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Amazing to think how Christianity became global when it started only as a cult of a young crucified son of a carpenter preaching about a Kingdom of God here on earth. It was the first Christian martyrs who sealed their commitment to the Kingdom with their blood. The Gospel writers themselves were not spared. Matthew was slain with a sword. Mark was dragged through the streets until he expired. Luke was hanged upon an olive tree. John was put into a cauldron with boiling oil though he miraculou... Read More

In the struggle for a better world, we cannot help but engage in confrontation. This is a confrontation with the dominant powers that shun the light and keep the light from shining. In the process, all those who stand for the light are shunned, repressed, and experience untold suffering and even death. Yet in the process, all of us who believe in the light cannot also help but celebrate...why? Because even as the Creator of the universe defined the nothingness of darkness when all peoples are co... Read More