soil

the earth beneath your feet is or at least once was capable of sustaining life through agriculture. its amazing what can grow in the dirt with enough help. i can grow many things in my vegetable garden, all with out chemicals, because soil that has been cared for will care for you. i know, the organic farm movement has turned many people off with their hippy-esque agressiveness. i am merely saying that most people could sustain themselves with just a little effort. even apartment dwellers can grow some vegetables on their patioes or porched with some clever planning. nothing makes you feel more connected to the world than eating something just picked. tonight we had mashed potatoes with potatoes not less that 20 minutes picked and washed from the garden. i am fortunate to have ample space of the farm where we rent our home, but even with 1/4 the space, we could produce a bounty large enought to share and store. be encouraged then, for effort equals bounty.

does it make me a hypocrite?

does it make me a hypocrite or just honest to be a Christ follower in America? what i mean is are the standards for Christianity in America different than they are elsewhere? Can i be honest about following Jesus if i have the Bible in one hand and a beer in the other? or a newspaper? who gives much credence to what kind of music non-christians listen to, but when i listen to non-christian music why do i often feel labled? this is not to be a rallying cry for rebellion against the status, but rather a query of who we have become as Christians. perhaps we have developed classes or orders of Christianity. perhaps the ruling class in superior or held in much regard versus people like me who could be considered a peasent class of Christian. I listen to ‘secular’ music, drink the occasional beer, smoke the occasional cigar/tobacco product. i have danced intimatly with women, used curse words(like 2 hours ago) i like violent and artistic movies(almost especially when there are boobs exposed). does this make me a hypocrite or just honest? i am not laying out a confession of my actions, but rather i am declaring myself free from the religious ruling class and am commited to living a honest and full expression of my humanity while i follow Jesus Christ, even unto death. so yeah, i am a sinner saved by grace, and i will make no bones about it. what kind of Christian are you? do you live your humanity out while trying to find your way with Jesus or do you live by the “rules” created by pharisaical Christian leaders? i will do my best ot respect your choices whatever they may be, but i expect the same in return, so we can all live free men and women in the one who died to save the whole world. tell me what you think.