"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Pretending We Don't Have to....

We don't appreciate Jesus's cunning because we insist on clinging to our naive view of the world. We just want life to be easy; we just want life to be good. We don't want to deal with evil, so we pretend we don't have to. 
We don't want to navigate sin either. We prefer our coffee house chit-chat, our Twitter-level engagement. We play at church. It's as though we think our mission and our context is something other than what it was for Jesus. Even though he said, "As the father sent me, I am sending you."" (John 20:21)

- John Eldredge. Beautiful Outlaw 
- John Eldredge. Beautiful Outlaw
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