So the other day i posted this post about my Grinchiness [or lack thereof] which highlighted that it is not so much Christmas that i don’t like, but how crazy over-the-top consumeristic it is, which in the face of so many people living without in the world, feels pretty horrific. […]
Another Wednesday, another Hashtag game… although this was not just another hashtag game. It was really interesting how this one played out… RSA Min of Warts [@Stevens947] played the co-host role and we even had a co-co-host in the incredible Kesha Tedder [@KeshaTedder] who i have an online ongoing “nemesis battle” with, and it was a whole lot of crazy fun. […]
i love this picture of my buddy Rob [who died just over a week ago from cancer] and everything it expresses – carefree, full of life, plus the symbolism of running off into the distance is not lost on me. But i miss him a lot and it’s only been just over a week. Only? Yeah, something like that. And i think words are my processor so this is really for me, but you’re welcome to [...]
robbed gone but not forgotten. but gone. too soon. not that any other time would have felt any more right but this one definitely felt every bit of wrong i miss you, friend not forgotten! [For other of my shorter Micropoem types, click here]
Three weeks ago, co-host Chris aka @Taliesyne, who with the backdrop of storms trying to flood his house in Australia, helped me to see #YouHadMeAt [and occasionally #YouHadMeat] break the 40 thousand tweet barrier and just go pretty mental… Two weeks ago, at our last game, it was Kage aka @swissmistress who joined in with the much more specific-flavoured tag of the Monty-Python inspired #ThisParrotIsntDeadIts: […]
Continuing with a read through of this chapter from Ron Sider’s ‘Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger’ starting where we left off: Possessions are highly dangerous. They lead to a multitude of sins, including idolatry. Western Christians today desperately need to turn away from their covetous civilisation’s grasping materialism. = = = = = THE RING AND THE BELOVED Possessions are dangerous. But they are not innately evil. Biblical revelation begins with creation. And [...]
Christmas is coming! For different people that means different things. i like to start referring to myself as ‘The Grinch’ as Christmas approaches, but it’s not entirely true. […]
As we continue to seek out A Carefree Attitude Towards Possessions through the lens of Ron Sider’s challenging book, ‘Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger’ let me go back a paragraph to remind us where we are and then continue with words i hope you will wrestle with and share with your friends: = = = = = Matthew, Mark and Luke all recall the terrible warning: “How hard it is for those who [...]
Continuing the passage i am sharing from the Ron Sider book, ‘Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger’, i’ll back up one paragraph just to remind us where we were: = = = = = If there are poor people who need assistance, Jesus’ carefree disciple will help – even if that means selling possessions. People are vastly more important than property. “Laying up treasure in heaven” means exactly the same thing. “In Jewish literature, [...]
How brave do you feel today? i am busy reading slowly through a book written by a guy called Ron Sider, titled, ‘Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger’ and this chapter, which is about halfway through the book has the title, ‘A Biblical Attitude towards Property and Wealth’. […]