Oh dear, dear Tyler. Eric and I were just talking today about how we might describe where we stand in terms of our “Christianity.” Yes is what I say to your thoughts. Thank you !
The sermon on the mount, the Beatitudes: Man, I want that upside down kingdom to be the true story. It's like when Jesus gave a hard word to the people and everyone left the meeting but the 12 and he asked them: "Are you going to leave too?" and they said "where else would we go? You've got the very words of life". That's how I feel a lot of the time lately (not wanting to leave because of Jesus' words in this case, but because of the really awful words and actions of a lot of his followers). But where else would I go? There's just no other story that's being told out there that I can think of that I want to be so true as the Jesus story.
In a similar way, I think, I find myself unable to *not* believe that the good news of Jesus' kin-dom is true. "True" meaning, for the most part, simply "good." "Good" meaning "worth paying attention to on a regular basis and even centering my ethics and devotion around." Thank you for this article.
Oh dear, dear Tyler. Eric and I were just talking today about how we might describe where we stand in terms of our “Christianity.” Yes is what I say to your thoughts. Thank you !
The sermon on the mount, the Beatitudes: Man, I want that upside down kingdom to be the true story. It's like when Jesus gave a hard word to the people and everyone left the meeting but the 12 and he asked them: "Are you going to leave too?" and they said "where else would we go? You've got the very words of life". That's how I feel a lot of the time lately (not wanting to leave because of Jesus' words in this case, but because of the really awful words and actions of a lot of his followers). But where else would I go? There's just no other story that's being told out there that I can think of that I want to be so true as the Jesus story.
In a similar way, I think, I find myself unable to *not* believe that the good news of Jesus' kin-dom is true. "True" meaning, for the most part, simply "good." "Good" meaning "worth paying attention to on a regular basis and even centering my ethics and devotion around." Thank you for this article.
Love this, Tyler. Thank you for writing it so thoughtfully, humbly, and generously.
Huck, thank you. You expressed exactly how I view my faith now.
You always say the best things I'm thinking in ways that make sense to me! Ahh, I love it. thank you.