A Sound of Sheer Silence

" This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all." (1 John 1:5). 1. For those of you who are not nerds, or at least a certain sort of nerd, allow me to give you a brief primer on Warhammer . Warhammer  first came into existence as Warhammer Fantasy Battle , which is a tactical war game set in a medieval fantasy world using painted miniatures published by Games Workshop, a British game company.  The original miniatures game expanded into tabletop RPGs, video games, and other media, as well as the derivative Warhammer 40k,  which is basically Warhammer  in space (and, if anything, is even more popular and well known than the original fantasy version). But Warhammer is best known for being the origin point for the term "grimdark," which was derived from the original tag-line for Warhammer 40k --"In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war."  "Grimdark"...

We have intentionally obscured the unambiguously clear, unifying message of the New Testament, in all of its diversity—that God’s agenda is to transfigure the world through nonviolent, self-sacrificial love. That is the Jesus way. There is simply no way around this. — Jonathan Martin (@theboyonthebike) October 4, 2018 I happened to see this first thing this morning.  It's very much worth reading in full, but I was particularly struck by these two observations. The fact of the matter is, the pendulum will swing hard the other way against the powers that be, & there is plenty I am not/will not be comfortable with. But don’t miss the point-even when it gets a little wild or far, that doesn’t mean Spirit isn’t at work in the anarchy. — Jonathan Martin (@theboyonthebike) October 4, 2018 It sounds like a rushing mighty wind, but it is only experienced as violence to those that resist it. Sons & daughter will go too far in their newfound freedom, like all liber...

I've been living to see you. Dying to see you, but it shouldn't be like this. This was unexpected, What do I do now? Could we start again please? I've been very hopeful, so far. Now for the first time, I think we're going wrong. Hurry up and tell me, This is just a dream. Oh could we start again please? "Could We Start Again, Please?"  Jesus Christ Superstar. I’ve had folks tell me they get tired of me talking like I do now. That’s more than fair, cause I’m tired of talking about the things I talk about too, & even more tired of thinking about the things I think about. Frankly, I want to crawl back under the covers & go back to sleep. — Jonathan Martin (@theboyonthebike) June 18, 2018 Look man, I try to be nice. But some of y’all make me bang my head against the wall, acting like it’s business as usual, like we aren’t riding shotgun on the titanic. What do you have to lose with your “platform”? Afraid you’ll not get to be a footn...