 |
Out of Egypt:Halfway to the Promised Land"God is a place you will wait for the rest of your life." |
 |
March 22, 2008
if i have learned anything this lent...
...it is that until you have been scandalized by the Cross, you have failed to grasp its meaning. Sometimes we who believe are the last to recognize the offense of the Cross. The whole Gospel narrative can become routine; the Cross merely a necessary stage on the way to resurrection. But Christ's suffering bears more sustained reflection than this.
This year, I am struck by how much more the Gospels stress the what than the why of Christ's death. As my confidence in knowing the one true atonement theory wanes, I find the concreteness of the Gospels comforting.
Posted by donovan at 11:21 PM | Category: Faith
Have you been reading about emergent village's atonement metaphor contest too?
http://www.emergentvillage.com/weblog/the-friday-we-call-good-atonement-contest-results
I didn't, actually. I'm not much of a blog reader anymore, I'll admit. I find I'm a happier person for not getting bogged down in the typical blog debates (although your blog is definitely worthwhile).
Posted by: Evan Donovan at March 27, 2008 11:54 PM