Saturday, September 29, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 152




Everything is there in the cross...it teaches us how to lay down our lives so that given life by God we may give life to others in turn. This is a mysterious bond between one another and God.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 151




The locale of the 'scene of the crime' - in the 1st century Roman world crucifixion was reserved for the worst criminals. And in Jewish understanding anyone executed by 'hanging on a tree' (Deut 21) was considered accursed by God.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 150

 



Notes from the scene of the crime...book by Danish archeologist P. V. Glob- The ‘Bog People’

Sunday, September 23, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 149




The love or the wrath of God?
"How could we have possibly understood God as love without the cross?" Hans Urs Von Balthasar

Friday, September 21, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 148




Taking away the sin of the world...the cross is the place Jesus went to take away the sin of the world.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 147




Speaking about the crucifixion..."to speak without breaking the silence" Thomas Merton
Who was it that got crucified?

Monday, September 17, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 146




When you see these things taking place (the heavens and the earth being shaken) stand up and lift up your heads for your redemption draws near - Lk 21:28….by your endurance you will gain your souls Lk 21:19

This endurance is an act, a commitment. It is a form the imitation of Christ.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 145




The parable of the fig tree - the Kingdom breaking in on human history
Heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away

Panic – reconstituting the old sacrificial system around the latest ‘victim’ – finding and victimizing the latest victim’s victimizers

Thursday, September 13, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 144




A digression from Luke's apocalyptic discourse...2 Thessalonians ch 2: the 'Katechon' - restraining the 'Lawless One'
Hobbes' Leviathan - the power of the state
Carl Schmidt

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 143



These are the days of vengence...endless cycles of reciprocal violence.

Sunday, September 09, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 142



But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecuted you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors and all on account of my name.
Luke 21:12

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 140


Realized eschatology...apocalypse occurring in events in the present, not just at some future date.

Monday, September 03, 2012

Saturday, September 01, 2012

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 138


Gil Bailie’s interpretation of Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. What is going on in history?