My orientation is that God is on trial--not us. As ego-centric as we are, it really isn't about us, this whole construction, it's about God...in fact, to make it about us, what we are doing, what we, we, we, we are, seems to be a form of idolatry...God can handle yes, no, maybe, maybe not...If we allowed this more in the church, especially the young people and those in deconstruction processing, we would be looking at God rather than each other and get some very different answers...
Thank you Shawn for this thought provoking article. I was especially interested in the reference on keeping our young people away from church so as to not be influenced by their lack of vibrant Christianity. As a pastor the one thing I just keep trying to do is to lift up Jesus higher and higher.... sigh!
Thanks for your reflections, Karen! It is a very interesting quote, isn't it? I'm sure you're doing a great job of lifting up Christ and providing a welcoming environment for people. Keep up the good work!
My orientation is that God is on trial--not us. As ego-centric as we are, it really isn't about us, this whole construction, it's about God...in fact, to make it about us, what we are doing, what we, we, we, we are, seems to be a form of idolatry...God can handle yes, no, maybe, maybe not...If we allowed this more in the church, especially the young people and those in deconstruction processing, we would be looking at God rather than each other and get some very different answers...
Shawn, this is SO good! I've never thought of deconstruction as being built into the Adventist faith. Thank you so much for writing this.
Such big kudos! Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so glad it resonated with you and connected some dots!
Thank you Shawn for this thought provoking article. I was especially interested in the reference on keeping our young people away from church so as to not be influenced by their lack of vibrant Christianity. As a pastor the one thing I just keep trying to do is to lift up Jesus higher and higher.... sigh!
Thanks for your reflections, Karen! It is a very interesting quote, isn't it? I'm sure you're doing a great job of lifting up Christ and providing a welcoming environment for people. Keep up the good work!