Surely the God who created the universe, with all its diversity, would expect the people made in His image, those who are the representative Body of Jesus, to be more creative with the communal process of reconciling the world to that creative God than we are.

Instead we prefer to conform ourselves two or three well marketed ideas about what Christian community should/could look like, rather than wrestle with what it actually means to be the likeness of God. We're like a bunch of teenage kids, dressed alike, listening to the same music, quoting the same movies, and talking about how all of it helps us to express our individuality and uniqueness.

(for my faithful, patient, and encouraging friend, Judd)
posted by Jimmy at 9:08 PM | |