Sunday, January 30, 2005

We shake the foundations...were there any in the first place?

Much of this venture is a result of processing and commenting on conversations that I am having in one of my classes this semester.

Yesterday was an introduction to the postmodernity discussion. A discussion of what the emerging church is going to be, how it is going to be affected by the tumultuous environment that the West presents today. There was an interesting comment that came up in our discussion.

Many Christians seem to be afraid that the church is shaking up and falling apart. That there are changes and conflicts throughout the body, but we must remember that our God is unshakable. The only thing that our changing culture can shake loose is something that God desires to shake loose. What I wonder is how many of the unhealthy things that modernity has attached to the church will be shaken off only to be replaced by unhealthy aspects of postmodernity. Foundations give way to webs, sure things to questions. Were there any foundations or sure things in the first place? Is there any more truth to be found in webs and questions?

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