Dave Burke

James fights evil by killing villains, Jesus fought evil by loving them and dying for them. Kill a villain and another one springs up to take his place, give your life for a villain and it stops him in his tracks – well, quite often, anyway. This is heroic, a life worth imitating. I can imagine Jesus talking to James Bond about the violence, and about his relationships. But there is one thing Jesus wants to challenge everyone about – what are you fighting for, what are you giving your life for?

 “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.”  From an out-of-the-way corner of the Old Testament, a short story for proud men...