Following Jesus in rejecting empire
I am an omnivore, so, I get the hunting rifle. But the handgun? That, I do not get. This comes in large part from my understanding of what it means for me to follow Jesus. (CAUTION: Please keep the safety engaged. I did not just say all Christian handgun owners were not true followers of…
I had a short story published about zombies. Or is it about zombies? “The House on Sheridan Drive” by Scott Bessenecker — Two Sisters Writing and Publishing
I’m the human on the far left. Not technically in the middle of this photo For the first nine years of my life I sat between two brothers who were about a year or two on either side of me. Shortly after turning nine, my little sister joined us, and later, other step siblings. But…
we must undertake a holy, humble self-examination of American Christian syncretism. Where has the message of Jesus become so tangled up with the beliefs embedded in our culture that it has become indistinguishable as the gospel?
Let me start by saying that I am aware that pipe smoking, even for those who, like me, don’t inhale, still increases ones risk of lip, tongue and throat cancer. OK, now that this is out of the way we can proceed. If you want to come at me about putting stuff in your body…