Monday, May 26, 2008
My idea of coffee table books
on getting started, or taking it to the next
level! Get ready to sing like a pro, rule the
scene, win affection and have one helluva
good time! Features amazing illustrations
by supertalent Mike Perry. 160pgs.
America vs. God
the myth of America as a Christian nation, with the church as its guardian, has been, and continues to be, damaging both to the church and the advancement of God's kingdom. Among other things, this nationalistic myth blinds us to the way in which our most basic and most cherished cultural assumptions are diametrically opposed to the kingdom way of life taught by Jesus and his disciples. Instead of living out the radically countercultural mandate of the kingdom of God, this myth has inclined us to christianize many pagan aspects of our culture. Instead of providing it with a radically alternative way of life, we largely present it with a religious version of what it already is. The myth clouds our vision of God's distinctly beautiful kingdom and thereby undermines our motivation to live as set-apart(holy) disciples of this kingdom."-Gregory A. Boyd "myth of a christian nation"
oh how i long to share of simple shred of me
1.
comply and decay
find death in disarray
march, march, march
into the marshes
harsh badlands
mesmerizing lights
reep blind eyes and intoxicating cries
2.
i float upside down in the air
to see the bottles flood the valley
yesterday, the salt drained from that sea in the hills
and turned to look at the reefs it once chewed upon
disturbed
and vaguely saddened by the loss of a dwelling place
inhabitants grew anxiously aware
that home no longer existed
and heaven was more than a savior away
3.
i laid down to sleep
on a mountain
somewhere around east meeting west
sometime around the passing of the century
i was alone
head melting like an iceberg
bones brittle as hay
"my lover buried my heart in a coma
i'll praise the stars if he ever returns"
4.
the ocean walked on itself
as if to say:
"im yelling at you with _________
and you just arent paying attention!"
5.
she stood on the shore
as the sails and anchors were lifted
on the ship in the bay
with a crumpled heart
she prayed
and wondered
if her anchor would ever cast anchor in that harbor again
note: these poems are part of a collection which will be comprised to make a story. they are not complete. extra points to those who can figure out the meanings of them.