My most dominant image of masculinity is that of the Connoisseur Giver. The Extravagant Lover. That nature and Biology has endowed our gender with that potential is I think undeniable. The roles of warrior, hunter, judge, worker, and king are all important male archetypes as well and worthy of emulation. But from my perspective, the … More Enjoy the meal (Eat your words 2)
Maybe it’s the logical counter to the resilient tendency to forget the traumatic past and move on to better things, but we construct living altars to pain. One would think that three or four generations removed from the tragedy, a community would be ready to move on. Those were different times. You can’t judge Bustamante … More Memorializing Pain
‘But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.’ The thing about sacerdotalism is that it obscured the personhood of Jesus, and the ONE he represents. Priests called to represent Christ, replaced him … More Solo Christo
“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.” Rev 3:2 So I promised in Flood of the Spirit to say something more about that drink. I might have been congenial with the tire repairman, laughing at his opprobrium of Black people, … More Strengthening that which remains
My friend Pastor Fitzroy Wilson has informed me of a growing movement of people leaving institutional church called ‘Dunners’ (i.e done with church). It appears he is referring to fall out from the American Evangelical apostasy, but there is an equally strong exodus from the Catholic church as well, now going through serious existential crisis. … More Flood of the Spirit
the presumption of pride … More The power of Candor
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has backed down. These anxious times of power-trumping-justice have been the assumed source of the knee jerk reaction of the island-wide conference of judges….and highlights the number one social deficit that Ian Boyne‘s life-seed can hopefully grow, blossom and fill – the deficit of TRUST in normal social relations….. in … More Your Honor
The life of Ian Boyne … More A seed for a mighty harvest
Sunday’s paper carried an article on Gun trafficking in Sav-la-Mar. I was traveling through Sav. earlier this week with a friend. I wanted to show her one of my favorite river spots. As I turned the corner and sought to confirm directions (long-time-no-visit) we were informed that people don’t go down there anymore. People have been robbed, … More A Time to speak and a time to be silent
Mystic-painters-on-Mythic-parchment … More VISION
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