“Much Ado About Contemporary Christianity” Pomp and circumstance: Like hype before a fight— Glittery, shiny things, candy coated, rose colored, eye catching, ear itching, prosperity promising, 80`s health and wealth, good life in this life; Fame oriented, `pabulum puking` pious platitudes. Neither hard nor right; The promised land without a fight. To have your cake and eat it, too. Happiness. Blessedness. No mess. No trial. No test. No need to do your best. Sinner`s prayer gets you there. No war to fight, only light. Like the grand facade on a vacant building. A crown without a cross; A cross without a crucifixion. Life without death. Glorification without humiliation. Birth without labor. From caterpillar to butterfly without struggle. Stoicism as heroism. Like a convenience store or sidewalk whore: Once a week, take a peek; Get a fix from a crucifix. Save us Jesus, from all of this ! A.B.Adams August 21, 2018 (Originally) Tuesday December 1, 2022 (Revised) Thursday
“Snatch `em Back”
“Case Study”
Be not drunk
at any time ?
Be it hard liquor,
beer or, red wine ?
Well, I make the case
that throughout the ages
that saints and sinners,
fools and sages
did partake
of barley and grape
for celebration
and nommunication,
for song and dance
through inebriation.
Even children
in the south
at times did raise
glass to mouth;
but then there came
prohibition
which permitted drinking
under no conditions.
Yet, even the miracle
the Master first performed
turned water to wine
and made hearts warm !
Indeed, perhaps, moderation
is the key, to inebriation;
yet, admittedly, to be filled by He
is a more desired form, of elation.
A.B.Adams
July 30, 2024
Tuesday
As always, thank you one and all for taking your time to view and peruse the contents of this sight.
I hope and pray that you may have found it helpful.
A friend and mentor once said to me, “As with anything, we must learn to eat the meat and spit out the bones.” Hopefully, you found more nourishment here than trouble chewing…
Anyway, we are all in this thing called life together.
If it ain`t beautiful like a sunrise or starry night, or true, then it ain`t worth it.
Perhaps, what we need more than awards, degrees and financial security is a world view that helps us to make some sense of this world and give us a sustainable reason to hope. Hope is what gets us through. Hope is what helps us to endure.
And love. That is, a love that never dies, never ends, never gives up; that is as sure as the morning sun and dependable as the north star; as tender and gentle as an aging Grandfather and as fierce and strong as a jealous lover.
As for truth, there are all sorts of laws/principles in this world. In any field of study, I think, you will find this to be true. That said, just as there are laws/principles that govern our everyday life in the seen and temporal world, there are laws/principles that govern the unseen/eternal world.
If I have succeeded in expressing the aforementioned ideas to you through my illustrations and poems, I thank God the Father through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Please, if you please, stop by again. お待ちしております。
Warm Fuzzies,
A.B.Adams, November 7, 2023,Tuesday