the fierce urgency of now ...

you may not be
who you think yourself to be ...

sometimes
i surprise my self
with something i think
or do
to me
it's totally not who i am ...

strange, that

you would think that after all this time
i would know me
after all
i am who i am
....
aren't i ? ? ? ...

well....
a wise person once said
The heart is more deceitful than anything else,
and incurable -
who can understand it?
   (followed up by:
   I, the Lord, search the heart,
   I test the mind,
   even to give every man according to his ways, 
   according to the fruit of his doings.)

worrisome stuff
i mean
if i don't even really know
me
then
who
am
i
really
?  ?

selah ~:~ .. .


yesterday
i was listening to a PBS station
a historian was commenting
on the memorable Martin Luther King
momentous man that he was
and a few words of his incredible speech were played
among them
the fierce urgency of now
...
which stuck in my mind

i lost the rest of the broadcast

my mind stuck there

i wrote the words on my hand
while driving (shhhhh..)

i did not want to forget them

why
did they hit me like that
i wonder ...

there's this funky little green guy
i have his pic on my cell as a background
wild ears (remind me of my dog)
and clawed fingers
all 3 of them
...
he's quite unlike
what he appears to be at first sight
when you get to know him
you realize he's not quite the twinkie
you thought ...

he strikes the senses
as diminutive
unremarkable
dismissable
...
but he's quite the person
powerful
in an understated way
very powerful ...
and wise

he's not the one to underestimate
not at all ...

so
what's the deal with this post ? ?

i been thinking ...

you never know
when
my life
will end ...

i never know ...

it could be
like
now
next minute
heart attack

or
crossing the street
an hour from now

maybe tonight
as i sleep

someone mentioned this morning
that some guy named kidd kraddick
a comic radio host
died
at 54
1 day before my birth day ...
he used to listen to him on the way to work ...

i laughed
! !
laughed !

wow
did i just do that ? ? !

why

how weird
totally outofsync
with
me
...
i think

just sayin'

i laughed because
i was thinking
just last night
about what i'm writing about here
...
the fierce urgency of now

another wise person said
Besides this, knowing the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, 
for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, ...
now
already the hour
as in it's high time to wakeup
getup
now

what martinlutherking was referring to
was that
even after 100 yrs
what the great united states of this america
had committed to
   and warred and killed over
was still
omitted
people of colour
were still excluded
sidelined
made to feel outcastish
pushed to one side
in favour of whites
...

now is the time
now

the fierce urgency of now

caused me to think
about me

when is my
now
going to be
? ?

when ?

i don't have tomorrow
or today
or an hour from now

i only have
now

what am i waiting for
tomorrow ?
today ?
an hour from now ?

that mentality
is dangerous
it could cost me
my life

my life

it's really not
my
life

it's his life

it's just that
he's the kind of person
that waits on
me
to give it

he will not violate
me
he will not

force
me

he will wait
until
i
see
the
now
and offer it

what an incredible God
absolutely mindblowing person

how can i not

now


shalom

reconciliation ... more, again ...

there's this word
   that's been hanging around in my head

it won't go away

i know the word
sortof
but only recently has it struck bone

it's just a word mind you
but it will not go

it wants to stay
in my head

i think i'll let it

i think i'll water it
and see what happens
trim my leaves
as the word grows in me
and old stuff dies off

'tend to it
and maybe i'll grow some
in the 'tending

there's this philosophy
that sings
you will find what you chase
   some day
go after it
look for it
   everywhere
   expectantly
and it will appear
   later
      if not sooner
maybe surprise you
maybe mare than once
maybe more often
   the more you entertain
      the thought
   encourage the
      imagination

Creator God
looks for you/me to chase him
go after him
look for him
   everywhere
   expectantly
   longingly
   fervently
   intensely

romans chapter 12
speaks of renewing my mind
as i offer my self
   to God
not just let my self
   be conformed to the prevalent system
   my environment
   blown hither and yon
   by the prevailing winds

but rise above it
look for God
in the middle of the crap
   everywhere
   expectantly
   longingly
   fervently
   intensely

for it is my understanding
   still growing though it is
that Creator God
is into re-creating
re-newing
re-life-ing
... reconciling
all things
all
things
in the heavens
and in Earth
and under the Earth

he is absolutely into reconciliation
and i am in
i am in
in
me

i'm looking for that
   everywhere
   expectantly
   longingly
   fervently
   intensely

i am looking for
shalom

shalom

my new word
the word i chase
look for
expectantly
everywhere

shalom

i'm kinda training my mind
training my spirit
to see it
when it appears
wherever
whenever

i don't want to miss it
i want to see
even if it takes me by surprise

i long for
shalom

i live for shalom

perfect centre

bullseye

settled

balanced

unencumbered

weightless

... ~:

shalom

to
you


peace

worship is ...

somehow the word 'worship' has been coopted

used to be it encompassed a whole slew of stuff
and now ...
it basically refers to the musical/singing portion of a church service

this may not sound very encouraging
and just another slap at christianity
but ...
i'm basically diss'ing this new take on worship

worship is adoration, pure and simple
and Scripture encourages us to adore God
in fact in the shema
   it directs us to love him with every aspect of our being
which is worship
   for if i give all my energy to valuing something or someone
   i am worshipping

there are times that should be set aside
   specifically for directing my attention solely to God
as in prayer, reading Scripture, reflecting and so on
that too is worship

think 'adore'

it entails blessing God
thanking him
offering him praise for the person he is
   and the things he has done
submission of my self to him
   and his desire for my life
honouring him
   by giving up my self
   my things
   and my life
   for his sake

all this is worship
and it is certainly not locked-in to music and song

so that when we 'go to church'
and a person or a choir or a group or a band
strikes up
and renders their performance ...

.... i beg to differ
but while that can be worship
the more i see of it
the more it smells of
performance
as in a concert
for the audience
for God ... not so much
maybe

when you talk to someone
and in the conversation you thank God
   for something he did for you
that's worship

when you comment
"God has been so good to me"
that's worship

when you give money to a needy person
in Jesus' name
that is worship

when you refuse yourself
   a new pants
   a dinner at a restaurant
   a new tv/cell phone/ipad
   to make that money available for God
that's worship

there's a comment by apostle paul
at romans 12
that encourages us to offer our lives
   to God
as a living sacrifice
   not a dead one
   as in throat-cut
   bleeding
   on some altar
and some translations use the word 'worship'
   for that

however you honour God
pay tribute to him
praise him

you worship him

... make it so
with all you have in you
   think 'ardently'

in Jesus' name

shalom

a wonderful listen ... listen

please use the link below
for a remarkable listen
it's 1 hr 18 mins of delight

even though you might not agree with everything, or most things, as the case may be
it is a sensational mind blower
centering around the shalom of Creator God
and his journey of reconciliation (in my words)

there are some who will not listen to this
because they dislike the man's 'theology'

do yourself a favour
put it on the shelf for an hour
and listen

shalom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2rklwkm_dQ

a potent warning to the religious ...

They seek Me day after day and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not abandon the justice of their God.
They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.

“Why have we fasted, but You have not seen? We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”

“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast, and oppress all your workers. You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today, hoping to make your voice heard on high.

Will the fast I choose be like this: A day for a person to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the Lord?

Isn’t the fast I choose: To break the chains of wickedness, to untie the ropes of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to tear off every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?

Then your light will appear like the dawn, and your recovery will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the Lord’s glory will be your rear guard. At that time, when you call, the Lord will answer; when you cry out, He will say, ‘Here I am.’

If you get rid of the yoke among you, the finger-pointing and malicious speaking, and if you offer yourself to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted one, then your light will shine in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday. The Lord will always lead you, satisfy you in a parched land, and strengthen your bones. You will be like a watered garden and like a spring whose waters never run dry.



spoken by Jehovah
Isaiah 58

in honour of my dogfriend, for National Dog Day

although we are human
a cut above
created in the image and likeness of Creator ...
he also created other things in the Earth
and he said it was 'good'
"it's all good" ...

like my friend
with a tail
a long tongue
a winsome smile
and an attitude that reeks 'friendly'

we ought to respect all of creation
and be active in our original role
as caretakers ...

i was sent the following link
a missive by one Michael Cogdill

it is heartwarming
engaging
wonderful

enjoy

http://michaelcogdill.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/confessions-of-a-proudly-broken-man/

flutterby ..

a worthy post ...

... if we are not a people whose identity is defined first and foremost by how we offer support, encouragement, love, fellowship, peace, and hope to those in need, then we have no claim to the name “Christians.”
“Democrats” and “Republicans,” sure.
But not “Christians.”
That identity has to be earned through incarnation.

read the entire article here:
http://deeperstory.com/abortion-gay-marriage-immigration-gun-control-and-the-church/

simple and well-said truth.

faith it ...

sometimes ...

i just want to crawl away
into some deep dark hole
or drift to some deserted island
... with my dog

sometimes
it seems the world is caving in
and it's caving in on me
right onto my back

and a heavy load it is too
burdensome
encumbering
stressing
pressure

madness looms large

my very body seems to sense it
tense
tight
unsmiling

my soul is dark
my spirit coma'ed
my mind is a mess
   turning here and there at every flick of the second hand
   worried about this
   troubled over that
   morose
      almost

all is
unrest

selah   * . * . ~

sometimes
this can go on for days

it's like i'm looking for the world to end
... or for me to end
       go home


selah   * . *.*~


sleepless
tired
mind running at incredible speed
mentally burned-out

even my bones feel the ache


selah *.*.*.~


if i could just
pull
my
self
in the direction of
faith
....
..

well ......... .. .
is it real
or is it not
?

truth be told
it is the foundation
of my
faith

faith is the foundation of my faith

a lot hinges on it
it is one of the keys to the kingdom

no less than
the Master
spoke of it
often
over and over
chided his disciples for not faithing
over and over

it bears on its back
the full weight
of Messiahwalk

and we need but
very little
to move a mountain
about as much
as mustardseed-size

... i can't even muster mustardseed-size ? ? ? .. .


selah *.*.~


good thing
my Jesus
is so longsuffering
with
knots
like me
tangled mess

good thing he's not like me
stress madness endoftheworld iwannagohome

he is the dawn
the breaking in of newness
the reestablishment of God
in the cosmos
as acknowledged Master

and he bears with my
stuff
my attitude
my gloomanddoom stuff

my
tiny
eenyweenyitsybitsy faith

he gets that
somehow
understands
... wild !

i manage to look up
see my
self
barely reflected
kind of like in a fog
and the smiling
welcoming
face
that looks at me
is
Jesus

i start to change
a little

but it's change

my foot is out
and now a hand
and another
and
pretty soon
i'm spreading my wings
testing the winds

flickerflutter


i'm being transformed
again
out of worm
into
~.~.  ~`~  .. .
butterfly

cocoon
some twisted memory of an old life
an old attitude
a tired
me

i'm alive !
awake and aware and fairly levelheaded and zipping all over the place
on the slightest gust of wind
feeling life
breathing it in
again
again
again

newlife

renewedlife


selah *.*.~


that's
my
faith

i have to go there
or i die ...
i have to

i can't deny
what i know
who i know

i give him my life
my
body
soul
spirit
mind

i yield
willingly
gladly


selah *.~


i can't
simply cannot
remain
in that hole
be that worm
die again

this is my 3rd life
i don't know how many more there are
or if there are any at all

i choose to faith it
use my faith
ask for more faith
beg for more faith
look for it
search
my heart
the Book
my Lord
...
everywhere

everything hangs
on that hook

there are 3 left
faith
hope
love
and the greatest of the 3
is love

but ...
without faith
it is impossible to please God


selah ~`~  ... ~

so ...
a thought then
when you're castigating your self
for the drama
the burdens
the dark tunnel that looms ahead
the hole you're in
as if it's
your
fault
....

remember
you live in warzone
there are powers and principalities and wicked spirits in heavenly places
that want you
they want
you
wounded
out of spiritual breath
dragging
immobile

this is the time
to faith
right in the face of darkness

buck it
fight it

call out to Jesus
in faith

faith it
for God's sake


shalom ~.~

proselytizing .....

i'm not much into that word
i been there and done that

i'm basically done with
the 'tracts'
that presume
to convince
that God is God
and you need him

i don't think something that significant
can be reduced to a 4" x 3" format
...

i've personally come to the place
where i don't get to speak into a person's life
unless i earn that right
and they are cool with it

the Gospel
it's not within the purview
of salesmanship

it is good news
and you share good news
with people you are free to speak with
who let you share

however
in the vein of 'too far east'
i will leave a bible
or a tract
somewhere
maybe God will use it
in someone searching for truth
and the Spirit will speak
... another step in their search

i found the following today

it's from an atheist

and it's cause for thought
in the pursuit of Gospel ...

think on it

http://reknew.org/2013/08/a-word-about-sharing-the-gospel-from-an-atheist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-word-about-sharing-the-gospel-from-an-atheist

organization? or organism? ...

the prime reason i started this blog
was to chase the question
where on Earth is the church that Jesus built?
the implications should be obvious ...




in that vein
what was Jesus trying to do
?

the most obvious illustration to me
is that of apostle paul
when he compares the church
   the body of christ
to a human body

the body is an organism

according to one source
an organism can be defined as
a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes
nice


the philosophy in-back of that is
a compilation of inter-related working parts
operating in unison
each part performing the various tasks assigned it
for the benefit of the whole
under direction

and a properly functioning organism
benefits not only itself
but also its environment
it brings its wellbeing
to the life that surrounds it ...
it contributes
to shalom

to be sure
it's organized
but it's not an organization
it is a functioning organism

selah ~..

.... now then
when the 'church' moves towards organization
it sheds its organic skin
and undergoes a makeover of an entirely different order
trading wholeness (think shalom)
for profit
for power
for presteige
for politics
for personal gain
??

trading life
for soul-lessness
for covetousness
for self aggrandizement
for the pursuit of an american version of Christbusiness
the pursuit of gain
at the dire cost of truth
trading in the souls of men ....

trading in the souls of men ...

selah ~..

and then
there are those that think they're 'right'
doing God's work
following a different sort of philosophy
patterned after the great theologians of the church
who morph scripture
to support 'just war'
just poverty
just slavery
just prejudice
just .....
crap!

   ( i had the ignoble opportunity to read an article
   in effect disputing the church's role in fighting poverty
   by a christian author
   based on Jesus' comment
   'the poor you always have with you'
   ... believe it or not )

sad that
dread stuff

selah ~..

Jesus was definitively apolitical
his was a kingdom
a domain
of heavenly
and spiritual
proportions
   the first 5 chapters of john's gospel speak to that

in fact
Jesus was totally about
a
cosmic
reconciliation
reforming the people of God
on a scale of cosmic proportions

one day
he will have brought all power
all rulership
all dominion
   of things in the heavens
   and things in the Earth
under his own authority

and he will then hand all over to Father/God

this is the movement that Jesus initiated
at his momentous advent

those of us who claim him as master
would do well to immerse ourselves in that philosophy
as in
drown in it
for all else
every other pretense to godness
is 'fail'

the 'church' has done an awful job of representing that philosophy
in fact it has turned it virtually inside-out
as it slipped into something more ...
   smoothe
   casual
more socially palatable
more politically appropriate
more systemic
more organized
more profitable
more earthly
more worldly
...

thing is
Jesus' move
was a counter
to the religion of the people (his people) of his day
it ran across the lines of propriety
and smack into the face of the-thing-to-do

what transpired then
was a mustardseed revolution
engendering the common people
the vulgar (think unrefined)
transforming them
recreating them
into his image

selah ~..

where on Earth has that movement disappeared to
where??

i see in the church
   of the west at least
a fully functional business
an organization in the form of
the forms of this world
bent on selling a particular brand of christianity
that runs counter to the Jesus vision

so Jesus' counterreligious countercultural move
has been usurped
traded for counterJesus
...
as in antiChrist

selah ..~

think about it

we have massive organizations
standing on
massive amounts of wealth
and using proportionately little of it
to combat
poverty
abuse
hunger
homelessness
fatherlessness ...

and Jesus weeps ... ... .. .

selah ~..

we hold those things
to be self-evident christianity
modelling it for the world to see
what christianity looks like

church leaders live in relative comfort
some dripping in wealth
robbing the coffers of the ordinary members
and defending their capitalist motivations
on the basis of 'it's christian'

do we read our bible anymore ?
do we actually know what the scriptures say and teach ?
or are we so gullible these days
that we take what this preacher or that prophet spoonfeeds us
like some child sucking down ice cream

what has become of personal commitment
to the cause of Jesus
of the desire to know the truth
   for myself
to be able to discern
on the basis of biblical knowledge
and convictions that come from
going there and doing that
   myself
struggling with the words of God
   myself
asking for his guidance
   myself
as i read his words

all else is borrowed 'convictions'
borrowed knowledge
mined by someone else
swallowed 'hook, line, and sinker'
without so much as an informed protestation

that's not christ's Way
it is the way of fools

it may be dubbed 'christian'
but it is a long way from the truth of God

and we are all the more fool-ish
for allowing some thief and liar
player
to meander around it
working for his own good
at the expense of
us
and the kingdom
and the family of the kingdom

at the expense of God
and his good name

selah ..~

that was the end of this post
until last night
when i jotted something down
something like this
...

when i see men
moving in the direction
of front
   rather than back
of prestige
   rather than ordinary
of position
   rather than disciple
of notoriety
   rather than humility
of honour
   rather than preferring others
of power
   rather than service
 ...................

i run
i head
   in the opposite direction
because my rabbi
is into
back
ordinary
disciple
humility
preferring others
service

and the reason he's my rabbi
and i am his disciple
is for me to be his disciple
not anyone else's

that is the direction i'm moving in
that is the point of the rest of my life
God helping me

all else
is
fail

shalom

too far east ? ? ...

'too far east is west'
they say

happens all the time
we experience
or learn something by whatever means
and it's a negative thing
and we respond
away from that
towards the thing we think is true/positive ....

and we just keep swinging in that direction
we don't slow down
or stop
or come up for air
... inertia'ed

........................................................................................
... aside
privately please ...

i have this mantra
(oops... was i not supposed to use that word?
A statement that is frequently repeated; a characteristic formula or refrain
a dictionary def., fyi)

and it runs like
Clarify
Simplify
Balance
Centre

that sums up my view on life
lived for the kingdom
it involves
primarily
putting a bit
in  my own mouth
and teaching myself 
to die

i'm a stubborn one though
and i resist the bit
biting down hard
staring at me with angry eyes
for wanting to tame 
me

i won't give up
i'll simply mantra it
and even if it takes the rest of my life
i'll keep pushing there

end aside ................................................................................

so
we swing too far
in that anti-direction
and end up
... too far east ?

the reason i introduced
clarify simplify balance centre
is
well
there it is ...

balance is crucial
less i fall
off this tightrope

and it's the pre-requisite

no way to centre
unbalanced

....

i have this good friend
i struggle with
on issues
of the kingdom

and one of the critical issues
in my eyes
is the LGBT issue

it's 1 of those things
that bites
hard

in 1 of my former lives
my position was
fixed
concrete-ed
glued in place

then i died
and in my death throes
i decided
that in my next life
i was going to
start over
almost from 0

almost ....

so i've started over
and virtually everything
is up for grabs
and i'm sinking my teeth
into old bones
with a new vigour

and this issue is a biggy
for me

i get the part
that these are people
as in person-s
and that God loves them
as much as he does me

i get that
i amen that

and my responsibility to that person
is to love them
with Godlove
same as anybody

i get that

but ............. .. ... .

when it comes down to
real life
and i have to decide
if i side with gay marriage
(as an example)
or gay ordination
(as another)
....
well i'm not sure

not that anyone is perfect
there are porn addicts a plenty
who are ordained practicing ministers
(as an example)

but that's hidden
   for now

my concern is
the church's blessing
on the ordination
of an open gay/lesbian person

....

i'm not sure where i am on that
i know where i was
and i know where i lean
but i'm pondering

selah


and then i think
of
me

what makes
my
sins
impune
hidden or not

i'm simply concerned
with swinging too far east on this issue

my aim is centre
and centre = Jesus
i'd like my thinking on it
to be his
is all

shalom

a good read ... good thoughts ...

there are several blog posts in process
there's probably a good reason
or 7
why they're incomplete

i ran across this one today
and am cheered by the commonthink

sometimes i wonder if i'm off in some outback place
by myself
fooling my self
lost

and then someone comes along
that thinks like me
somewhat
and i am encouraged
at least i'm not the only 1 that's lost
at least there are other
'strange'rs
out there

this blog is reminiscent of a couple i've written


here's one
http://asthekingdomturns.blogspot.com/2012/12/this-blog-post-has-been-under.html

here's another
http://asthekingdomturns.blogspot.com/2013/07/balance.html

but i like hers better
i think
http://jessicakelley.com/2013/08/13/secret-doubts/

keep on trekkin'

shalom

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

http://reknew.org/2013/08/lighten-up-shoot-christians-say/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lighten-up-shoot-christians-say

sweet

transformation ... more

i was privileged today

as i was walking to my car
this dude rides up on his bike
and asks for help

we talked for a couple minutes ...
well. actually he did the talking

he needed food and a bath ...

and he was angry

he was angry at having to ask
and at the system that got him to where he was

some might respond to that
with thoughts of
'sooooo.... you're being played'
or some such

he cried
briefly
while he was angry

we went to the house of the waffle
and i told him order anything he wanted
and as much as he wanted
he had 2 pork chops and grits
coffee and coke

and he talked

he spoke of the history of this area
the black history

he spoke of the blessing
of each human being unique
being able to bring
their unique perspective to bear on life
for the benefit of us all

he spoke of the dire need for listeners
people who will simply listen
and noted that we are too tied up
in ourselves
to listen
to care enough
to listen

he was not a stupid man
not at all

he was
a
man


selah ... ~


i was privileged today

maybe
i'll get lucky
tomorrow
too

shalom

transformation ...

that's the core thingy
changing
as
into
Jesus
like

And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, 
are being 
transformed 
into his image 
with ever-increasing glory, 
which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, 
but be 
transformed 
by the renewing of your mind. 
Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.


selah ..~



think

this
...

shalom

faithing it ...

i suffer from a particular malady
the belief that life should be fair and just

i think
you get what you deserve
it'll all come around in the end
what goes around comes around

when you think about that kind of think
you come up with something akin to karma

Messiah Jesus is not much about karma
he is totally about love
and forgiveness
and longsufferingness
and such

selah ..~

a friend recently asked friends what it means to them
to renew the mind
as in Romans 12

the answer is really in the passage that follows -
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, 
so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. 
Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one. ....
(i omit the next section)
...
Love must be without hypocrisy. 
Detest evil; cling to what is good. 
Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. 
Outdo one another in showing honor. 
Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. 
Rejoice in hope; 
be patient in affliction; 
be persistent in prayer. 
Share with the saints in their needs; 
pursue hospitality. 
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. 
Be in agreement with one another. 
Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. 
Do not be wise in your own estimation. 
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. 
Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes. 
If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone. 
Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for His wrath, for it is written: 'Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay, says the Lord'.
But if your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For in so doing you will be heaping fiery coals on his head.
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

in my mind
renewing my mind
entails doing what apostle paul points out here

in the doing of it
my mind is made over
taught to do these things
instead of the things i used to do
taught to unconform to the things of this world system
and to transform
by the doing

the faith Jesus teaches
is a verbed noun
it is in the doing
that we express our 'belief'

i am transformed
when i bring my mind into subjection to my spirit
when i faith my belief in God
living the heart-change

................ i think

selah ..~

shalom