"Like lightning to the children eased
Through revelation kind
The truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind."
- Emily Dickinson
I have submerged myself into what I am beginning to call "missional kingdom theology". Pretty much every book I'm reading right now (except for another quick reading of The Da Vinci Code, since we're doing a series on it soon) is focused on the idea of what it means to live as a missional-minded person who believes Jesus when he says "The Kingdom of God is within you." Books by Brian McLaren, N.T. Wright and others have smacked me across the head with some interesting new(old) ideas.
However, I'm beginning to feel "the bends" - I've submerged myself too quickly without allowing the pressure within me slowly acclimate to the pressure of my surroundings, in this case, missional kingdom thinking. I am now in the process of taking one book at a time, reading slowly, writing down my thoughts, and allowing God to work through these books in such a way that I will be ready to make appropriate changes to my life and ministry in due time.
The truth must dazzle gradually.
3 comments:
Information overload without practice makes you feel that way Small steps forward is what works best for me
I eagerly await your thoughts as you share them.
We are on the same journey, my friend. May God bless yours and mine at the same time!
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