Emergent Village
It is once again time for a #progGOD challenge. Tony Jones called all us emergent-y types to write on the meaning and, potentially, necessity for the crucifixion. Here’s what I had to say:
“Because this great love can move us to do wonderful and amazing things, but it can also make us furious, jealous, or even vengeful when we can’t seem to look past our own selfishness and let love abide. It is especially threatening to those of us with great privilege, as this love requires us to let go of the things that have given us power over others, power which we rather like.
So, forsaking humility, we take that love and we dominate it. We arrest it, strip it, scourge it, and mock it. We pin it down and nail it to a tree–where we can keep an eye on it and be assured it won’t get out. We starve it of food, drink, rest, even air. We push it to its breaking point. We let it die.
And the beautiful, yet incredibly terrible thing about this love is that it submits to it all.”
Read the rest here. This time, Tony is rewarding the person whose post gets the most likes, shares, and whatnot, so if you like what you read, please, share it so I can get free books. You can read my other #progGOD posts here (nature of God) and here (incarnation).
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