A poem.
On the day of James Dobson's death
How did the eleven feel
after hearing the news
of Judas and his belly
spilt on the ground?
Death sets some people free.
I wrote a poem that I want to share with you. It's about my mom. Thisnis a special poem to me.
I really like poetry.
Hearing it, reading it, and writing it.
Especially writing it.
Today, I'm sharing a poem about doubt. I hope you'll come read it.
aaronjsmith.net/the-agnostic
New episode of All Things Made New: Elle Dowd, Baptized In Teargas. Listen here!
aaronjsmith.net/atmn-elle-dowd-baptized-in-teargas
This past Sunday, I had the pleasure of preaching for The Llama Pack, an alternative church for people on the outside. It was Trinity Sunday, so we talked about the Trinity as a new social vision of a just society. Ypu can read it (or listen to it) here:
aaronjsmith.net/trinity-sunday-a-dance-of-love
Why is it so hard to write in my apartment? Kids or not, I just feel stuck here and can't seem to get thw words out.
Do you want liberation? Then we better start the exorcism of our demons. Our best tool? Grief.
I lost my best friend because I chose to make queer people my spiritual found family.
The true need of the Christian church is not to become more masculine but instead to become more and more cruciform.
Jesus is fidelity.
A little something about the violence that permeates us, conversion, beautification, and worship as a political act.
aaronjsmith.net/the-consistency-of-conversion
#wat
The resurrection of Jesus is the lense by which we can see the cross for what it is: the coronation of the Son of God to rule over the Empire of God.
Happy Easter.
I started a new podcast. Ashes and Alleluias: Prayers from Under the Heart. These are short, lo-fi, unedited dispatches from my life. Just me exploring myself and life. I'd love to have you listen in.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3uRFYdl6waUqxg53tkPMmD?si=GGqVBadQQdGyArveSaZRAw
Today, I'm presenting a contemplation for our little anarchist collective. It's about the point of the Bible and deconstructing Christian scripture. If you want to join, you are more than welcome. It's 4pm pacific/7pm eastern. The link is on the bottom left of our web page flippingtables.love
Today begins the Christian season of Lent. On this Ash Wednesday, we remember that we are mortal, and we will die.
Memento Mori.
Ashes to ashes.
Dust to dust.
Stardust to stardust.
Billionaires and "Alpha males" all look humid.
Burritos are just savory éclairs.
The Epistles in the Bible make so much more sense if you read them as Roman embassy letters rather than sermons.