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January 31 - February 2, 2021
Our opinions about God will not change God; however, they can most certainly change us.
People with regal, white, powdered wigs look like they mean business, and in the case of Jonathan Edwards, looks are not deceiving.
Humans love silver bullets: quick, clean, indisputable solutions to complex problems. How do we take care of the poor in our country? Elect a Democrat. How do we save more marriages? Make wives respect their husbands. How can we be certain God exists? All humans share moral absolutes. What more needs to be said? Plenty, actually. Everyone is looking for silver bullets because they make things easy. They dilute complicated issues into trite syllogisms. They get us off the hook, offering us peace without wrestling, security without risk, tranquility without chaos. Christians are especially
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A representative from a nearby seminary had come on a recruiting visit, and so he did what representatives on recruiting visits do: he told us how perfect his school was. It had top-notch academics, top-notch spiritual formation, top-notch campus life, and the professors and students were often seen skipping through the hall together. You know the drill.
This is what happens when humans encounter God. Whether we call it a magnificent defeat or a crippling victory, when we bump up against the Mystery of mysteries, we receive a blessing but we also walk away with a limp.131 When dealing with I AM, we are all cripples seeking crumbs. And perhaps the surest sign that our theology actually brushes against God is the presence of a limp. It is the cultivation of humility, candor, and generosity. It is a certain trepidation, modesty, and restraint. Theology that doesn’t limp is not Christian theology.
