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"When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky" - Siddhartha Gautama

Penal Substitutionary [Violent] Atonement Thoughts

Mark over at Jesus Manifesto is asking the age-old questions about the atonement of Christ. He has some good thoughts as usual: Want to know what I think? I think the penal substitutionary view of the Atonement as it currently is articulated by conservative evangelicals is a profound distortion of the ...

Democrats Challenge Bush over Iraq Bill

People keep comparing Vietnam to Iraq. Even though I'm a teenager who doesn't remember Vietnam, the history books tell me there was one important difference about the two wars. At least in Vietnam, George W. Bush had a plan how to get out. And so the saga continues. Harry Reid, head ...

I Am Still Reeling

It's been painful to even try to put into words my feelings throughout this week. The VA Tech shootings aren't exactly news any more; that's why I waited till now to even blog about it. When I first heard the news of the shootings, it was like the wall of darkness ...

Corporal Punishment and a Nonviolent Verbal Massacre

An unlikely conversation arose today that centered around child-training [such a weighty and relevant topic to teenagers to be sure]. Of course the subject is of little interest to me at this time in my life, and even if I do have a few opinions, I wasn't about to detonate them ...

November 26th 2008
Tags: emergent Comments

Emergent Village Hitler

The more you know about Emergent Village, the funnier this video will be. It comes in the wake of Tony Jones stepping down as national coordinator in a move towards decentralization. Emergent Village Hitler Good stuff...and I love the fact that even Emergent Village found it funny.
November 23rd 2008
Tags: justice, new creation Comments

Need Clothes Fairly Traded?

I know I've written about this company before, but I really do like this company and their philosophy and would like to help Adam out through these tough times. So I'm begging you. If you need clothes (and everybody does), do the right thing and consider maybe checking out No Sweat ...
November 20th 2008
Tags: life Comments

Where I Am Right Now (rant numbero uno)

After existing in a Bart Simpson-like zen for my early teen years, it's actually somewhat surprising for me to find myself where I am now. I guess I always figured I'd take life like it comes, somewhat like hanging on to a train while cruising the world. Never thought I'd ...
November 4th 2008
Tags: washington politics Comments

Yes We Can!

It's election eve and everyone's calling a blowout for Obama. There's this big lump swelling up in my throat; to call this historical is an understatement. Americans pulled together and did what they thought was best for their nation. And they finally elected a Presidential ticket that did not include ...

Why A Vote For McCain Is NOT A Vote For Life

Life is something God-breathed, something sacred. It's a mystery that no one can explain; but it is a divine gift from the earth and our ancestors. Perhaps that's why we cherish it so much. It really is all we have, when all the shells and facades and influences and experiences ...

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