We’re each both, at all times.
Saint and sinner
Related: The Way of Peace, chapter 17: “About organized religion”
Related: The Way of Peace, chapter 19: “Sacrifice”
Music: Don Henley, “The Heart of the Matter”
Tag Archives: Christmas
“We desperately need a war on Christmas lies.”
My second audition file. The sound quality isn’t perfect, but I adjudged not bad enough to prevent posting here.
TRANSCRIPT
December 2014 saw a splash of anti-Christian pieces in the media.
There was Kurt Eichenwald’s January 2 Newsweek cover story, which I need not respond to; an adequate response has already been made by Albert Mohler, M-O-H-L-E-R.
There is Steve Siebold’s December 24 HuffPost article, entitled, “Don’t Just Question the 10 Commandments; Question the Entire Bible.” I may respond to that at a later date.
And then there was Jeffrey Tayler’s December 22 Salon.com piece, entitled, “Let’s Make Bill O’Reilly’s Head Explode: We Desperately Need a War on Christmas Lies;” to which I will respond now.
Continue reading “We desperately need a war on Christmas lies.”
Bring back Saturnalia?
Saturday, I mean to publish a response to a recent Salon.com piece by Jeffrey Tayler disparaging Christmas.
In preparing that, I had to research Saturnalia, the ancient pagan festival that Christmas was meant to replace.
From my reading of the Wikipedia article, there’s a lot to be said for it.
Maybe we should bring it back!
Originally posted 2015-01-14.
Podcast – “Beautiful music”
We seek programming that makes us feel like we want.
The William Tell Show — “Beautiful music”
LeRoy Anderson, Piano Concerto, First movement
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Jesus: born homeless
At Christmas, Christians celebrate the event in which they say God became a human being.
Without this event, according to traditional Christianity, there would be no salvation, and no hope for you and me.
What is called “incarnational theology” tells us that Jesus’ power to save and competence to save both derive from the incarnation — God’s having become a human being.
By virtue of the incarnation, God obtained first-hand experience of everything we human beings have to deal with — all the trials and tribulations we go through from day to day. In Jesus, God came face to face with physical suffering, pain, bitter cold and burning heat; hunger, anger, lust and love. The Bible does not tell us all the details of Jesus’ life, but I am convinced he went through it all. There is no circumstance you can come into, that he hasn’t faced. Thus he can be present to you, no matter what your circumstances.
In the spiritual (emotional) world also, there is nowhere Jesus hasn’t been. He can be present to you no matter where you “go” emotionally.
God is with you and for you at all times.
Believe it.
(Originally posted 12/25/13.)
Keep the X in Xmas
* “We desperately need a war on Christmas lies.”
My second audition file. The sound quality isn’t perfect, but I adjudged not bad enough to prevent posting here.
TRANSCRIPT
December 2014 saw a splash of anti-Christian pieces in the media.
There was Kurt Eichenwald’s January 2 Newsweek cover story, which I need not respond to; an adequate response has already been made by Albert Mohler, M-O-H-L-E-R.
There is Steve Siebold’s December 24 HuffPost article, entitled, “Don’t Just Question the 10 Commandments; Question the Entire Bible.” I may respond to that at a later date.
And then there was Jeffrey Tayler’s December 22 Salon.com piece, entitled, “Let’s Make Bill O’Reilly’s Head Explode: We Desperately Need a War on Christmas Lies;” to which I will respond now.
Continue reading * “We desperately need a war on Christmas lies.”
* Bring back Saturnalia?
Saturday, I mean to publish a response to a recent Salon.com piece by Jeffrey Tayler disparaging Christmas.
In preparing that, I had to research Saturnalia, the ancient pagan festival that Christmas was meant to replace.
From my reading of the Wikipedia article, there’s a lot to be said for it.
Maybe we should bring it back!
Reblogged 2020-11-05.
* Jesus: born homeless
At Christmas, Christians celebrate the event in which they say God became a human being.
Without this event, according to traditional Christianity, there would be no salvation, and no hope for you and me.
What is called “incarnational theology” tells us that Jesus’ power to save and competence to save both derive from the incarnation — God’s having become a human being.
By virtue of the incarnation, God obtained first-hand experience of everything we human beings have to deal with — all the trials and tribulations we go through from day to day. In Jesus, God came face to face with physical suffering, pain, bitter cold and burning heat; hunger, anger, lust and love. The Bible does not tell us all the details of Jesus’ life, but I am convinced he went through it all. There is no circumstance you can come into, that he hasn’t faced. Thus he can be present to you, no matter what your circumstances.
In the spiritual (emotional) world also, there is nowhere Jesus hasn’t been. He can be present to you no matter where you “go” emotionally.
God is with you and for you at all times.
Believe it.
(Reblogged 12/25/17.)
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