Sunday, February 02, 2020

Any Single Theological Container

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As I stumble out of the certainty & fear of overly-conservative faith, I'm praying to stay clear of the certainty & despair of overly-liberal faith.  Instead of choosing one side, I long to let go and get swept up into a bigger, more beautiful Story.

The Creator is neither the Christian mascot that we control with good behavior (as I formerly believed), nor an impersonal force mostly irrelevant to real life (as some ex-fundamentalists choose in response).  Or maybe God is partially reflected in both.  However, the Loving Ground of our Being—fleshed out in Christ and his Body—is surely beyond any single theological container, and you and I have been graciously invited into this great Mystery.

Thanks be to God.

-- Aaron Niequist