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 97 – Breakfast on the beach

After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way. Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee,…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 96 – Day eight with Thomas

But Thomas, one of the twelve (called Didymus) wasn’t with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 95 – Jesus owns death; day one (Sunday)

Behold, there was a great earthquake… for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky… and came and rolled away the stone from the door… and sat on…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 94 – Passover (Saturday)

Now on the next day, which was on the Sabbath day… after the Preparation Day, they rested according to the commandment. The chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate, saying, “Sir,…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 93 – Jesus’ trial, torture, and death (Friday)

Now, as soon as it was morning, the assembly of all the chief priests, scribes and the elders of the people gathered together and they led him away into their council, saying, “If you are the…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 92 – Peter by the fire (Thursday PM)

Those had taken Jesus… led him away to Caiaphas the high priest (where all the chief priests, the scribes and the elders were gathered together with him), but Simon Peter had followed Jesus from…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 91 – Jesus’ arrest (Thursday PM)

Immediately while he was still speaking, Judas came (one of the twelve also knew the place). Jesus often met there with his disciples. Now, Judas who betrayed him then, was leading them. He had given them…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 90 – Jesus prays in the garden (Thursday PM)

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane. When he was at the place, he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go there and pray. Pray that you don’t…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 89 – Last supper and teaching (Thursday)

Now on the first day of unleavened bread (when the Passover must be sacrificed) the disciples came to Jesus asking him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare, that you may eat the…

08. The Chosen One (30 AD)

Day 88 – Lazarus dinner, Mary washes Jesus’ feet

Now the feast of unleavened bread (which is called the Passover, was approaching. The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception and kill…