Your post reminds me of the way some people go abo...

2009-07-05T13:43:59.683-04:00

Your post reminds me of the way some people go about 'getting to know' someone, whether it's in dating or simply platonic friendships, by sitting down for dinner/drinks/coffee/whatever and asking, 'so, tell me about yourself...' I find it exasperating, since that direct approach is emphatically not the way we have hitherto gotten to know the many people in our lives. We get to know people, whether spouses or Christ, obliquely, indirectly. By spending time with somebody, hearing their stories, observing their habits and dealings with others, we slowly get to know them, and slowly change ourselves as they get to know us.

I think of how much talk I and others give about h...

2009-07-05T07:11:57.181-04:00

I think of how much talk I and others give about having "Jesus-shaped spirituality." How can we know what "Jesus-shaped" looks like until we know what Jesus was like?

It's hard to always find application in narrative. However, I am realizing that sometimes the application is simply a better knowledge of who God is. I know that my life often reflects my poor understanding of His greatness. I need those narratives to appreciate Him more.

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Your post reminds me of the way some people go abo...

I think of how much talk I and others give about h...