Bliss Works

Have you ever done a detox for your body?  I have and it seems to be good to cleanse yourself from garbage that is building up inside you that becomes part of you, but really shouldn’t be for good health.  Well, I’ve been out of the US for about six years.  In that time I unintentionally detoxed from the world dominating Western Christianity.   I thank God for this as it was killing my soul and I was unaware.
For some time now I have struggled with the inconsistencies of what we westerners have come to call Christianity and the biblical narrative of Jesus. There are many.  Fortunately for Pastors and the organized church most of the people who make up congregations don’t read much of the bible and for those who do, the lens they are trying to see through of their consumer culture is so thick they cannot see to find the truth they are reading.  Christians, the majority not all, are living lives of delusion.  They are happy to be following Christ, going to heaven and know the power of God in their lives yet their lives show no evidence of this.  The only connection is their self proclamation. (more…)

The other day my friend Niclas from Costa Rica called and told me to get to Panama City tomorrow to watch the Metallica concert, the tickets would be with Michael Gillies, his friend. I’d never seen Metallica or listened much to their music. I only new one of their songs named Sandman. My son and a couple friends went with me and one of them, Paul, spent some time reading their lyrics the night before. He made the comment to me that the guys from the band live the “as is” life while most Christians live the “as if” life. (more…)

We have a lot of volunteers stay at Finca Selah who have come to serve in one capacity or another.  Most want or expect to get out and rub shoulders with the poor and less fortunate they have read about. I often get asked when I’m going back out into the jungle and when I respond that I’m not sure, they seem to assume that it implies I’m not doing anything of value.  (more…)

This web site was derived from my past life as an architect, community developer and builder known as Bliss Works Inc. For a while it has remained abandoned but now I hope to write about a new chapter in my life and assume someone out there wants to know my thoughts.  I regularly blog at www.deadwheat.com but here you find my personal internal thoughts thrown out with reckless abandon. 

Disclaimer: My thoughts are only based on my life experiences and are subject to change.