Our assumption is that Church is where you say the things that have to be said. So people will speak but say, "Oh, I wouldn't say that in church." Well then, where would you say it? To me, it's the place where you would push it the furthest. A faith community should be the place with the most honesty and vulnerability and prophetic culture—calling things what they are. So when I hear people say, "That's nice but you really couldn't do that in church," I can't even fathom that. My understanding is it would lead the culture in reality.
I talk about having the first word. This idea that Church waits to see what the culture is doing then produces a D grade version with some sort of clever Jesus twist to me is utter blasphemy. The DaVinci Code, for example. You wait for a C grade movie with stars with bad haircuts and then gear your church teachings around a movie that many people aren't even going to see? That seems absolutely anemic.
rb
everything is spiritual dvd
Sunday, October 21, 2007
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3 comments:
ugh, i wanna see the whole dvd!
and i liked that interview. rb is a wise man i guess.
does he ever stop putting down other churches?
anon - sounds like you have some baggage - i'd say he is addressing a serious and viable issue that many have... chin up. (he was asked a question regarding the openness to honest art and conversation in the church at large.)
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