THE SARDIS EXPERIMENT

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Introducing the Sardis Experiment, a blog with stories about our church family, anecdotes from a small-church pastor, and reflections on sacred texts.

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Apr 2020
Holy Week Poem Part Three: Table Talk (Maundy Thursday)

PART THREE: TABLE TALK (MAUNDY THURSDAY) Jesus knows what’s next. You can only live in freedom For so long until the Empire strikes back. One’s dependence on God Ruffles the feathers of earthly lords. The patron client system only works If clients choose to seek what patrons offer. What peace can your master not provide? What world can you imagine in which he does not rule? Yes, sure, the arc of the moral universe May be long, and it may bend toward justice, But Caesar likes long, straight, lines. Caesar’s horizon is......

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