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Phases
Some new starlight Configuration Revolving Might In constellation Pulling tethers Force, Planetary Chaotic “whethers” Skull’s Sanctuary Lick and sup, drink At the dark-end pool Freed of time, sink Into the void’s rule Confident abyss Consuming all Self-assured bliss Smirk, sip … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Doubt, Nihilism, Poetry, Theology
Tagged Ambition, Christianity, Creative Writing, death, Faith, God, Life, literature, meditation, Mystery, Nature, poetry, prayer, Religion, Sin, theology, time, World, Writing
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The Suffering of Not Suffering
Posted in Art, Capitalism, Christianity, Doubt, Faith
Tagged Capitalism, Christ, Christianity, Crucifix, Crucifixion, Doubt, Faith, Fear, God, grief, groaning, Hell, Love, Mystery, Peace, poetry, Questioning, Religion, Salvation, Suffering, theology, Timshel, Unknowing, World, Wrestling with God
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The Winds of Leave
The winds of leave are calling me, to walk away from here, To enter in, a blowing leaf, to enter in with fear, And fear is not a frightful word, when we give it to the wind, For the wind … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Poetry, prayer, Theology
Tagged Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus, poetry, prayer, theology
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The Demonic Possession of Success
“I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed. I hate most people.” -Daniel Plainview (There Will Be Blood) I’ve been reading through theologian/psychologist Richard Beck’s newest book, The Slavery of Death. Through a psychological deconstruction … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Christianity, Daniel Day Lewis, Film, Ideology, Theology, There Will Be Blood
Tagged Capitalism, Christ, Christianity, Consumerism, Doubt, Faith, Fear, Film, God, grief, Ideology, Possession, Satan, Success, theology, There Will Be Blood
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Two Trees in Eden & The Problem of Salvation
In this blog, I want to introduce my own, contextualized, unique reading of the narrative of Genesis 2-3. I started this analysis merely playing with the idea of our mortal state before The Fall. Many theologians have argued that we … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Christianity, Eschatology, Salvation, Theology, Universalism
Tagged Adam and Eve, Capitalism, Christ, Christianity, consimerism, Cross, Crucifix, Crucifixion, Damnation, Doubt, Eden, Eternity, Faith, Fear, God, grief, Hell, joy, longing, Love, Mystery, Sin, Temptation, The Fall, theology, Universalism
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Transformed to Love: The Inheritance of Freedom and the Prodigal Son
“For Freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.” – Galatians 5:1 What I am going to offer in this blog, is an interpretation of the Prodigal Son parable … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Christianity, Eschatology, Salvation, Universalism
Tagged Christ, Christianity, Cross, Crucifix, Crucifixion, Damnation, Doubt, Eternity, Faith, Fear, God, Hell, idolatry, inclusivism, joy, longing, Love, Mystery, New Testament, prodigal son, Questioning, Religion, Salvation, Service
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Ritual
Carnival, Carnival Sausages and Sensuality Expression and Indulgence Political Calamity Religious Advance – Sex and Dance Carnival, Carnival Are you hidden here? Between the scattered plastic cups, The casualties and tokens of The mechanized and caffeinated rush The Shopping malls … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Christianity, Poetry
Tagged carnival, Christ, Christianity, consimerism, Doubt, Faith, Fear, God, grief, groaning, Hell, idolatry, materialism, ritual
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It’s Time We Know
It’s Time we know Though it’s resting in the private And hiding in our great depths It’s Time we know And we stand in show In the shards of broken lungs Where the songs have all been sung We stand … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Poetry
Tagged Christ, Christianity, Doubt, Eternity, Faith, Fear, God, longing, poetry, theology, time, Unknowing, Wrestling with God
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Into the World
Recently I was reading Dostoevsky’s novel, The Brother’s Karamazov, and I reached a passage where Alyosha Karamazov, a young monk is told by his elder that he must leave the monastery, enter into the world and live a normal life … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Dostoevsky
Tagged dostoevsky, Doubt, Faith, God, joy, Peace, Service, Suffering, Trust, World
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Orthodox Art
Can we idolize our understanding of God? Imagine an artist who, when so overwhelmed with the mysterious and inconceivable nature and love of God, paints a picture to represent his feelings. He pours a cascade of love, fear, and reverence … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Christianity, Doubt
Tagged God, idolatry, meditation, painting, prayer, theology, Timshel
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