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Diggin’ me some Jesus…

June 27, 2007 by Chad Herring 1 Comment

I’ve not been tagged before, but I just now saw that The Church Geek did me the favor the other day. So here, in no particular order, are 5 things I dig about Jesus:

  1. Jesus teaches us some very important things about God. In Jesus’ crucifixion, we see that God is willing to dwell in the depths of human suffering. In Jesus’ resurrection, we see God doing a new thing that has started and ultimately will lead to the reconciliation of the whole world. We need this very very much. Yes, very theological, but Moltmann captures me like that…
  2. I don’t deserve it, but God loves me. Jesus taught me that. Jesus demonstrated that. Jesus wants me to live in the freedom that comes from it…
  3. Jesus inspires me to do better, every day. Jesus challenges me to love deeper, forgive more, help often, be grace-ful always.
  4. God in Jesus Christ loves everyone, but enters into a special solidarity with the poor, the suffering, the outcast, the week, the downtrodden. This is what I take to be the radically inclusive love of God that underlies so many of Jesus’ parables.
  5. Speaking of his parables, did you notice that Jesus refuses to give a simple answer to a complex problem? I love that!

Those are the five that popped into my head this morning. I’ve never done this taggin’ thing before, so lemme see…

Consider yourself tagged, folks:
Very Left Reverend
Michael Kruse
Jan Edmiston
Denis Hancock
Bruce Reyes-Chow

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  1. Dan Morehead says

    June 30, 2007 at 4:10 pm

    It makes me imagine Jesus calling the disciples and they respond, “Yeah, of course man, I dig ya.”

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