Creatively Advancing into Novelty
Fear-as-fuel causes a kind of social global warming, filling our social atmosphere with invisible toxins that subtly, silently, relentlessly change everything and make our society less humane and less habitable. Those who live by the sword, Jesus said, will die by it, and I imagine the same could be said for fear, because the sword…
Joyfully celebrating the killing of a killer who joyfully celebrated killing carries an irony that I hope will not be lost on us. Are we learning anything, or simply spinning harder in the cycle of violence? The quote above comes from Brian McLaren’s initial reaction to the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death. I don’t…
To forgive is to set someone free and then find out it’s you. To not forgive is to let someone rent free space in your head. Why let the wrong they did determine your joy? Revenge doesn’t work. Tweeted by Rob Bell On January 7th, 2011 Painting by cattoo