tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44815045198255197632012-01-25T20:07:35.493-05:00The resurrection of Jesus Christ means the available power of God confronting and transcending the power of death here and now in the daily realities of our livesGregnoreply@blogger.comBlogger801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-24877206689555454872012-01-25T20:07:00.000-05:002012-01-25T20:07:35.500-05:00

Still here, still fighting, Still occupying

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-10998739700402584662011-05-13T14:08:00.002-04:002011-05-13T14:08:22.253-04:00

According to the Bible, the principalities are legion in species, number, variety and name. They are designated by such multifarious titles as powers, virtues, thrones, authorities, dominions, demons, princes, strongholds, lords, angels, gods, elements, spirits… And if some of these seem quaint, transposed into contemporary language they lose quaintness and the principalities become recognizable

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-11919858591611584462011-03-04T12:15:00.006-05:002011-03-04T14:35:57.770-05:00

In the New Testament, every reference to “hell” in the English is a reference either to Hades, Tartarus, or Gehenna. Gehenna is used 12 times. It’s well known that Gehenna was the dump outside Jerusalem where trash was burned. And many times, Gehenna could be well translated as “trash dump”. Some references for later... Anger, Raca, Moreh, and Gehenna in Mt. 5:21-22 The blogger, the tenth

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-46866672256690837262011-02-28T09:55:00.000-05:002011-02-28T09:55:20.278-05:00

The slacktivist and the vindication of Democracy

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-45158716054048691082010-12-30T18:24:00.000-05:002010-12-30T18:24:10.046-05:00

The event of prayer, certain acts called prayer, the very word ‘prayer’ have gathered such ridiculous associations. That is not only the case with the obscene performances, which pass as public prayer, at inaugurations, in locker rooms, before Rotary luncheons, and in many churchly sanctuaries, but also the practice of private prayer is attended by gross profanity, the most primitive

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-8059291129448354992010-12-28T00:58:00.000-05:002010-12-28T00:59:52.677-05:00

“I believed then, as I do now, that I am called in the Word of God … to the vocation of being human, nothing more and nothing less…. Within the scope of the calling to be merely but truly human, any work, including that of any profession, can be rendered a sacrament of that vocation. On the other hand, no profession, discipline or employment, as such, is a vocation.”—William Stringfellow, A

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-10228036650202378332010-05-11T18:23:00.001-04:002010-05-11T18:26:15.319-04:00

Give away your love and then remove another tombPainted words adorn the walls, echoing untrueI feel cold... Promises abound, you rarely find it to beginMaybe I'm afraid to let you all the way inI guess so... I excuse myselfI'm used to my little cellI amuse myselfIn my very own private hellI excuse myselfI'm used to my little cellI amuse myselfIn my very own private hellLately I'm beside myself,

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-83141101047128676152010-05-04T00:29:00.000-04:002010-05-04T00:31:44.187-04:00

Testing...1 2 3.Back at it. This time with the iPad.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-31080368196750562512009-10-10T12:58:00.002-04:002009-10-10T13:02:45.920-04:00

Derrick Crowe of Return Good for Evil has a splendid post up on the myth of redemptive violence. Applied quite stunningly to Iraq and Afghanistan. Read it."In [Walter] Wink’s view, every act of violence, no matter how well-intentioned, is an act of fundamental validation of and belief in this system, its spirit and the lie that gives rise to it: that violence saves."

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-82044077986451413142009-09-18T14:59:00.003-04:002009-09-18T15:14:03.145-04:00

Ever wonder about the fascination with pirates that young and old seem to have? Found this neat series of articles arguing "that piracy functions not as the enemy of all mankind (hostis humanis generis) but as the shadow of mankind: umbris humanis generis. As rebels against a social order that is oppressing them, those who turn to piracy are critiquing the economic and political systems that have

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-55625168474365729222009-09-18T14:06:00.004-04:002009-09-18T14:18:38.871-04:00

Glenn Greenwald puts it in perspective."Claiming you're worried about large government and taxpayer waste while fixating on ACORN proves the insincerity of the ostensible concern, let alone doing so while cheering on the same Wall Street banks, defense contractors, and insurance industries that control and expand government power for their own benefit."For those of us who have been truly

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-33784124937022478232009-09-16T18:00:00.002-04:002009-09-16T18:05:32.208-04:00

No, not me, the artists.Two Steps from Hell make music for Movie trailers. I had to find them when I saw the new (March released but yet unseen by me) Star Trek movie trailer.Listen.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-6405393407846059562009-09-02T19:20:00.001-04:002009-09-02T19:24:26.031-04:00

The New York Times over the weekend reported that the anti-war movement is gearing up to challenge President Obama on Afghanistan.Long since dormant, they are finally finding a voice.h/t to Derrick, at Return Good for Evil.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-35955393502998067702009-08-28T11:50:00.002-04:002009-08-28T11:56:35.628-04:00

Here's an interesting and thoughtful take on why John Piper might say some of the things he does. An overall great blog I might add, check it out. Also added recently, Inhabitatio Dei, by Halden Doerge. An editor, among other things, with Wipf & Stock Publishers. Both worth the visit.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-3153539387407950882009-08-12T18:44:00.002-04:002009-08-12T19:48:03.963-04:00

Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. (ESV)Thoughts for later...An excerpt from Rene Girard on Powers and Principalities. From Faith and Theology blog (Ben Meyers) "William Stringfellow’s theological writing is

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-57829598587226801722009-08-05T18:49:00.003-04:002009-08-05T19:43:26.053-04:00

(CNN) -- Two former Blackwater employees have made statements against Blackwater Worldwide and its founder Erik Prince, accusing the security company and its former CEO of murder and other serious crimes in Iraq, according to court documents filed this week.Specifically murdering people involved in investigating them.Who is Erik Prince? Maybe you should find out.60 minute interview from 2007.Or

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-73022856628921379522009-08-05T18:28:00.002-04:002009-08-05T18:40:57.447-04:00

Derrick Crowe continues to hammer the point home. The war in Afghanistan has increasingly relied more and more on long distance weapons, ie; drones, missles and assorted airstrikes. These tactics will not win the population over for the all too important reason that in kills them. And it kills them at a higher rate than the intended targets.BBC reports that U.S. forces piloting helicopters killed

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-47344946431788299272009-08-05T18:19:00.002-04:002009-08-05T18:21:49.494-04:00

From Inhabitatio Dei “The person who claims to be full of hope but fails to lead a life of prayer is a liar. Prayer is the sole ‘reason’ for hope, at the same time that it is its means and expression. Prayer is the referral to God’s decision, on which we are counting. Without that referral there can be no hope, because we would have nothing to hope for. Prayer is the assurance of the possibility

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-19929541471327548742009-07-14T19:31:00.004-04:002009-07-14T19:45:44.499-04:00

This should enrage you.The events preceding Goldman Sachs' new "blowout profits"ABC News, September 26, 2008: As a group, Goldman Sachs bankers have been the country's top political campaign contributors this year and have given $29.5 million in contributions since 1989, according to the Center."They are almost in a class by themselves," said Sheila Krumholz, the executive director for the Center

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-69984729348918401262009-07-13T18:48:00.004-04:002009-07-13T19:41:13.720-04:00

"This, in short, could be the largest mass gathering since 15 June, complete with the presence of Rafsanjani, Mousavi, and Khatami. Start counting down the days". July 17th.Andrew Sullivan:Reaching a climax in Iran? WSJInside the Iranian CrackdownHuffington PostReligious Divisions in Iran's Leadership -- More than Meets the Eye

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-1128882808736784232009-07-03T13:40:00.007-04:002009-07-03T15:18:48.018-04:00

Watched "Choke" and "Waltz with Bashir" last night. Powerful movies in their own right. Sex and the search for intimacy and meaning followed by murder and war. The tragedy of love and misunderstanding. But with revisiting the memories within a community, even a flawed one, redemption and healing await in each."Choke", which is based on the book by Chuck Palahniuk (author of fight club) introduces

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-67566624335567395342009-06-05T11:16:00.003-04:002009-06-05T11:28:38.867-04:00

Still reading daily the site, Return good for Evil by dcrowe and learning greatly.I suggest another. Pilgrimage Journal by Paul Munnon.Some essential reading can be attained for free at Jesus Manifesto. Scroll all the way down and on the left side bar are some 'radical readings' that you can download for free. Ellul, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy are there.And the always resourceful Center for Christian

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-47546121334390405012008-12-22T18:17:00.002-05:002008-12-22T18:26:11.725-05:00

Been awhile in posting no doubt. But I'm in listening mode of late. Still reading and pondering and watching. Just speaking less. If you haven't seen it already, the 'Return Good for Evil' blog is a well written slam dunk and should be daily reading. Sift the archives and you'll see for yourself.As for me, the internet connection at home is temporarily off, meaning, I'm online at facebook and

Gregnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-13418854665416653122008-09-29T20:43:00.003-04:002008-09-29T20:48:35.418-04:00

Here comes the army of pundits, experts and doomsdayers to tell the public why this bail out is necessary. Why it will hurt them if they don't swallow this, yes, bitter pill. Maybe we know that, person in suit with books behind you, and yet, we still said no. Your polls and questionnaires will not help you now.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-31492450272557580112008-09-29T18:59:00.002-04:002008-09-29T19:44:17.192-04:00

How they voted on the Bailout bill HERE.Indiana (Yes is for it, No is against it.) Name: Party: District: VoteHill (D) (D-09) NoEllsworth (D) (D-08) YesCarson (D) (D-07) NoPence (R) (D-06) NoBurton (R) (D-05) No Buyer (R) (D-04) NoSouder (R) (D-03) YesDonnelly (D) (D-02) YesVisclosky (D) (D-01) NoBaron Hill

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-14653701111284945142008-09-24T17:32:00.002-04:002008-09-24T17:46:07.537-04:00

Pfc. Michael Barnes had a spiritual awakening while in Iraq."I have been trying to justify being a soldier and finding a way to do so while still being a Christian, because that is what I wanted to do since I was a kid," Barnes wrote in his request for conscientious objector status in December 2006."But I can no longer justify spending my short time in this world participating in or supporting

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-4743785192880920342008-09-23T17:42:00.005-04:002008-09-23T18:27:06.762-04:00

It didn't misspeak or misspell. For the first time ever, US Army units are to be deployed into the US under the NorthCom Theater for a PERMANENT base of operations.. Like most things these days. This won't generate much of any excitement or angst. Your either for the terrorists or against them and who could possibly be against the US having a unit dedicated to "helping" you and I fellow citizen

Gregnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-29080779547325609122008-09-18T23:25:00.000-04:002008-09-18T23:26:37.753-04:00

I belong to Christ. My time and my life are His. He directs the moments and the activity of my days. He is the counselor whose wisdom I follow. He is the model for how I live, and the audience I seek to please. He has called me to worship Him. He has gifted me to serve Him. I belong to Christ, and I will live for Him today and forever.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-22282756551505560032008-09-18T08:00:00.001-04:002008-09-18T08:01:44.177-04:00

My debt is paid.Thanks to all who cared, visited, laughed and prayed.The crypt is opened.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-87844282671910901012008-09-14T09:52:00.001-04:002008-09-14T09:56:13.168-04:00

“Ultimate reality is a community of persons who know and love one another. That is what the universe, God, history, and life is all about. If you favor money, power, and accomplishment over human relationships, you will dash youself on on the rocks of reality. When Jesus said you must lose yourself in service to find yourself (Mark 8:35), he was recounting what the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-28824328501687563402008-09-13T15:07:00.003-04:002008-09-13T15:59:00.695-04:00

If you've noticed some interestingly colorful sunsets during August, it might have been due to this, the Kasitochi volcano in the Aleutian Island erupted over a million tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. According to the author of this blog, Anthony Watts, it is the lack of sunspots (we are in a low cycle) among other things that contributes to the overall

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-88998738215139259972008-09-12T14:22:00.004-04:002008-09-12T15:41:17.712-04:00

Odd. The Vatican gives orders to excise the name from worship. The article here: Barring Yahweh Ike. The Water apocalypse theme continues..."Whenever any form of government becomes destructive ... " wrote Thomas Jefferson, "it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government.... ". In a recent poll, one in five agreed that states have the right to peacefully

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-20396049489321960572008-09-07T08:03:00.002-04:002008-09-07T08:15:52.146-04:00

From the blog, On the margins.Christian Anarchism Introduction (part 1) Christian Anarchism Non-resistance (part 2) Christian Anarchism Ellul's point of view (part 3) Christian Anarchism Is it possible? (part 4)

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-13247150864241648262008-09-03T20:33:00.003-04:002008-09-03T20:45:20.256-04:00

My friend Jason Barr nails it here. Jason quotes this on his website,“[Christian] scholars have taken the dynamite of the church, have wrapped it up in nice phraseology, placed it in an hermetic container and sat on the lid. It is about time to blow the lid off.” — Peter MaurinWell, he's doing just that.Check out his Musings on Paul which echoes alot of what you'd hear in 900 pages of N.T Wright

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-80058216708788538532008-09-03T19:13:00.002-04:002008-09-03T20:17:13.553-04:00

I had to chuckle at the idea that the elections this year were all about mavericks. Fred Thompson telling the RNC delegates, big donors and hierarchy elite last night that McCain and Palin take on the mysterious, unnamed (I guess only Alaskan) elite was too much. Reminded me of the cellular commercial where the big shot executive tells his underling how he loves sticking it to the man!...But, you

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-2753679856916685002008-09-03T19:02:00.001-04:002008-09-03T19:04:48.922-04:00

Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said Wednesday.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-3217662466417562632008-09-03T18:25:00.001-04:002008-09-03T18:28:09.980-04:00

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-13274921616109142532008-09-02T23:40:00.004-04:002008-09-03T02:01:12.367-04:00

Reject, resist, organize, work, oppose, and directly confront.These are the unifying goals of the RNC Welcoming Committee and at their root, admirable. I surfed their FAQ section and found references to the Anarchist FAQ online here. Which, to my understanding hopes to see libertarian Socialism replace any and all systems of government.Instead of "central planning," which many people associate

Gregnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-40337749473279724302008-09-02T21:33:00.004-04:002008-09-02T23:36:19.968-04:00

Since I've used the word anarchy here, specifically Christian Anarchist, something needs to be said concerning the demonstrations outside the RNC convention in St. Paul, Minnesota and the so-called anarchists there and how I view them.First, what exactly IS happening there? I direct your attention to a few links.This reporter claims to have been embedded with the trouble making "group" all day.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-23069824089520910612008-09-02T19:30:00.005-04:002008-09-02T21:27:05.728-04:00

So I downloaded Google's new browser, Chrome and I'm taking it for a spin. Very nice. Sleek. Streamlined and fast. I really like that if a tab or window freezes up it doesn't freeze up the browser. Each tab has it's own task manager.Download was fast and so was the import of files from the explorer browser.So far so good. I like. Trying out the incognito browsing feature...Wow, I accidentally

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-88664355337484699152008-09-01T14:47:00.002-04:002008-09-01T14:59:54.918-04:00

This page has 4 live streaming videos of local coverage of Gustav for those that, like me, can only take so much of the national media outlets coverage. Sending all of them "Straight to Angola" might be the first step in saving the area from "monsterous", "explosive", and other wildly hyperbolic phrases. Good gravy.I actually saw close ups of puddles forming at some point late last night. PUDDLES

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-38087166259777225382008-09-01T14:32:00.002-04:002008-09-01T14:40:26.184-04:00

This is one of the first Labor days that I can recall actually being off. And so, in an effort to be still be productive, I've been pouring over Ellul's Money & Power. The book is insightful and the following excerpt not only seems appropiate but has me reeling...(From page 38 in the chapter titled wealth in the Old Testament.)After Abraham's victory over Chedarlaomer, who had plundered Sodom and

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-91060076846321436742008-08-31T22:33:00.003-04:002008-08-31T22:50:41.037-04:00

Pastor Rob Wilton in New Orleans with Vintage Church has a church relief team ready to help in New Orleans. He's riding out the storm in Covington, LA but will return to assist and plans to blog about it. If your looking for ways to help, he's a good place to start.Blog:IM New OrleansAnd Twitter:http://twitter.com/IMNEWORLEANSAlso Pastor Dan Rizzo in Baton Rouge, LA. Twitter.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-79047424200188961022008-08-31T16:30:00.002-04:002008-08-31T17:25:09.515-04:00

THIS GUY is going to live blog his riding out Hurricane Gustav from Mid-central New Orleans...You can also follow him via Twitter.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-31339154507211115212008-08-31T16:19:00.003-04:002008-08-31T16:30:32.365-04:00

Found this via the Instapundit. I spike in editing of Sarah Palin's Wikipedia page might have forecasted her being picked a day early. "The Washington Post reports on the findings of Cyveillance, a company that 'normally trawls the Internet for data on behalf of clients seeking open source information in advance of a corporate acquisition, an important executive hire, or brand awareness.'

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-42383042104619219582008-08-30T23:13:00.001-04:002008-08-30T23:13:53.869-04:00

Some comic relief.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-17499862776868980282008-08-30T21:34:00.006-04:002008-08-30T22:15:58.652-04:00

Having rented and watched "Hitman" this weekend, I felt compelled to say that Olga Kurylenko is stunning to look at. There, I said it. I feel better.Suddenly, a name like Olga is redeemed! No longer does it conjure up images of the large, chain smoking, butchy Russian guard with a hairy mole working the Gulag without mercy...Quite the opposite comes to mind now. I note she'll also be the new Bond

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-68544424414845553922008-08-30T21:02:00.002-04:002008-08-30T21:07:53.887-04:00

The Style of Subversion: An IntroductionThe Style of Subversion: Resisting Pseudo-AlterityThe Style of Subversion: A Loving Resistance " As long as our understanding of our prophetic call is rooted in anger or simple frustration, we will fail. With such emotions fueling our vision, the best thing we can accomplish is destruction or, perhaps, deconstruction. We can tear down the Empire, but what

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-90986141315405619782008-08-30T20:48:00.002-04:002008-08-30T20:54:40.965-04:00

“…the Christian must not act in exactly the same way as everyone else. He has a part to play in this world which no one else can possibly fulfill. He is not asked to look at the various movements which men have started, choose those which seem ‘good,’ and then support them. He is not asked to give his blessing to any particular human enterprise, nor to support the decisions of man.”“We are free,

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-91895322333746293542008-08-30T19:53:00.003-04:002008-08-30T20:48:31.395-04:00

More early Church Fathers on violence. HTML link.An Introduction to the Work of Jacques Ellul by Marva J. Dawn. PDF.Violence, Anarchy and Scripture: Jacques Ellul and René Girard by Matthew Pattillo. PDF.Some balanced criticism of Ellul's approach here. Jacques Ellul: creation, fall and cultural engagement by David T. Koyzis. PDF.And here, Jacques Ellul and The Subversion of Christianity by

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-77491659480268991772008-08-30T18:54:00.005-04:002008-08-30T19:16:28.292-04:00

My church's community outreach and mission called "SEED", headed up by "Nathan Ivy".A Louisville urban renewal project. And yes, Nathan and others choose to live in these communities when they could afford to live elsewhere; ie the safer and already well groomed suburbs.The building above is just around the corner from Sojourn. This is very much an early 1900's part of town with midsize, now

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-15434706802924464172008-08-26T21:00:00.001-04:002008-08-26T21:07:49.972-04:00

Love the quick profit, the annual raise,vacation with pay. Want moreof everything ready-made. Be afraidto know your neighbors and to die.And you will have a window in your head.Not even your future will be a mysteryany more. Your mind will be punched in a cardand shut away in a little drawer.When they want you to buy somethingthey will call you. When they want youto die for profit they will let

Gregnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-78887233812365069122008-08-26T18:51:00.002-04:002008-08-26T20:32:48.825-04:00

From Shane Claiborne's "The Irresistible Revolution", Chapter 5, “Another Way of Doing Life”. You can read the chapter for free HERE. People are drawn to lights and celebrities, to arenas and megachurches. In the desert, Jesus was tempted by the spectacular — to throw himself from the temple so that people might believe — to shock and awe people, if you will. Today the church is tempted by the

Gregnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-51753801599808942942008-08-24T19:33:00.003-04:002008-08-24T19:38:56.081-04:00

at least for geeks like me.The South may have defeated itself, having been internally split and in deep divide over what most assume was a unanimous decision.

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An index of early Christian nonviolence.

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I'm also collecting and reading Nero Wolfe detective novels by Rex Stout. I love em. I have 23 now of the 40 some odd he wrote. So, if your ever in a bookstore or yard sale dear reader and your thinking to yourself, Gee, I wish I could buy a book and send it to someone...but who? and What? Frustrate your noggin no longer.If I collect the whole set I'll be cool and hip. The planet will also

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-60635669961616901892008-08-20T20:01:00.002-04:002008-08-20T20:03:57.170-04:00

The right's answer to Micheal Moore. Spoofing him apparently.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-28790899739685214942008-08-20T19:37:00.005-04:002008-08-20T19:56:24.589-04:00

For more Jacques Ellul, you can download free .pdf files HERE. Just scroll down and on the left will be a gray "my share" box. There are quite a few Ellul works there. Nonviolence is one of them. Once downloaded, you can read at your leisure with Adobe reader.Jason Barr runs the website and I chatted with him briefly last night. Turns out he doesn't live all that far from me here in Indiana. So

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-73929704277550407242008-08-19T22:50:00.007-04:002008-08-19T23:57:54.583-04:00

Well, one thing is certain, revolutions rarely occur from just talking about revolutions. So I resolved to get into the fray. Where do I start?The last thing I uttered before sleep last night was that the Lord expose all my violent doings, all these ways I fail to follow. It' s not the use of nonviolence to mediate problems as much as it is a belief that this is the best way to express faith in

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-888495789596221252008-08-18T21:15:00.003-04:002008-08-18T22:46:50.633-04:00

Some ramblings as I flesh this out further...When in my life I feel necessity striving within me, I try to examine it.I NEED tobacco, I NEED a drink, I NEED sexual fulfilment, I NEED justice, I NEED to make them understand, I NEED to have this...The needs mentioned above are not sinful in and of themselves. But when I NEED them, to make it thru the day, to feel complete and satisfied, I am in

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-61819083130523666802008-08-17T19:19:00.006-04:002008-08-17T21:10:35.768-04:00

Some one will undoubtedly say that due to the subject of my last few postings, that my leftist or rightist or libertarian politics are showing. But I assure you I have a deeper agenda than mere ideological spin.I do not highlight the hypocrisy of American foreign policy for sheer giggles of uncovering hypocrisy. I need not write a thing in order to expose such vice. Looking in the mirror daily

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-57420669680456393112008-08-17T15:02:00.003-04:002008-08-17T15:26:24.973-04:00

US Ambassador Khalilzad on Georgia...(No mention of Georgia's attacks on civilians August 8th.) "[W]e must condemn the Russian military assault in the sovereign state of Georgia, the violation of the countries sovereignty and territorial integrity including the targeting of civilians and the campaign of terror against the Georgian population. Similarly, we need to condemn the destruction of

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-45684257056800115622008-08-17T13:46:00.004-04:002008-08-17T14:45:19.997-04:00

Alot more can be said about the Saddleback civic forum on the Presidency that occured Saturday with Senator's McCain and Obama.What saddened me was the question to each about war. What is worth dying for and more to the issue for them, what is worth sending 18 year old Americans off to die for? While they each said, Freedom, National Security and National interests, to the applause of many,

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-28340212849114150822008-08-14T18:38:00.004-04:002008-08-14T21:21:03.681-04:00

I once again find myself at odds with the Empire I live in.In 1991 the Warsaw Pact dissolved. In my ignorance, I wondered why NATO didn't likewise dissolve. What was the point of this Military/Industrial alliance that now bordered an area that was sure to become a hotbed of ethnical, religious and regional uprisings? Recall the famous Article 5 (invoked for the first time ever after 9/11) of NATO

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-76634797613617354682008-07-27T00:57:00.000-04:002008-07-27T00:58:37.527-04:00

It occured to me this evening that the typical interpretation of Moses's story is incorrect.Moses flees Egypt after murdering an Egyptian overlord who is abusing Hebrew slaves, which I get. More to the point he flees once he is outed by his fellow Hebrews who even ask him, 'who has made you ruler and judge over us'.The theory is assumed (in movies as well as sermons) that Moses was just a good

Gregnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-76761809512000478602008-07-01T21:18:00.003-04:002008-07-01T21:34:50.633-04:00

So, I'm learning about twitter, which is just a quick way to update people to what I'm up to using cell text mainly that is posted to my blog. Yea, I'm cool and hip and super savy (yawn). So now, when I'm scratching myself, wondering what, if anything, profound I could say, I'll just say, "I'm scratching myself", and you dear reader will be in the know and cool like me. Not to mention hugely

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-63359687144288788782008-04-11T11:00:00.007-04:002008-12-09T07:44:34.371-05:00

I'm going to rank the movie..... "Revolver" (click here for trailer) up there with my all time favorites.Leon, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking barrels, And the Matrix. I rented it yesterday and have watched it twice now.This is definetly a mind bending movie. I knew the director Guy Ritchie was into Kabbalah and the references are there for those looking for such things but one can also extract

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-37477750485306978042008-04-10T16:43:00.003-04:002008-04-10T17:03:28.822-04:00

My church family, Sojourn is the cover story in one of the local Papers, the LEO (Louisville eccentric observer). Smells like Holy Spirit.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-52264613318937708692008-04-10T15:30:00.003-04:002008-04-10T16:14:44.160-04:00

Micheal Spencer, the always insightful internetmonk, is asking the hard question of his neighbors. The things that won't go away....Read it.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-70512509608150840762008-03-24T21:46:00.003-04:002008-03-24T22:30:44.675-04:00

I was struck afresh when reading this verse today...Philippians 3:7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-21545134735533533732008-03-23T01:32:00.000-04:002008-03-23T01:33:32.125-04:00

The Bravery - Believe(via jeannieanline)

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-77948989366689753952008-03-19T22:07:00.002-04:002008-03-19T22:30:35.465-04:00

So give me something to believeBecause I am living just to breathAnd I need something moreTo keep on breathing forSo give me something to believe

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-46417217140717798312008-03-19T21:46:00.002-04:002008-03-19T22:01:07.548-04:00

Yea, back online. Guess I should say something meaningful & profound...nah...But I will endeavor to say something, everyday, from here out.Listening to the Bravery CD, 'The Sun and the Moon'. good times.

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-91931288239091429622008-02-19T19:07:00.003-05:002008-02-19T19:48:36.667-05:00

Making some last day preperations for the descent into the crypt.Some notables:City Court went well today. Better than expected. I'm excited and have a plan. Superior court is complete, except to stand one last time before the judge and admit my guilt. No problem there.I just last night, finished reading The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, the author of "No Country for old men". I haven't seen that

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-68314734561803585532008-02-11T17:08:00.000-05:002008-02-11T17:58:22.363-05:00

I've been thinking about heaven today. Alot. No doubt in response to my dying neighbors remarks that heaven just, well, doesn't sound all that exciting. I had to admit, by current standards it doesn't.She's a workaholic really, a go getter who never sat still. The idea of harps and flying on clouds didn't appeal to her nor does it to me. We've all endured quite a few Sundays of long praise and

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-4457287052176390322008-02-10T20:50:00.000-05:002008-02-10T22:33:59.087-05:00

As the evening winds down I'm thankful that I was able to spend a little time with two of my oldest sons. We enjoyed church together and then grabbed a bite and returned home.Of course I took them to see our dying neighbor and friend, someone they have known and hung out with quite a bit. I wasn't sure if I should but since they wanted to say goodbye for the last time, I relented. It was hard for

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-78270122768192955342008-02-09T17:40:00.000-05:002008-12-09T07:44:34.665-05:00

Yea, so the transmission for my van was not ready (pulled off a junk vehicle) from the parts place I was conversing with all week. You'd think they would have said, "You need to put a deposit down for us to actually pull it". But no, what they said was, will have it ready for you Saturday.Where I come from ready means...well ready. Ready for you to lift and put into some form of transportation

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-76765026139259695082008-02-09T01:16:00.000-05:002008-12-09T07:44:34.811-05:00

And so begins the awesome spectacle of getting this here vehicle up and running.This picture was taken a week ago when we were attempting to troubleshoot. The hope was that it might just be the speed sensor. Of course such an easy fix, a sensor, would most likely save us the hassle of removing the tranny. But you can't even reach said part unless - you guessed it - you remove the tranny. Thanks

Gregnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481504519825519763.post-31281626755966484412008-02-08T19:52:00.000-05:002008-02-08T19:57:35.944-05:00

My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going.I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am doing so.But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything

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