We live in a very complicated world. This is what I was thinking as I sat with a couple of friends in a coffee house downtown talking about politics, religion and everything in between. And there is a lot that falls in between those two...actually I think the gap is shrinking.
I think the answer to a complicated world is a simple faith. At least a faith that is built upon simple foundations.
I guess my question is why do we insist on making our faith so complicated? Is it a security blanket? Do we believe that this is the oppropriate response to a complicated world?
This can be seen in the rise of seminaries and spiritual training institutions across the country. Theology defense centers is what they really are. There isn't anything wrong with these places but I wonder if it's just another piece of evidence that argues the fact that we feel like we need to be prepared for the onslaught of complication this world is bound to bombard us with.
Our walk with God is intended to be simple. Deceptively so.
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