No Turning Back

“And how will you do this?” she wants to know. “A political party? A march? A revolution? A coup?” “A magazine.” – Dave Eggers, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Legend tells that when Julius Caesar was marching toward Rome – about to become the first general to lead his troops inside the city walls and thereby setting off an irrevocable chain of events leading to his dictatorship and, eventually, his assassination – he came to a small river that runs on the dividing line between France and Italy called the Rubicon. As he stepped in the river, he supposedly said: “I’m crossing the Rubicon, there is now no turning back.”

theRubicon.org launches April 1 and there’s no turning back. Featuring a mix of essays, short articles, poetry, visual art and audio, theRubicon is an online journal of opinion that exists to challenge, contradict, confirm and converse. For more information, visit our Rubiconography page.

Rather than publishing a whole slew of content at once, we’ve decided to post items over the course of the month, providing ample opportunity for reflection and dialogue.

Here’s what to expect in April.

Saturday, April 1
The Salvation Army as a Prophetic Movement?
By Geoff Ryan

Monday, April 3
Rooted in Mission not Maintenance
By Rob Perry

Tuesday, April 4
Audio Feature: Areopagus Episode #1
Produced by Bramwell Ryan

Wednesday, April 5
Poem: The Market Urges
By Cornelius Buller

Thursday, April 6
When Words Are Not Enough
By Gordon Cotterill

Friday, April 7
Real Men Don’t Sing (Or Do They?)
By Geoff Ryan

Monday, April 10
Hope in the Concrete City
By Kevin Metcalf

Tuesday, April 11
40 Days in the Desert
By Si Smith

Wednesday, April 12
Poem: Sacrificial Offerings
By John McAlister

Thursday, April 13
Anatomy of a Death Sentence
By Bramwell Ryan

Friday, April 14
Human Trafficking Exposed
By Rochelle McAlister

Monday, April 17
Here is the Love?
By Russell Rook

Tuesday, April 18
Audio Feature: Areopagus Episode #2
Produced by Bramwell Ryan

Wednesday, April 19
Poem: An Awakening
By Joel Ivany

Thursday, April 20
Heroes of the Faith: Charles de Foucauld
By John McAlister

Friday, April 21
Sex, Drugs, Rock ’n’ Roll
By Geoff Ryan

Monday, April 24
Redemptive Theology of Salvation
By Dion Oxford

Tuesday, April 25
A Journey in Picture and Prose
By Matt Rawlins

Wednesday, April 26
Poem: The Rabbit Hole
By Cornelius Buller

Thursday, April 27
The Salvationist Mind for the 21st Century – An Ambiguous Heritage
By Barb Robinson

Friday, April 28
Time to Think
By Gordon Cotterill

See you April 1. And please tell your friends, neighbours, co-workers and enemies about theRubicon.org.

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