Christianity as a way of life
I've come to the end of a couple of books recently and I'm facing that beautiful dilemma of what to read next. I have some "required" reading to prepare for an upcoming series on the Christian creeds, but I'm in the mood to put that off for one or two more books in the first part of August.
So, I've picked up Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices, by Brian McLaren. This is the first in a series by Thomas Nelson called The Ancient Practices Series. The second title is now available as well, which I am very excited about. It's called, In Constant Prayer and is focused on the power and value of "fixed hours of prayer" which is something I have been attempting to practice for about 5 years now.
This statement from the chapter 1, called "Searching for an Everyday Sacredness" grabbed my attention in light of the preparation we're doing for upcoming worship series called "CREDO."
Without a coherent and compelling way of life, formed in community and expressed in mission, some of us begin losing interest in the system of belief, or we begin holding it grimly, even meanly, driving more and more people away from our faith rather than attracting them toward it (3-4).
I know this is true in my personal experience as well as the experience of so many people I meet in my daily work who have given up on religion and church. I find that part of what brings people back to an interest in spiritual community (rather than being a spiritual loner) is the sense that a community is expressing their faith as a way of life.
What we need, says Mirosalv Volf, is a theology for a way of life--a theology that inform, support and compel us to live in the way of Jesus. Without that vital link, the source of energy and joy is cut off.














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