Friday, August 24, 2007

Labelmaker

I guess I'd be Post-Evangelical - though I'm not sure I'd use the term here in Northwestern PA. Liberal, Conservative, Evangelical, Emerging, Christian, Believer, Seeker, whatever... Not sure labels are all that helpful anymore. We live in such a polarized culture that saying "Post Evangelical" around here is like saying "Foaming at the Mouth Liberal" - though that's not what I would mean by it - nor would that be an acceptable definition...

Say Republican or Democrat and you're suddenly a stereotype. Christian, Postmodern, Evangelical (or, worse, Evangelistic)... it's all about cliche and common (mis)conception...

Oh well.

I have the least systematic theology of anybody that I know - yet I know who I believe...who I trust...where my hope is... I'll continue to screw up the details...

C.S. Lewis allegedly said that Grace is the one thing that separates the Christian faith from all other religions. I'm banking on Grace...

So - call me... Grace.

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