"You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do." --Anne Lamott
I heard this quote two times yesterday, at two completely different occasions, and it's stuck with me. I think it's because I have grown tired of this "us vs. them" mentality in our little Christian circles. Everything has become this giant culture war, segregating our lives and this world into either "secular" or "Christian" categories. We demean and most often challenge those who share opposing views like it's our right to do so. Meanwhile, the marginalized and broken people of this world are benefiting from this....how? What is all of our rhetoric and judging accomplishing?
Just a few thoughts.
In other news, I met a rather terrific boy from Oregon last week. :) Although it looks firmly attached in the photo below, my face has been blessed off.
4 comments:
Psst, who's that freakin' hottie on the right?
ha ha... i could get you her number if you like? :)
i want her number.
kidding.
i feel like knocking heads together in this group on their opinions and circles. it sickens my soul. but what can i do beth¿ oie im going to have just rethink about doing a missions trip like this again.
(mm..i think you know who i am.. ´if johnny cash was alive..he´d..) haha yea thats who i am.
oh yesssss, audre. i knew it was you way before the johnny cash remark. keep your chin up! :) you are there for a reason, ladyface.
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