love the moment

I saw Jesus today Pushing a Kroger cart Full of empty soda cans Later I saw Martin standing at the corner of 70 and OHB Selling papers before the light turned green Then On my way to the YMCA I saw Bobby K Begging for change Of course I'm not crazy I know they're dead We always kill our Messiahs Because Love turns to hate when they fail us And show the truth Not of what we say But instead Of what we do dg 4/24/12 Sent from my iPod

Worlds wander in Walking slowly from the paved desert Faces vary According to plans mostly Undeclared Conversations animated by necessity Words exchanged like dollars Transactions with no receipt Gumption is gathered Mustered like conscripts before battle Commerce awaits All the while Coffee Custom made Patiently sits at the barista bar Eager to begin Its destined adventure dg 4/17/12 Sent from my iPad

As this weekend holds significance for two of the world's great religions, I thought it apropos to consider the age old question of "who killed Jesus?" This is separate from the fervent discussions between so-called conservatives and liberals as to who Jesus was - or if he even lived at all. For the sake of this discussion, we will assume that he lived - and that at the very least he was a good man and a teacher of note - whose words and life are worthy of our consideration. It is an unfortunate truth - the subterfuge that has existed throughout Western history - whereby some of those in power have blamed the Jewish people for the death of Jesus. Now this is not merely unjust - the horror of the pogroms and the devastation entire communities - it is also insidious. Because the stark truth is that those who killed the historical Jesus are still at work today to kill not only his message - but to also demonize those tender ones to whom he was called. The singular and as...