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Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:59:38 -0400

Food as Spiritual and Political Praxis pt. 2

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:35:37 -0400

Food as Spiritual and Political Praxis pt. 2:

lukexvx:

Read part 1 too!

"No nation is sovereign; they all operate on arbitrary, made-up boundaries, and the whimsy of..."

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:01:27 -0400

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No nation is sovereign; they all operate on arbitrary, made-up boundaries, and the whimsy of self-granted power. There are no borders. Christ has all nations under him, he establishes and destroys governments as he sees fit, and the kingdom to come is not one of nations. It is a kingdom of people who are bound together by Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection. It is a kingdom that is already established, and that Christians are made citizens of the moment they are saved.

So, I no longer consent to participate in a necessarily immoral institution. I am a Christian, and have been instructed by the laws of my God and King to obey the laws of the land in which I am physically present so far as they do not conflict with obligations to my God. The Romans recognized that Christ’s commands were political in nature. They understood and fought Christianity tooth and nail until they gave up and just integrated Christianity as an approved State religion.

I am a Popular Christian, or as some call it a Christarchist. I am not bound by any State or Religion but my borders are cast by the shadow of the Cross of Christ. And my fellow Christians those borders are unbounded, limitless, and cross the whole of the Universe and more… our God is great.

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- Aaron Huggins (via flagless)

kylexsumner: I’m legitimately crying right now… This is the...

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:18:00 -0400

kylexsumner:

I’m legitimately crying right now… This is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever heard.

THIS IS NOT MY GOD.

PLEASE CLICK HERE!

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Sat, 05 May 2012 23:40:01 -0400

"in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful..."

Sat, 05 May 2012 23:09:50 -0400

“in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.”

- 2 Corinthians 6:6-10

meteorshowr: Today last year is the day that Osama died. The US...

Tue, 01 May 2012 12:56:29 -0400

meteorshowr:

Today last year is the day that Osama died. The US celebrated his death. As Christians let us remember that we are to love our enemies and pray for them. Let’s also remember that God loves EVERYONE and desires that none should perish but that ALL would come to repentance and that He does not delight in the death of the wicked.

Brandt Russo: ‎”The US military is chewing up service members & spitting them out....

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:29:45 -0400

Brandt Russo: ‎”The US military is chewing up service members & spitting them out....:

brandtrusso:

‎”The US military is chewing up service members & spitting them out. Approximately 6,500 service members are committing suicide a year. That number equates to more deaths than service members killed in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq combined.” - Joseph Boston

It would appear servicemen…

"A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing..."

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:25:16 -0400

““A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease. Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings, while incense is ever flowing from the balsam bells and leaves. No wonder the hills and groves were God’s first temples, and the more they are cut down and hewn into cathedrals and churches, the farther off and dimmer seems the Lord himself.””

- John Muir (via kylexsumner)

If A Tree Falls

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:02:58 -0400

If a Tree Falls is a feature-length documentary that offers a behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America’s “number one domestic terrorist threat.” The film tells the story of Daniel McGowan, an ELF member who participated in two multi-million dollar arsons against Oregon timber companies. If a Tree Falls explores how a working class kid from Queens (the son of a New York cop and a business major in college) found himself facing life in prison for “eco-terrorism.”

Learn More About If A Tree Falls Here!

Watch If A Tree Falls Here!

"What would have happened if the church had spent the years from about 300 to about 600, instead of..."

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:17:38 -0400

““What would have happened if the church had spent the years from about 300 to about 600, instead of having esoteric theological arguments, instead devoting 300 years to exploring how people should live out the ethic of Jesus against the backdrop of the Roman Empire?””

- Jim Wallis

existtheblog: Lee Camp, “Why The Christian Church Ought to be...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:20:38 -0500

existtheblog:

Lee Camp, “Why The Christian Church Ought to be Pacifist”

Lee Camp is a professor of theology and ethics at Lipscomb University. You can read or download the whole article from Wineskins HERE.

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:14:45 -0500

New Music

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:30:35 -0500

kylexsumner:

Everyone go check out Goodbye, I and tell me what you think. This is the first non-hardcore band I’ve ever been a part of.

http://www.facebook.com/goodbyei

Exist//the blog: Any law, government, institution, or person that treats a human...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:03:25 -0500

Exist//the blog: Any law, government, institution, or person that treats a human...:

existtheblog:

Any law, government, institution, or person that treats a human anything less than another human is anti-creational. Like the Pharaoh in Egypt, the economics of want and the politics of power work to undo the ongoing creational process of the creator God who seeks to make whole again.

The…

"We are satisfied that voting does much more harm to the church than dancing does."

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:21:55 -0500

“We are satisfied that voting does much more harm to the church than dancing does.”

- David Lipscomb, Gospel Advocate (1875)

When "isms" get in the way of your revolution

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:31:17 -0500

Wether it be Anarchism, Veganism, Feminism, or any other “ism” that you claim, do not let it get in the way of the reasons you decided to place this tag upon your life in the first place. These “isms” that some of us hold so dear are merely a means to an end, they are by no means the end itself. If it is equality that you want, then let veganism, feminism, anarchism, anti-fascism, etc. be tools to achieve that goal. It is easy to be a good vegan, but what happens when you have a pair of old leather shoes and you are torn between the option of throwing them away or giving them to a homeless man on the street? What happens when other people associated with that “ism” tell you one thing, but your heart says another? The goal is not to be a good feminist, anarchist, or environmentalist, but the goal is to strive for what you know in your heart as good and true. I see many people using these movements as a way of bettering themselves instead of the lives of those around them, which is exactly the opposite of what these labels stand for.

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”

Matthew 6:19-23

The more I fall in love with Jesus, the more I find how relevant these scriptures are in my life. I have often found that my treasure lies in veganism rather than human and non-human rights, it lies in anarchism rather than freedom in Christ, and it lies in environmentalism rather than creation care. Let these “isms” be a tool in our revolution of love, but never let them confine you to a box that restricts love from getting in. I am vegan, I am an environmentalist, and I am an anarchist only as a result of being a follower of Christ. My treasure no longer lies in boasting about how well I have followed the rules that I have set for myself, but it lies in another kingdom all together. My goal is no longer to be a good anarchist, vegan, or environmentalist, but to use these passions to become a better person.

Shannon Kearns speaks about his experience as a transgendered/anarchist follower of Christ.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:43:41 -0500

LISTEN HERE!

Shannon writes as the anarchist reverend. He is a seminary graduate (M.Div 2009 from Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York) on the ordination path who also happens to be a transsexual man. Many of his theological musings are on the intersection of theology and being trans*. He also writes about Christian anarchism and his dreams for the future.

He is the co-founder and co-director of Camp Osiris, a camp for young adults aged 18-23 to come together and talk about the intersections between their sexualities/gender identities and their various spiritualities. The camp is located in Minnesota and welcomes youth from all over the country.

“You no longer want second hand love, you want only the...

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:34:08 -0500

“You no longer want second hand love, you want only the first love of the creator, not the love of the created things. From the moment I came to the desert I put all of that behind me and I looked only forward and I looked only to the love which I got from him.”

- Father Lazarus El Anthony