One of my favorite movie scenes comes from 2012's Argo. Ben Affleck's protagonist is a CIA officer who specializes in clandestine operations. He's in the CIA Director's office trying to get the agency's approval to use the fake Hollywood production of a Star Wars-esque science fiction film for an Iranian hostage extraction. His character contends, "There are only bad options. … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Experiments with Finding the Best Bad Idea
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Beatnik Christianity Advocates A Bold Return to The Way of Jesus
As a lifelong Star Wars fan, I've thoroughly enjoyed how The Mandalorian has brought the series back to its roots as a space western. I've also continued to enjoy how Star Wars gleans and integrates elements from various world religions into its storytelling. Back in 1977, it was mostly Taoism and Buddhism. This time around it's Christianity. The first time I heard Din Djarin … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Advocates A Bold Return to The Way of Jesus
Beatnik Christianity Sees Christendom As Nauseating to the Kingdom of God
Christendom is to the Kingdom of God as cancer is to the human body. It's a corruption that insidiously warps and seeks to kill our Lord's spiritual vision. That's why it's beyond tragic that so many Jesus followers today hear the words "Kingdom of God" and conceive of something vaguely akin to Medieval Christianity where the institutional church exercised hegemonic power over … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Sees Christendom As Nauseating to the Kingdom of God
