http://disqus.com/people/johnsob5/enSat, 22 Aug 2009 11:25:22 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/08/the-illusion-that-power/#comment-15231908Which lens ought we select, or which prior perspective ought we bring to the story?johnsob5Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:25:22 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/08/the-illusion-that-power/#comment-15231838Which lens ought we select, or which prior perspective ought we bring to story?johnsob5Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:22:47 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/08/moving-the-hand-of-god/#comment-15061955Paulo Cohelo's "The Fifth Mountain" is another sort of story that emphasize this kind of give and take. Reading it, and your post, I've been reflecting on free will and my responsibility to choose a course and accept the consequences. Your thoughts here take it a little further, even.johnsob5Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:47:06 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/08/the-illusion-that-power/#comment-15031520Could you say more about "fetishism of commodities"?johnsob5Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:48:49 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/08/happy-bomb-day/#comment-14393170Another faith foot note for the Catholic tradition on this one is the story of two of my favorite guys, Phillip and Daniel Berrigan. Like Zabelka they saw the error of war - and they pulled some pretty cool (and effective, and meaningful, and....) stunts that might inspire a new generation of activists.johnsob5Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:54:04 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/08/sin-shmin/#comment-14392803This was too shrill for me, Joshua. I imagine myself to be somewhat sympathetic to where you're going, but I am too put off by the tone of your rhetoric to stick with the ideas long enough to thoughtfully process them. Sometimes when I'm worked up about something I sleep on it for night. This has been good in dealing with my current boss...johnsob5Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:45:40 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/08/homosexuality-and-scripture-part-i/#comment-14392322Wow. Wink's article is a helpful corrective to my impulse to just "get to the point" all the time. So often "the point" is complex. I don't get a clear cut rule, I get handed a heavy responsibility to make a discerning choice. This happens for me all the time around social justice stuff. I WANT the bible, yea God, to say "You all shalt get busy helping the poor all the time and anything else is a waste." I would feel much more confident about my commitments if that were the case, but obviously its not. I have to makes some choices and assign some meaning. Paul Tillich is also good on this point in "The Courage to Be." Thanks, Wink, for the reminder of my own freedom and responsibility.johnsob5Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:34:36 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/08/homosexuality-and-scripture-part-i/#comment-14390846The big S word is getting thrown around a lot here. In terms of a relational approach to this question I think we need to go further in what we mean by "sin." Mark gave us a negation - sin isnt just an act of disobedience. I think a good working definition of sin for this discussion - one that would push us toward the relational questions - is: sin is what leads to a broken relationship with God, self, or other. Sin is brokenness in relationship with God, self, or other. That business about men burning with lust for one another in Romans, for example. Where (if anywhere) is the sin (ie. relational brokenness) in that story?johnsob5Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:04:43 -0000http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2008/10/19/the-real-economic-bailout/#comment-3173214I've been on the floor for about a year now for the very same reason.johnsob5Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:22:37 -0000