Old Mennonite Rendering of the Disciples' Prayer

Abba Father God, Bless your holy name.

Let your reign come now, Let your desires be carried out.

Bring your peace to birth, As in heav’n, so on Earth

Give us bread, daily; Free us, as we free.

When the way is hard, Be our guide and guard.

Your rule, power; and praise Reign supreme, always.

Wow

RT C. Wess Daniels: "In 1999 American churches spent 6 billion dollars on new buildings, in '98 thirteen billion was needed to eliminate global hunger" from "Praying like Jesus" James Mulholland, Page 81, in his chapter on Daily Bread.

Greg Boyd Resources

Here are a couple of great articles by Greg Boyd that I've been reading on non-violent resistance and Christian anarchism:

The Bible, Government and Christian Anarchy

The Wrong "Bulls-eye": Reflections on the "Christian Left"

Does Following Jesus Rule Out Serving in the Military if a War is Just?

What Would You do if Someone Attacked Your Family?

HT: Jesus Radicals

Jesus did NOT Kill Mohammed

http://blog.sojo.net/2009/05/13/jesus-did-not-kill-mohammed/

Full article here:

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2009/05/0082488

Worst. Idea. Ever.

Get yours here.

Something to Think and Pray About This Week

This week leads to Pentecost, the feast of the Holy Spirit. We speak of the Spirit guiding us. Quakers wait in silence for the Spirit to move them to speak. How does this work? The Holy Spirit does not normally work by telling us things we did not know, or by extraordinary revelations. The Holy Spirit introduces no new ideas, but improves and deepens my knowledge of what I already know. Jesus (John 14:26) said, "The Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all I have said to you." We shall sometimes, but not always, be conscious of a special divine influence, and we may feel sure that the action we have received is from God. But God's action, though strong, is often quite imperceptible, for instance as the grace of fidelity in a time of great aridity.

Funny

Found this on Facebook's Christian Anarchists fan site. This picture was taken at a flag rally at a university, "chock full 'o veterans and co-sponsored by the Campus Republicans." Awesome.