Language is my sacrament

I am a Joshua following monolater who prefers to use an atheistic scientific dialect, because my thoughts on theology, mythology, and science seems to scare most. In hopes for conversation, I’m using this as my journal.

I think they call this deconstructing

I have assumed today’s religious and political leaders are different than the ones who killed past voices for good… Now, I cannot unsee how wrong I have been. Religious Nationalism is exposed as the primary identity of the most vocal white American Evangelical churches. Fox News has replaced Jesus’ teaching…Continue reading “I think they call this deconstructing”

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 17 – John identifies Jesus as the Christ

The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 16 – John’s announcement

This is John’s testimony when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He declared (and didn’t deny), but he declared, “I am…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 15 – Jesus’ testing

Then Jesus (full of the Holy Spirit) returned from the Jordan and was immediately led up by the Spirit… driven out into the wilderness with the wild animals to be tempted by the devil. He ate…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 14 – Jesus’ Baptism

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee to the Jordan - to John to be baptized by him. John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 13 – John the baptizer

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 12 – Jesus, age 12, at Passover

Now, his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover… and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom… and when…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 11 – Move to Nazareth

But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 10 – Herod kills all boys under two (2) years old

Then Herod (when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men) was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem (and…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 9 – Wizards visit; move to Egypt

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who is…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 8 – Day eight in Jerusalem

When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus (which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb).…