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”

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Part 3 intro: There’s more to our confusion about God than what meets the eye [10,000s_BC]

History is much like theology. We all have different factors that go into what we frame as truth, but we typically end up arguing the factors we use to separate…

00. Eternity beyond…

Part 2 intro: God does not fear math; it’s a truth filter [millions_BC]

Wisdom pursues understanding how we fit into eternity, into ourselves, and into our world. What is wisdom's response when opposite public voices are demanding that the other is lying? We…

00. Eternity beyond…

Part 1 intro: Pre-BigBang was existence and being; I-AM. [pre_billions_BC]

Before there was separation, there was One. Our homegrown perspective defines this separation as "Creation" or "our known Universe". For the sake of this story, the first cause of all…

Choice #4 = Mythology: allowing our fight/flight instinct be triggered…

Jesus fan fiction 19 – They return, and everything rises to another level

They traveled throughout the villages, announcing the good news for us to turn from knowingly doing wrong to to be forgiven of those wrongs. They healed people everywhere. Having returned...…

Choice #4 = Mythology: allowing our fight/flight instinct be triggered

Meet Jesus (4 Gospels in one story)

All four (4) gospels copied and pasted into one scene-by-scene story. (CLICK TO VIEW how each gospel's chapter and verse fit this combination) Opening: 1. Introduction 2. Ancestries 3.…

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Jesus fan fiction 18 – Jesus sends out the 12 (2 by 2)

He called for his twelve... Jesus sent them out in pairs to announce God’s Kingdom, and to heal the sick. He gave them power and authority; He commanded them, “Don’t…

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Jesus fan fiction 17 – Visit home church, and Herod murders John the Baptist

He traveled back to Nazareth for a Sabbath Jesus followers being present kept the threats at a murmur, but attenders were astonished - trying to figure out how this nobody…

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Jesus fan fiction 16 – Night after sower sermon on sabbath

Evening of that same day he said, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake”, and they left there by boat. They launched out, and sailed off as…

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Jesus fan fiction 15 – Full sower sermon sabbath day with Jesus

One morning before church... Jesus' group was picking some grain for breakfast, and a political-religious leader again accused them of "working on the sabbath." Jesus tossed his accusation away using…

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Jesus fan fiction 14 – John’s followers and religious leaders question

John's followers told him (in prison) what Jesus was doing. John sent them back, asking if Jesus is The One? In response to, "Should we look for someone else?", Jesus…