Looking in the Mirror

On the trip out here today I was reading Jim and Casper go to Church, by Jim Henderson and Matt Casper. See my post here for a brief description of the book. I’m still processing everything I read, but I can tell you this…reading this book was a very familiar experience for me. It was like looking in the 360 degree mirror on the tv show What Not to Wear. Or maybe it was like trying on the first bathing suit of spring, and realizing that the winter was not as kind as you thought. Henderson and Casper have provided a very accurate mirror for us to gaze into. Somethings reflected back are pretty dog gone good. Other things feel more like ten pounds of excess baggage. In any case, there is a lot of food for thought here. So far I am prodded and poked in some uncomfortable places. For instance, how willing am I to be authentic with the people I meet who don’t agree with me? It’s one thing to be transparent with those who can quote my own theology (and even then it is difficult!). Could I do it with a Muslim? An atheist? Am I willing to let others see me as I truly am? More tomorrow…I’m adjusting to a new time zone!

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