yesterday's speaker, Jim Henderson (perhaps best known for buying the soul of an atheist on ebay), started the conversation, but it was another panelist who brought up what Jesus had to say about those who follow Him "being salt and light". He told the story of his grandfather who would put just a few grains of salt on watermelon and other fruit and it would give that fruit the most amazing taste. The panelist then asked us, "When you've ended a conversation, does your conversation partner walk away with that amazing taste of salt on their tongue?" (Salt, of course, being a metaphor for the presence of Christ)
Tying that to what Jesus says about being persecuted for His sake I think Christ-followers need to ask A) are we being persecuted at all and B) are we being persecuted for Jesus' sake (for bringing that dash of salt) or for something else (i.e. pushing a particular cultural or even theological agenda)?
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In other news: if you're in the area on Nov. 12, United Life would love to have you over for a special event that we're putting on: Lovesick! Check out the event page on facebook (search: lovesick) or just come on by at 7. The event is free, and all ages are welcome.
*by the way: so I wasn't sure whether to put this on my microblog over at tumblr since this is kind of a shorter thought, but I've been trying to get my tumblr to be more of my personal blog and my blogspot to be more of my place for longer, thought out posts regarding theology, ministry, etc. But what if I have shorter, quick thoughts to post (which tumblr is better for) that are a little less personal, and a little more theological?
I have no resolution to this dilemma. I'm sure it will all play out nicely though in the end.
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