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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Jesus fan fiction 13 – Jesus selects 12, then raises the dead

Jesus went all over; teaching, healing and announcing the good news of eternity. People trailed behind him from everywhere (to touch him), because power came out of him - and…

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Jesus fan fiction 12 – 12 yr old girl raised from the dead, and then some

Back in his new home town... It felt like the whole town was waiting on the beach for Jesus. Then the unbelievable happened, a community church ruler, named Jairus, fell…

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Jesus fan fiction 11 – Shavuot/Pentecost holiday

Fifty days after that table-flipping Passover... this celebration started on the way from Galilee - and grew in to Jerusalem. Little can compare to the lively thankfulness and satisfaction…

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Jesus fan fiction 10 – Jesus upsets the authorities

Walking through town, Jesus did the one thing no one expected (again). The teacher and his swarm of followers passed by Matthew sitting at his tax collector's desk. Then;…

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Jesus fan fiction 9 – A day with Jesus teaching

One day; Jesus was walking down by the sea. Noticing a crowd around him, he climbed up a mountain side. Finding a level place to teach his followers, he said,…

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Jesus fan fiction 8 – Around the sea, and back again

Early the next morning, he got up before sunrise and went off by himself. Finding him; Peter passed on the crowd's demands for Jesus, and he said to them, “Let’s go…

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Jesus fan fiction 7 – 1st Sabbath in Capernaum

The 1st Sabbath in his new hometown; Everyone was amazed, because Jesus spoke with authority. A man challenged, “Ha! What do you want? Jesus, you... 'Nazarene?' Have you come to…

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Jesus fan fiction 6 – Pass through Capernaum, and stay in Cana

The people of Galilee welcomed him (and what they saw Jesus do at the Passover feast). Jesus saw Peter and Andrew as they were cleaning their nets on the…

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Jesus fan fiction 5 – Two days with Samaritans

After the religious leaders started playing Jesus against John (for who was baptizing more), Jesus took off from there with his followers. They walked a couple days through the land of…

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Jesus fan fiction 4 – Opening Passover, and Jesus cleans house

Independence Day! Passover in the capital city of Jerusalem was bursting with religious ceremony and national fervor. This holiday marked our people being freed from slavery. This week marked when…