Peter Rollins video - Insurrection

In the event you have not heard of Peter Rollins, well get ready to have your mind blown. His book Insurrection was an amazing book that is something that will require me to read at least two more times to get at the heart of his points. It is thought provoking and engaging in a way that challenges the core of my being. Be mindful, Rollins is a prophetic voice of the Church.

Avoiding conflict

If we avoid conflict with our neighbor because we do not think they can handle it, then we are victims of arrogance.

If we avoid conflict with our neighbor because we do not like conflict, then we are victims of immaturity.

If we avoid conflict with our neighbors because we are unsure of what the conflict might bring, then we are victims of fear.

If we avoid conflict with our neighbors because we do not think it is worth it, then we are delaying a future conflict.

Flights - by Judy Brown August 23, 2010

Rev. Nancy Allen came across this poem and I loved it.  Thought I would share it with the interwebs.

Flights
Yesterday,
An easy flight
For me. Not so
For him.
He was an hour
Late because a
Jar of caramel sauce
inside a suitcase, broke,
And ran out, down
The outside
Of the plane.
They didn't know
What the suspicious
Liquid was.
Was it mechanical?
A terrorist plot?
As it turned out
They should have
Called for ice cream,
Not mechanics
And the bomb squad.
So hard to know
What we are seeing,
Sometimes. Especially
When we're scared.