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Jeremy John

Jeremy John

Jeremy John is a Christian, activist, and blogger, (in that order). He is a participant in OccupyDC's lay chaplaincy. In 2003, Jeremy spent six months in prison to close the School of the Americas, converting to Christianity while he was imprisoned. He is a contributor to the Good Men Project, Geez, most recently Red Letter Christians, and writes on his personal blog, Glass Dimly.

Blog Posts by Jeremy John

Posted by Jeremy John 9 weeks 2 days ago
"They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they. I always thought that's what they were. Ahh, my little friends, the little man with his racing snail. The nighthawk. Even the stupid bat. I couldn...
Posted by Jeremy John 12 weeks 5 days ago
I love Peter Rollins' honesty about his dark night of the soul.He's popularized a term for the intellectual position accompanying the dark night of the soul: a/theism. I interpret Peter's...
Posted by Jeremy John 34 weeks 2 days ago
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
 ~ Arundhati Roy Vegetables.Who could have imagined an economy in which gentle vegetables were...
Posted by Jeremy John 45 weeks 1 day ago
Micah Bales asked a deep question. He suggests that the wealth in property we’ve inherited is hindering our work for social justice. He talks provocatively (as a spiritual challenge, he clarifies)...
Posted by Jeremy John 47 weeks 1 day ago
At Wild Goose, I was humbled to be among justice-seeking Christians seeking to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.I see a deep connection between the personal practice of simple living and activism for...