I’m reminded today of something that Martin Luther King Jr. wrote in the February 8, 1958 issue of the Baptist magazine Missions. “Those of us who call the name of Jesus Christ find something in the center of our faith which forever reminds us that God is on the side of truth and justice,” Dr. […]
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“Truth crushed to earth will rise again”
Posted in Civil Liberties, Mark's Life, Observations, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Archie Byron, Atlanta, Brett Kavanaugh, Buttermilk Bottom, Caesar, civil rights, concentration camps, Donald Trump, evil, justice, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, moral arc, Nazi, Ned Cartlidge, nonviolence, Theodore Parker, truth, William Cullen Bryant, Wöbbelin 71 Comments
“Ypsimata”
It’s been a while since I last coined a new phrase here. I like doing it, but, as they never really seem to catch on, I’ve become less inclined to put in the effort. (I’m still angry that my phrase “face taint”, for that area between one’s nose and upper lip, never caught on like […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Photographs, sex, Uncategorized Also tagged coining new words and phrases, crucifixion, face taint, feet, Jesus, nails, rapetainment, roof repair, rug burn, sexmata, stigmate, wounds 14 Comments
Get rich with Jesus
My friend Gene had this pamphlet wedged into his front door a few days ago. And, as I haven’t ranted about “Jesus wants me to be rich” Christians in a while, I thought that I’d post it here. I’m not sure how these folks from the Korean church found Gene. They must have looked in […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged Add new tag, exurban, Koreans, Mega Church, Northridge, prosthelytizing, religion, religious pamphlets, self help Jesus 106 Comments