Tag Archives: Pharisee

The Parable of The Prick and The Scum Bag

July 1, 2012 by Bucky Dann 4 Comments

Jesus didn’t like everybody.  The man so often equated with peace and love got annoyed with people.  He famously chased a gaggle of businessmen out of the Jerusalem temple.  He compared pharisaic lawyers to a den of poisonous snakes.  On more than a few occasions, he described his own disciples as dim-witted.  And to the […]

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assholes, evil, flexibility, forgiveness, God, honesty, self awareness
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The Story of The Good Samaritan

March 11, 2012 by Bucky Dann 9 Comments

One day, a lawyer asked Jesus a question about the law.  Being a Pharisee, who believed in a resurrection, he wanted to know the legal requirements for admission to heaven.  “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Rather than answering, Jesus asked the lawyer for his opinion, and the legal scholar quoted verses from […]

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Jesus, love, parables, sin
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Meeting God

February 19, 2012 by Bucky Dann 1 Comment

The first time I experienced what I think of as God was as a bored teenager in church, feeling guilty about masturbating.  Masturbation was a regular activity, being a horny fifteen year-old, and the Sears catalog provided visual stimulation.  In my day, catalogs were the equivalent of internet porn.  Unfortunately, I also believed masturbation was […]

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faith, forgiveness, God, honesty, humanity, humility, love, sin
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