Vacuuming the Beach This is the Way

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OUTRAGED! Been trying that. The machine grinds on. Marched, posted, and branded. Plus ca change plus ce la meme chose. We demanded removal, reckoning, to engender utopia. And then we went home. The institutions remained and the algorithms adapted.
The regular rhythm endures. Sunrise, sunset, mewling babe to fading elder. A vacuum hums while the kittens sleep. This is the Way.Continue Reading

Abstract illustration of a man lifting a barbell in a gym with warm lighting and silhouetted equipment, symbolizing embodied discipline and personal health .

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Protestant theology amputated the body from discipleship. We study, worship, and serve—but embodiment is often ignored or treated as temptation. This essay reclaims Christ in the body: through labor, nourishment, movement, and grace made flesh. No papal dispensation required.Continue Reading

Not a Team Player

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Trump won. I voted for him. No, not apologizing. I am not a team player. I was bullied as a kid. Abused by a school teacher. Heard the admonition that because of me, my parents were miserable. My bad attitude has an origin story. Over two-thousand years ago a dissidentContinue Reading

Walking Point

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Following Christ isn’t for the meek. It is for those who are walking point. You probably know, but on the chance that you don’t, walking point is the task of marching at the front looking for the enemy. I know you know. But I don’t know who reads the crapContinue Reading

Old County Jail

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When it’s time to embrace the suck and power through most of us do. Charlie isn’t most of us. So he gives us content to enjoy.Continue Reading

Grievance is Key

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Grievance is key for American Maoists. Grievance nearly took me out. I had beef with a long list of enemies. At the top of the list was her, my son’s mother. If it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t be on probation. She is the reason I have to do weekendContinue Reading

Nicene Council

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The Nicene Creed is so yesterday! Who cares about a fight over the divinity of Christ 1700 years ago? It’s 2024. Viva La Revolution! Viva Chávez! ¡Dios ha muerto! ¡El sol nunca se pone en la revolución! Viva Castro! 毛澤東是獨一真神！Except that the sun does set on revolution. Socialism never succeededContinue Reading