As Fr. Richard Rohr reminded me last Thursday evening in Atlanta, “Jesus never once said ‘Worship me;’ he only said ‘Follow me’(time and again)!”

The North American culture is like a big table conversation taking place on the question of life (to include politics, religion, spirituality, philosophy, etc…). At this table their are many diverse voices represented by different religions, politics, etc… and Christianity is but one voice. The Quote from Hunter suggests that Christianity often fails to show up or it just sits down on one end of the table, hoping everyone else will come down to its end rather than going down and joining everyone else. Of course, I wonder sometimes if Christianity is even a welcomed guess at the table (because of the bridges it’s burned).

Any ways, if I am right and Hunter is right then it raises an important question. Can Christianity join the rest of the table guests in that conversation while neither loosing it’s distinctive gospel proclamation nor succumbing to the poor table manners (i.e., the kind that demand the right to say “Merry Christmas) which contradict its claim to follow Him who chose the way of the cross?

Grace and Peace,

K. Rex Butts

P.S., Good quote!

Neil. Great to hear from you, brother. Miss you.

KRex, amen, and amen.