Tag: Spoken Word

Buy Swords/Capitol Insurrection

This is about what happened on January 6, and before. This is about the Cross and the sword. This is about how easily we can miss the point (or be led away from the point) for self preservation or preservation of a preferred way of life. This is about hamartia, about missing the mark, about sin. This is a little bit about Christian Nationalism, but only a little bit… that would really require more words. This is about Jesus, and hope for redemption for those far from the Father.

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Compassion Over Pain

The Cross is unearned and unearnable advocacy. I think that that beauty frees us to not have to justify our valuing and advocating for the value of human beings made in the image of God. There are some specific names and faces and stories from the last few months that come to mind: Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake, Elijah McClain. You could add Patrick Warren Sr. No proof of worthiness or value for them as Image bearers should be required. No proof was needed when Christ purchased our freedom and advocated for our value.

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Flood Ash (West Coast Fires)

This piece is about the fires that burned and continue to burn on the West Coast of the United States. Romans 8 speaks of the creation groaning in the world in its current fallen state. I believe that the natural disasters and ecological devastation that visits humanity is a physical aspect of creation's groaning. Even these events deemed natural, are I believe, part of a fallen creation that we exist in, and that humanity essentially caused to be broken in the first place. Humanity has an impact on creation which has an impact on humanity. Subduing and proper stewardship of the earth has a couple layers to it. It’s not only abstaining from certain things, but a call and invitation into activity and tending in a number of different ways.

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