Today’s question is inspired by Bonhoeffer from his classic book Life Together.
Is it possible to live in, and contribute to, healthy community without being able to live alone? How comfortable are you with yourself? Are you at peace with who you are and who you are not? Only then, can you truly be yourself with others in a way that gives as well as receives, void of hypocrisy.
Has our understanding of God, our theology, been ignorant of the perspective of the arts? Have we effectively engaged theology with our left-brains, starving theology from the important perspective of our right-brains?
Todays questions is inspired by my reading:
Are there times when we get “career” confused with “calling?”
This confusion is widespread and exists whether you are in pastoral ministry or not.
How does this confusion materialize for you?
The question today was inspired by a quote in my recent reading (please excuse the non-inclusive language, I am just quoting):
“Man is not an arithmetical expression; he is a mysterious and puzzling being, and his nature is extreme and contradictory all through.”
In evangelism, have we reduced people to a set of formulas, making assumptions about their feelings, thoughts and attitudes regarding life, God and faith? Have we under-estimated the diversity of the human experience and as such, only communicated the Gospel to a select few?
I am not sure of the answer, but the question has my brain churning.
What happens when evangelism and relationships collide?
The Fray’s (one of the best bands out there) song “Over My Head (Cable Car)” does a great job at exploring this question. You can read about them and the song here.
Here is a video of the song on YouTube:
