Radically Happy

Tag: kingdom

  • 2/28 Poem: Stepway to Heaven

    The pathway to heaven / Is not a long stair

  • Dream: The Inverse of Facade

    Dream: The Inverse of Facade

    [Upon reflection, I fear this is about our church. All them.] I am part of an ethnic enclave in a big city. In many ways, it is exemplary. But I discover this comes with a price…

  • 2/27 Limerick: Hell Bound

    We live In a world that seems hell-bound 
/ But that’s just because we have not found…

  • 12/28 Limericks: Kingdom of Leaven

    Each small compromise / That clouds up our eyes / Til we can’t tell cursin’ from blessin’

  • 12/19 Poem: Beginner’s End

    If we hope to finish the race
 / We must be willing to face
 / The limits of our competence
 / Even before we commence

  • 11/30 Lyrics: Re-Member Me Lord

    Lord when I fall apart
 / Re-member me
 / When pain engulfs my heart
 / Help me see Thee

  • Mrs. Jesus #3/7: Wed-ness Day

    Mrs. Jesus #3/7: Wed-ness Day

    He takes my other hand as I gaze up through my lashes into his warm brown eyes. “I want to come work with you.” He smiles. Though a tear begins to course down his cheek. And I can feel the tension in his muscles.

  • 11/7 Limerick: In Significance

    It hurts to feel small and alone 
In a world where the rest seem at home

  • 11/4 Poem: Extra-Ordinary Impact

    It’s easy to live in the mundane 
The mindless repeating of days

  • 10/27 Limerick: Preceive the Kingdom

    What childlikeness must we retrieve If we would His Kingdom receive?

  • Limerick: Come, Passion

    In a world where sufferings out of fashion Christ calls us to live with compassion

  • Limerick: Untied States

    You may think me mad But that is where heaven awaits

  • Mighty Weak

    Only when we are weak 
In ourselves 
Can we be mighty 
In Him

  • The Alien Gospel

    To belong 
To His Kingdom 
Makes us aliens 
To this one

  • How to Take Up Our Cross Daily?

    Searching for THE right question.

  • Pain Ex-Dis-Tracted

    In the ancient World Pain was con-tracted In our modern World Pain is dis-tracted In Christ’s Kingdom Pain is ex-tracted

  • THY Kingdom Come

    God’s Kingdom is Coming But not as they expect Or I expect.

  • TGR-S4E1: Healthy Submission

    We kick off Season 4 of The Great Reset with the Biastes* on 1pm PDT Tuesday, Aug 25, 2020 by wrestling with questions of authority and submission, prompted by a viewer’s email. Question How should members of Christ’s Body best relate to internal and external human authorities and institutions, in order to continually…

  • TGR-S3E7: Great Works in Fish Bowls

    This coming Tuesday, August 18th (1pm PDT), the Biastes (and our new Biasta Janet) reflect on Season 3 as we discuss a concrete proposal for how to practice co-discipleship in Season 4. Question: What in God’s name are we trying to do here? Perspective Bring a greater experience of Heaven…

  • TGR-S2E7: Enrollment

    This Tuesday 6/30 with the Biastes we complete our second Season of The Great Reset, on Education, by attempting to co-construct an answer to the question: What is the Most Important Thing to collectively keep getting better at doing, in order for us and the world to experience the fullness…