no god at high noon

01Dec08

a poem for your enjoyment, deconstruction, theological musing, or what have you
by tyler priest
i hate to be the bad guy
but i’m breaking it to you once again
what you think you’ve got is not faith
it is an idol
idols always tell you what you want to hear
yeah, it’s good to know how to listen closely
but you’re listening
to [...]

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Tags: conversion, faith, Isaiah the prophet, poetry

slam poetry: give me an idea

10Oct08

give me an idea
by tyler priest
Give me an idea. Give me an idea that will make my intellect buzz, my heart speed up, my passion stir, one that will fix my gaze in contemplation, for a long, long time. Give me an idea that will ransom my mediocrity and empower my potential. [...]

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Tags: Def Poetry Jam, homilitecs, Mark Scandrette, poetry, reimagine, slam poetry, Steve Coleman

from my sister: a bit of poetry

01Aug08

My sister, the Darbster (aka Darby), is nothing short of amazing. We talk pretty regularly on the phone and things usually come around to what’s going on at DF on my end of things. I was telling her about a formation session I recently led with my students. We have been [...]

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Tags: clothing, consumerism, Darby, ethics of Jesus, globalization, Honduras, kingdom of God, materialism, poetry, sweatshops, What Would Jesus Buy