Another-Fine-Mess

"Against stupidity the gods
themselves contend in vain."
~ Friedrich von Schiller

Here, we reprise our animated photo essay on Congress' (annual?) addiction to playing with fire by threatening to shut down the government, blaming the other side while refusing to listen to them, and other mischief. Watch them warm to the subject as we move closer to the 2016 elections.
They've already lit the fire . . . watch it spread!

LAST SUPPER RED - The Synaptic Edition
"Synaptic?" Say whaaaa? Surely you jest!
Who . . . us? Don't be silly. Leave being silly to us.
We're professionals.

Enjoy the photo of Naked Toes Winery above (where Last Supper Red wine is produced) and click on it to download this brand new edition right now!

JE SUIS CHARLIE!

Following the murders in Paris, which initially prompted these reflections, events designed to (supposedly) counter such atrocities have been organized.

The American Freedom Defense Initiative's organizing a contest to draw cartoons of the prophet Muhammad is an example.

These reflections apply to their efforts as well as to those of Charlie Hebdo.

Click Here for 2 Reflections About
the Assault on Freedom in Paris

GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE

The empty tomb and Jesus' bodily resurrection lead some disenchanted folks . . . often those whose early understandings of Christianity were shaped (and distorted) by Fundamentalist, literal interpretations of the Bible . . . to reject the entire Christian faith. For them, the Risen Christ is nothing other than "Zombie Jesus," and in some ways, who can blame them for that snarky point of view.

But what if the Easter proclamation is more centrally about this: what if . . . in the midst of all the truly and ever-mounting accounts of the bad news in the world that leads us to ennui, anxiety and despair . . . there is HOPE? Easter proclaims that the bad news the world keeps hurling at us isn't the last word! Sure, that's maybe even harder to believe than an empty tomb. It, too, is a real "scandal." But it's Easter's hopeful truth.

TRANSFORMATION . . . into some form of NEW LIFE has the last word . . . within us, and in the world's structures of power. Sort of like the often-cursed dandelions . . . New Life pushes its way up through the cracks in the pavement, the world's life, and our own. New Life triumphs.

Want some examples of that sort of GOOD NEWS?
Want to contribute some good news of your own for a change?
Then click on either image of these dandelions!