Adam sits at his desk and around him the walls rip off. He has no roof. He has no walls. His floor is sand and his desk is an altar. He has cleared everything extra off this desk and now looks at a huge table with little on it except the computer and a lamp.… Continue reading In the Name of the Father 24: Adam
Month: October 2021
In the Name of the Father 23: Shade
Naked and burning in the sun, Pain walks out into the desert and lets the sand burn his feet. He lets the rage burn his heart and wonders why he should be here. So many terrible things happened on God’s watch. How can he even start to think about working it all out? When the… Continue reading In the Name of the Father 23: Shade
In the Name of the Father 22: Servant
Servant walks into the desert, and he feels tired. He feels weak and empty. He has been fasting for three days and he is exhausted. He did this for all of us. He did this because we asked him to. He did this because it is in his nature to serve. He walks for what… Continue reading In the Name of the Father 22: Servant
In the Name of the Father 21: Shadow
Shadow stomps his path of flame as he steps into the desert and he burns. His feet burn, his legs burn, his hips burn. He sees in the distance, he is headed for an object jutting out of the sand. He gets closer and sees it is a statue. When he gets closer, he sees… Continue reading In the Name of the Father 21: Shadow
In the Name of the Father 20: Guardian
As Guardian walks the desert, he feels the sun. He is hungry and he drops the bottle of Fighting Cock in his hand. It lands tip down and in moments, all the bourbon has drained into the sand. He stumbles on sobbing. In the distance he sees an object and turns his feet in that… Continue reading In the Name of the Father 20: Guardian
In the Name of the Father 19: In the Beginning
I haven’t eaten since midnight yesterday morning. It is 5:44 a.m. and I have days left in this fast. I drank one gallon of water today. I have abstained from smoking, caffeine, and sex. I am wearing a white shirt and black pants. In the days of the holy knight, black signified death, white purity,… Continue reading In the Name of the Father 19: In the Beginning
In the Name of the Father 18: Sasquatch Part 7
Wanna see it fall? Wanna see everything that Harmony built, everything that Brother Faith, Brother Justice, Brother Hoss, Rose, and Unity Church gave Adam crumble to the ground at his feet and burn to ash? In order to understand the true issue between Adam’s fall from God, we have to get one last gift from… Continue reading In the Name of the Father 18: Sasquatch Part 7
In the Name of the Father 17: The Aftermath of Normal Street
Have you ever known you were in the right place at the right time? That everything in your life had brought you to this one event? That no one could have done what you were doing right then? Guardian knows how that feels. When your life comes to a head and all of it matters,… Continue reading In the Name of the Father 17: The Aftermath of Normal Street
In the Name of the Father 16: Sasquatch Part 6
Sasquatch hates church. Thinks it is unholy for a large group of people to gather in one place, in one building, to worship God. He says that in the Bible Christians met in houses with ten or eleven people to talk about God and commune with the Lord. He fights in church, listening to the… Continue reading In the Name of the Father 16: Sasquatch Part 6
In the Name of the Father 15: The Fall of Harmony Baptist Church
I’m not sure how much longer it could have gone on. Brother Haste’s home was obviously an unhappy one. He had fought a war against his daughter for wanting to marry a black man. He scoured the Bible, looking for any passage that might make it a sin for her to marry who she loved.… Continue reading In the Name of the Father 15: The Fall of Harmony Baptist Church
Jesse Teller 