Tag: jesus
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Dionysus and the Crucified
by Justin Marquis A Nietzsche scholar in seminary, a Christian writing a blog invoking the pagan God of wine; what exactly is going on? Nietzsche himself proposed a dynamic and even violent opposition, expressed as Dionysus versus the Crucified, between the God of wine and Christianity. Dionysus the god of subterranean, sometimes violent urges, the…
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Why Jesus?
by Justin Marquis Last week I was asked by an old friend, “Why Jesus?” regarding my return to a life of faith. This is an unsurprising question given my past rejection of Christianity and the Church. I have attempted to answer this question before, but that answer was just as provisional as this one. What…
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Maundy Thursday Reflection
by Justin Marquis [Given at Maundy Thursday Worship at Irving Park Lutheran Church on 4/17/20250] Maundy Thursday is a special day for me. When I started working and worshiping here at Irving Park Lutheran Church, it was Holy Communion that drew me back to the church community. Food brings people together, and it is with…
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Returning to the Church. Why? What does it mean?
by Justin Marquis I would believe only in a god who could dance….Now I am light, now I fly, now I see myself beneath myself, now a god dances through me. –Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, I, “On Reading and Writing.” I keep starting to begin a blog post explaining my return to the church beginning…
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My So-Called Faith
by Justin Marquis Previous Post – How Could I not Be Grateful for My Whole Life? Everyone, I believe, has those memories of youth that are difficult to remember because of how embarrassed we are of our younger selves, things we did that are so cringe-worthy in their immaturity, their naivety, even their stupidity that…
Dionysus on a Bike 