Becoming Loki

Is a relationship with Jesus worth the loss of this world?

1. Mrs. Jesus #1/7: Blew Monday
2. Mrs. Jesus #2/7: Two’s Day Out
3. Mrs. Jesus #3/7: Wed-ness Day
4. Mrs. Jesus #4/7: Thor’s Hammer Day
5. Mrs. Jesus #5/7: Wood Friday
6. Mrs. Jesus, #6/7: Wholly Sad, Her Day
7. Mrs. Jesus, Finale #7/7: Tree/Son Day

Are we willing to give up our wiggle room?
Does positional authority deserve respect because they have?
Is that what it means to follow the way of Christ?

11/10 Bi-Limerick: Exploding Frames (Swallowing Frogs)

Our final episode ends with Little Man confronting his greatest face. Watch for an epilogue...

1. Can we shift to the simplicity of a new "headless" spiritual operating system, instead of simply layering on more layers of religion?
2. Can we own our anger enough to surrender it, without being insecure or condemning?
3. Can we all go from zeros to heroes, if we meet Jesus?

References

• RHEL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• The Swan Factory "Swanifesto"
• Acts 4:13 

Ernie encourages Little Man to stop being a "Good Boy", as an unexpected trip highlights the subterranean anger we have been looking for (and avoiding).

When do we gain enough faith in the universe to trade an unpleasant but familiar reality for a glorious but uncertain future?

• The Salton Sea

Why did Jesus have to die?

To show us:

1. It is possible to break the chains of this world's lies without having to throw everything away (permanently)
2. Exactly how painful and costly that process is
3. That He loved us enough to go through that process first

What is the lie we are holding on to because we, too, fear the truth that would set us free?

• The Doldrums
• My Fulcrum: A Psychological Odyssey

What does it take for men to actually grow up, and escape the infantilism of "Neverland" -- without becoming a tyrant or an outcast?

Perhaps anger.  But we can't stay angry forever.  If we can't externalize -- and shouldn't internalize -- where can it go?

• Grief Cycle (PDF)
• Hi Ren (YouTube)

• Unforgiven: A Testimony in Three Persons (Blog Post)

Where do we go when civilization feels like a cruel lie imposed on you by people who are afraid to face the truth?

• 5 Ghost Towns You Can Buy Right Now, If You Dare
• The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
• Black Widow versus Loki
• Luke 14:26

Next: Loking for Everland

The original Loki was the completely random "trickster" necessary to reset traditional society when their context changed.
When the only definition of morality was tradition, any deviation was necessarily beyond good or evil.
With the advent of civilization, and empire, revolution become religious, then ideological.

Can we recover that sense of adventure, and enchantment, without going fully post-apocalyptic?

• Angry Birds Movie
• Rich Men North of Richmond

We kickoff this episode by ranting about the TSA, then delve into why we do and don't respect authority figures.
Ernie and Little share there growing alienation from society in the early 2000s, but stop when they still had hope for reformation rather than revolution.

Topics

• Black Lives Matter
• Fundamentalism
• Radical Centrism
• Corporate America
• Falling Down (1993)