Have you heard of this whole non-violence thing?
Guys! Guys! There’s this guy called Leo Tolstoy and he’s written a book* about Jesus and non-violence and resisting evil. Apparently it’s a huge influence on these other guys called Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Anyway, it’s like a Christian anarchist thing, and it’s a bit dodgy in some places, but also super-good. Also, there’s this theologian guy called Walter Wink. He’s written a book too.** It’s called The Powers That Be, and it’s got this whole thing in it about The Myth of Redemptive Violence that says good must use violence to defeat evil. He thinks that’s totally the opposite of Jesus, and I think he’s right or whatever, but the implications of that are like, whoa! So that’s the latest from me, Jeff Gill, your source for everything on the bleeding edge of the zeitgeist.
*in 1894
**in 1999
17 June 2010 Jeff Gill
tags: books,
jesus,
non-violence
Things that are hard to do while carrying a cross
- Kill people
- Defend yourself
- Adjust your hairstyle
14 May 2010 Jeff Gill
tags: jesus,
non-violence
In case you are not out partying this Saturday night
I’ve got a list of things to write about abundance culture, but I’m finding it very hard to make myself carve out a bit of time and do it. So instead, here are three provocative questions that have been swirling through my brain for a while.
- Is patriotism idolotry?
- Does the doctrine of annihilationism have any validity?
- If they had the chance, would Jesus and Paul oppose each other’s theology?
6 March 2010 Jeff Gill
tags: eternity,
jesus,
kingdom of god,
paul
Qualified to follow Jesus
If some guys named Barker, Cleese and Corbett do a sketch together, it is pretty much the law that you have to steal the idea and repurpose it for church, so I have. Here is the script:
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8 February 2010 Jeff Gill
tags: drama,
jesus,
silly,
video
I made another film
This one is a parable about the meaning of Christmas and incarnation.
11 January 2010 Jeff Gill
tags: films,
jesus,
stories,
video