You can Knock Forever on a Deaf Man's Door

You can knock forever on a deaf man's door!
Kazantzakis.
What are you not listening to that you probably should listen to. Not all words are profitable, but the words moved by the holy spirit are profitable to preserving our lives.

III. Lords Super- Not About Us- Him

11.08.2008
Dear Ms. Winfrey,
I am delighted in your invitation to speak about my book, 55 Words on God. I am sorry but I decline your invitation. What about selling my book? God is a direct marketer to the heart. God draws readers to books, if that is his will.

Loving appreciation,
Gregorio Roth

Alas, I did not receive a letter from Oprah!!!

Heaven is opened by our savior, our final rabbi, our great LORD: Jesus Christ.

Prayer: Deuteronomy 3:24 O LORD GOD you have only begun to show your servant your greatness and your mighty hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as yours. Thank you for allowing me to find the book The World's Shortest Stories. I need to sharpen my writing up, to be only able to write 55 Words per Story creates a rewarding challenge. I ask that you continue to work with me on my writing so that my gift can Glorify You.

I. Lord's Supper - Oh, Holy Wonderbread!!!!! On Communion and Brotherhood

The sun was setting, aspen trees were still green; the aspens were about to turn into a blaze of fire.

We drove our Dodge Neon carefully, about fifteen miles per hour, up the Mountain Pass. We knew that it was time to get going. If we did not go over the pass by 8 pm we would be stuck in Aspen Colorado. A place for the uber-rich, not for hicks like us.

The deer came out, as we navigated up the mountain pass. . We captured the deer in our throw away cameras and discussed the Christian Communion:
"Some people are strange?"
"You got that right."
"Christ in a piece of bread,
"Divine honors, Oh Holy Piece of Bread!"
"Oh, holy wine!"
"Yeah, I could use a beer, just about now."
"Milwaukee's Best, things don't get better than this."
"I love you man!"
"I love you too, but you aint getting my Bud Light."

Scripture:
John 6
I Corinthians 11
Col 1:15-20

Letham, Robert The Lord's Supper Eternal Word in Broken Bread Phillipsburg, New Jersey: P&R Publishing, 2001.

November 10, 41 AD: Protecting A Community- Two Views...

I wax desperate with my imagination!

Scene: Alexandria, Egypt.... after the death of Gaius and the issuing in of Claudius... A letter written by Claudius on the State of Alexandria has just been read.

After hearing the letter read to the group...

Judas of Alexandria:
Let's follow. 'Tis-it not fit to protect our Jewish settlement.. here in Alexandria?

Why should we not meet and practice our customs, for they are ordained by God.

Josephus:
Have after. To what issue will this come? Your already on my last nerve.

Judas of Alexandria::

Alas, something is rotten in the state of Alexandria.

Josephus:
Heaven will direct it. For we have always had equality civil rights with them. The empire under Augustus did not prevent the nomination of the ethnarchs, because they desired all their subjects should be able to remain faithful to their representative customs.

Judas of Alexandria::
Nay, let's protect our rights. For the hordes of gentiles come at noon.

Josephus:

Should we follow Rome?

I say yea, for they have always protected us from the hordes.

Judas of Alexandria:

I say Nea, for Gaius is mad.

Gauis is a madman. Gaius is mad. Claudius will be just as bad, or worse!!!

We must take the handle, before the knife is plunged in.

Josephus:

Something is a foul!

But we must be aware of provoking any trouble, least we get all of our rights wiped away.

Josephus is real, and some of the dialogue comes directly from a letter written by Claudiuos Caeser Augustus Germanicus, translated by Josephus. Judas is a representative of the anti governmental view held by some Jews at the time. Judas was a common name back then due to the love of the Jewish Hero, Judas Maccabee. I also used Hamlet Act 1, scene 4, 87–91 to help me in creating the dialogue. Also this is not a critique of Judaism or Jewish History, it is an attempt to look at all of us. We all feel that our rights will be threatened. We all point to another person, another group, to blame. This I feel is truly aweful for it is us that need to change not a "them".

This is not a critique of Judaism or Jewish History, it is an attempt to look at all of us. We all feel that our rights will be threatened. We all point to another person, another group, to blame. This I feel is truly aweful for it is us that need to change not a "them". I am proud of my Grandparents, Pearl and Alex who were both Jews. I wear my grandfather's ring with pride, and tradition. See: Testimonial.

Diversity Calender: Thanks to N.E.A.
All Saints Day: Also known as All Hallows or Hallowmas and observed by Roman Catholics and some western protestant Churches, this feast day honors all saints, known and unknown.

46 AD: Early Gentile Christianity (Ode Part One)

46 AD Ode to the Early Gentile Christian Church
(Structure of Ode based on the Cranberry's song - Ode to my Family)

Understand the things I say
Don't turn away from me
Antioch, I spent half my life out there
You wouldn't disagree
Circumcise me, d'you see
Do you hate me. Do you Fear God standing there
D'you notice, d'you know
Circumcise me, circumcise me
Does anyone fear?

Who was I, when I was young
And we didn't give a damn
'Cause we were raised
To see life without a God, man
My mother, my mother she told me
Did she tell me, when I was out there
My father, my Aba, he held me
Oh he held me, does anyone care?

Understand what I've become
It wasn't my design
Yet if any man suffers
as a Christian, let him not
Be ashamed. Of you, I miss
'Cause I fear you. 'Cause I love you.
When I am near, you.
D'you know this, d'you know
I did not find you, your love will blind me.
Does anyone care?

Who was I, when I was young
And we didn't give a damn
'Cause we were raised
To see life resistant to God, man
My mother, my mother she told me
Did she tell me, when I was out there
My father, my Abba, he held me
Oh he held me, does anyone care?

Read the Original: Cranberries- Ode to My Family

Resources:

Bruce F.F. New Testament History. Garden City, York: Anchor Books, 1972. (265-268)
Illustration: Marvel Comics

Time Line:
The first Gospel, Matthew , was written in - 50 AD.
The Letters to the Thessalonians were written in 51-52 AD

YHVH your indelible, incredible word says that you can not be bought by deeds or by precious stones, your love is free, and your ways are freeing. Your word is incredible: And unto man, he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding. (Job 28:28) At times I value the opinions of men/women over what you have put in my heart. This is idol worship of a kind. Thank you Kyrios (LORD) for leading me away from man's understanding and ideals into your world of true knowledge. I ask that you continue to grow my graceful heart to fear you, to love you properly, and to enjoy the task at hand.

30 AD: The Full Pascal Moon Lit the Other Side of the Jordan

In the Light of a Pascal Moon

The Pascal Moon lit the other side of the Jordan. The red hills were witness to a fateful day, when we put the King of the Jews up onto a piece of wood.

Almighty God Ungirded him,
eager to mount the Gallows,
Unafraid in the sight of many:
He would set free mankind.
I shook when His arms embraced me
but I durst not bow to the ground,
Stand fast I must.

Say you want a Revolution:
Revolutions often happen in the Rural Areas first. Revolutions then grow in strength and attack the Urban Center. Not this revolution. This revolution attacked the fortification first and quickly surrendered. Jesus was surprised when he saw the armed strength of the Roman Band. He replied, "Did you think you were coming to overpower a bandit?" He gently surrendered.

Was this a human movement?
Jesus left no written record. He had chosen twelve men to be witness of the day. These were ordinary men, not necessarily leaders who could make a movement happen. In fact scripture says in Matthew 11 "From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and violent take it by force." He was telling his men that to bring the Kingdom to the people one can not use force. Humanistic force harms the Kingdom of Heaven.

Who were his men?
One of these twelve men betrayed him with a kiss. One of the twelve named the Rock (who would later be a significant part of church growth) had betrayed him three times in the course of a night.

What was the mission:
None of his twelve chosen men immediately understood the full light of The Mission. The mission was later defined.

Lasting Impression:
How did a simple movement, in a far off land, one prone to human failure, grow to effect me today in a far off non existent land?

Written while listening to the Podcast:
Groove Electric
Books Referenced:

Bruce F.F. New Testament History. Garden City, New York: Anchor Books, 1972.
Shelley, Bruce L. Church History in Plain Language Waco, Texas: Word Books, 1982.
Latourette, Kenneth Scott Christianity Through the Ages: New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1965.
Davie, Donald ed. The New Oxford Book of Christian Verse Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 1981.