Djesus Uncrossed | Is this anybody's preferred Jesus?

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That warning made, I have the unhappy suspicion there are American Christians who might prefer DJesus Uncrossed to the one who so embarrasses them by what his earliest followers claimed he actually did and actually said. Is that suspicion totally off base?

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The Big Idea | If the Jesus we talk about is less amazing than, say, Katniss Everdeen or Harry Potter, it may be worth asking: A) are we really talking about the Jesus of the Bible and B) is it any wonder that a lot of kids bail out?

Biblical Roots | Luke 2:41-52; Luke 4:14-37; Mark 1:21-27; Mark 2:1-12; Matthew 5:1-7:27; Luke 5:1-11; Matthew 8:1-27: Mark 5:1-20; Mark 5:21-43; Matthew 8:28-9:33; Mark 6:30-52; Luke 9:18-45; John 7:1-24; Luke 11:14-36; Mark 10:17-34; Mark 11:15-18; Mark 11:27-12:17; Matthew 22:15-45; Acts 3:1-4:22

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Won't you be my neighbor?

An expert on the Bible decided to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 

“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”

The expert quoted from the sixth chapter of Deuteronomy: “'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind,'" he said; and then quoting from the 19th chapter of Leviticus he added: "and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” 

“Good answer,” Jesus said.

For some reason, this did not satisfy the Bible expert, and he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 

To which Jesus replied: 

Anticipation | 3rd Sunday of Advent, 2011

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"Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Messiah." — Luke 2:25-26

 Did those who eagerly waited for "the consolation of Israel" know what a troublemaker the child would grow up to be? 

A friend posted a silly button that made me laugh out loud. Not the sort of thing that person usually posts. 

Others were not amused. After half a dozen readers took my friend to task, I commented: 

At the risk of fanning the flame, here's a question put to former Daily Show writer David Javerbaum by Salon, about research for his new comedic book about modern religion: "So spending all this time thinking about it: Does a New York liberal emerge with any new insights on religion as a result?"

A: As a Jew reading about Jesus, I thought he’s a pretty good guy. It’s the same conclusion Monty Python drew in “Life of Brian” – if people actually live what he did, it would be a pretty good world. But Jesus and Christianity have a tenuous relationship at best.

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Rocks Cry Out | Kurt Vonnegut dead at 84

I love this from Kurt Vonnegut at 81 years of age:

How about Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes?

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

…And so on.

Not exactly planks in a Republican platform. Not exactly Donald Rumsfeld or Dick Cheney stuff.

For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes. But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course that’s Moses, not Jesus. I haven’t heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere.“

Blessed are the merciful” in a courtroom? “Blessed are the peacemakers” in the Pentagon? Give me a break!

Mr. Vonnegut will be missed, if only for calling us to cut the crap and get on with it.

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