Author: KB
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Happy Easter!
Be gone cobwebs,dust, don’t gather.Air, don’t stilland stones don’t settle. All that creeps and steals,skulks, sneaks and slithers,retreat! There is life here, reignited,burning, heat and light. No word can be said,but the stone still cries out,and retreats in holy fear. Air rushes in terror to escape,but is inhaled again,in, out, in, out.A leaden chest rises,…
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Christian (dis)Unity Stinks…
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From The Independent: A fierce inter-denominational dispute over precedence at what Orthodox Christians believe is the Easter miracle of Holy Fire is holding up desperately needed repairs to the 122-year-old lavatory block at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the focal point of Christianity. Some ‘dirt work’ desperately needed, me thinks…
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[Grid::Blog::Via Crucis 2007] It’s Not the Winning That Matters, It’s… | The End of Strategy [5]
Just got back this afternoon from darkest Wales, where there was no internet, no mobile coverage, and virtually no radio reception either. Just a wonderful beach, and an old clap-board cottage. Great medicine. Nice to come back to some good debate though. I just wanted to write a final post in the series (may be)…
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[Grid::Blog::Via Crucis 2007] Constantine and ‘Power Church’ | The End of Strategy [4]
I’ve been attempting to argue over this series of posts that Jesus’ passion, in contrast to Judas’ scheming to catalyze Jesus into revolution, and Paul’s strategizing to get to Rome, critiques the power-plays that we try to make as Christians. Through Game Theory we have been duped into thinking our best strategy is to not…
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Bill Dahl
"One of the top 5 books I have read in 2007. You MUST read this book now. Trust me, this book will rearrange your soul! A tremendous contribution." Bill Dahl, editor of The Porpoise Diving Life
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[Grid::Blog::Via Crucis 2007] Game Theory: Jesus Loses | The End of Strategy [3]
In the previous two posts I’ve looked at the figures of Paul and Judas and proposed that both of them, in their separate ways, were ‘strategists’. They wanted things done, wanted to give Jesus an amazing opportunity. And they had ideas about how to do that. Judas and his catalyzing a revolution; Paul and his…