed his hands and absolved himself of any responsibility for what was about to happen. Jesus was given over to death. Immigrants were slung in the direction of their potential executioners. As the crowd screamed for blood, we could have stopped it. Instead, we washed... Read more
In ancient times, there was a maniacal man ruling the country. Afraid that the people would rise up and challenge his rule, he ordered families to be terrorized. One family fled. After traveling countless miles, the family ended up in a place of safety. The country they left further descended into chaos. In present times, here was a maniacal man ruling the country. Afraid that the people would rise up and challenge his rule, he ordered families to be... Read more
Back in the beginning, God created people with breath and bones. Over the last few days, I’m convinced that God also creates people with the divine ass too. God just squats down and takes a big shit that produces some of our fellow human beings. Though both are made in the image of God, some people are just shittier than others. Take for instance Leslie Ray Chaping. After he passed away, Chaping’s family wrote one of the most... Read more
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