Targum for 1Cor13 1-3

If I speak in gender inclusive language, and carefully avoid all racial epithets but have not love, I am just too much cowbell

If I understand all of the socio political ramifications of the gospels, accept paradox and the relativism of communication in our post modern conversations about textual truths. If I am able to transform the powers that be so that the justice of God's kingdom reigns, but have not love, I am like one with no friends on facebook

And though I eat only organic local foods, wear only post consumer clothing, and drink fair trade coffee. Though I volunteer at the soup kitchen three nights a week, live in shared housing and provide shelter for the poor and homeless and regularly am arrested in protests for labor rights, gay inclusion and against war and globalization but have not love my portfolio is empty and my retirement is just dust in the wind

will post some of the other targums from our bible study later this week, blessings

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some work I did

Was in Boston these last few days installing this fireplace. The carved panels are Greene and Greene originals, as is the copper hood. We recreated the fireplace they went in, and shipped it to Boston where I installed it. It was fun, and hard work. Proud to be associated with such important restoration and recovery work

The radical gospel of Matthew's Jesus part 4 john the baptist

The crazy desert prophet that wheres camel hair, eats bugs, and yells at the religious elite

of course he is one of my favorite biblical characters. In the first part of chapter 3 we look at John, who he is, who Matthew portrays him to be, his ministry and what his location says about power, and the powers that be.



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a short video on my own thoughts on pacifism, inspired by jarrod mckenna

The ten minute format does not leave a lot of time to really go into it, but I will attempt to answer questions here, and if there is enough interest I can record a second video dealing more deeply with those less simplistic ideas.



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a summary of the first narrative section

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The radical gospel of Matthew's Jesus part 3 (the empire strikes back the finale)

Hey guys, this is the next video in our series. It covers the end of the 2nd chapter of Matthew. I didn't have time to read it, so please read it yourselves, please share these with your friends if you like them, and subscribe on Youtube



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Does Mark Driscoll want to fight?

A friend of mine asked me if I would fight Mark Driscoll in an mma match. I thought it was a funny question. I really hate much of the stuff Mark says, and I especially dislike the way he tries to make Jesus either a tattoo wearing mma fighter, or a dress wearing hippy. Rather than seeing that Jesus was actually the most amazing combination of both. The most gently, humble and non violent guy who ever lived, yet the bravest, manliest, confident guy as well.

Well I am a tattoo'd cage fighter, you think Mark would go a few rounds in the cage with me? And then maybe we could do a theological debate, where he would be able to recover his shattered manhood :)

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The radical gospel of Matthew's Jesus part 3 (the empire strikes back part 1)

This is the latest video, sorry it took so long. Hope you enjoy it, and feel free to share it



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here is a fixed version of last post

sorry I didn't catch that sooner. I will try and record the next teaching today, "the empire strikes back parts one and two"

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The radical gospel of Matthew's Jesus part 2 (the sequel)

Does Isaiah really say a virgin will be with child? Why doesn't Matthew interpret Isaiah like a Hebrew wood? What does God with us mean? and what it all means to us




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