non-violent God Archives

Two Parades. The Lie of Sacred Violence

Posted on April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 by Michael Rose

It was the beginning of Passover as Jesus and his friends headed to Jerusalem for the to celebrate Israel’s liberation from Egypt. Word spread that He was on His way to the city. People ran out to meet this Jesus who was taking the land by storm, with his radical teachings of love; turning the…

The Cross, Victory and the Non-Violent God

Posted on January 3, 2020January 1, 2020 by Michael Rose

[ This article was originally written in 2011 – thought I’d blow the dust off it and share it again. fresh thoughts are in [*]. Worldview runs silently in the background of our consciousness, filtering and shaping the way we interpret the world around us. It is from these interpretations that our worldview shapes our…