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Become Passersby: The Sayings of Jesus as Recorded in the Gospel of Thomas

Become Passersby: The Sayings of Jesus as Recorded in the Gospel of Thomas

In this rendition of the Gospel of Thomas, poet Barnabas Smith presents the ancient text in an easy-to-read and accessible format.

2023

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All the Hits So Far

Hello there! I’m Barnabas, a poet and illustrator currently based in colorful Colorado. I’ve been sharing my poetry and essays online for…

Dec 2, 2023

All the Hits So Far

Dec 2, 2023

Coffee and Contemplation: The Way

There was a day when you could have asked me any question about the universe or existence and I would have answered “Jesus” not because it…

Apr 9

Coffee and Contemplation: The Way

Apr 9

To Light a Fire: Reflections on Thomas 16

Jesus said, “Maybe people think that I have come to cast peace on the world, but they do not know that I have come to cast divisions on the…

Jan 15

To Light a Fire: Reflections on Thomas 16

Jan 15

My Favorite Science Fiction Reads of 2024

Exploring Ursula K. Le Guin’s Hainish Cycle

Jan 14

My Favorite Science Fiction Reads of 2024

Jan 14

Simpin’ Ain’t Easy When All Men Want to Do Is Compare Cock Sizes and Bank Accounts

Her beauty screams angelic My lungs pierced as Her eyes delve deep into my soul

Apr 30, 2024

Simpin’ Ain’t Easy When All Men Want to Do Is Compare Cock Sizes and Bank Accounts

Apr 30, 2024

Battening Down the Hatches

Learning to Manage Myself Again

Apr 26, 2024

Battening Down the Hatches

Apr 26, 2024

Who’s Your Daddy?: Reflections on Thomas 15

Jesus said, “When you see the one who was not born of a woman, fall down on your face and worship that person. That is your Father.”…

Apr 25, 2024

Who’s Your Daddy?: Reflections on Thomas 15

Apr 25, 2024

Special Delivery

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Mar 6, 2024

Special Delivery

Mar 6, 2024

Servant of None: Paul’s Obsession with Status

Feb 29, 2024

Servant of None: Paul’s Obsession with Status

Feb 29, 2024

What Comes Out: A Reflection on Thomas 14

Jesus said to them, “If you fast, you will bring guilt upon yourselves; and if you pray, you will be condemned; and if you make donations…

Feb 29, 2024

What Comes Out: A Reflection on Thomas 14

Feb 29, 2024

Barnabas Smith

Barnabas Smith

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I am a poet based in Boulder County, Colorado. I write about poetry, mysticism, anarchism, and all the ways they intersect. https://linktr.ee/barnabasprime

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