The big questions are the hard questions. The prior post elicited a comment that linked the song about Jesus' same love for everyone with love between same sexes. A big question. Then I was reading an article about why we're losing the war on poverty (is it possible to win?), which poses the bigger question of how do we address poverty in our contemporary context. Another big question. At the same time I am being challenged by what it means in my situation to respond the the "third commandment" to go and make disciples of all the world (further stimulated by this story). Yet a further big question.
Over time I'm going to try say something about these and other big questions ... as a way to address my own hubris if for no other reason. We all need to be wrestling with the big questions. If you had 1 minute in an elevator, what would your response be? If you were given 20 minutes at a dinner table, what would you say about these topics? It's worth formulating a position that you can articulate and justify, as opposed to simply feel, even if your position is evolving. Because you will be challenged by these questions. At the end of the day, how will your actions be transformed by your position?
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