"Napa Valley" Brocken InaGlory. Licensed. Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
"Napa Valley" Brocken InaGlory. Licensed. Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
Welcome to LAST SUPPER RED!!
What if laughter and hilarity are sacred? Might prayer be less about words and more about how we position ourselves before Mystery? What if God is less like Santa Claus and more like air? What if we are defined more by "Original Blessing" than "Original Sin?" Would Christianity flourish if we followed Jesus instead of worshipping him? What if "the Kingdom of God" has much less to do with the hereafter and is instead a here-and-now countercultural idea and reality with political and economic consequences?
What if laughter and hilarity are sacred? Might prayer be less about words and more about how we position ourselves before Mystery? What if God is less like Santa Claus and more like air? What if we are defined more by "Original Blessing" than "Original Sin?" Would Christianity flourish if we followed Jesus instead of worshipping him? What if "the Kingdom of God" has much less to do with the hereafter and is instead a here-and-now countercultural idea and reality with political and economic consequences?
In this transitional chapter, Q gives us a brief peak at the challenges of parish ministry and continues to develop the theme of humor in life.
If you've been (or are now) a part of a faith community, does Advocatus' (and Peter Drucker's) reflection on his ministry ring true?
Q has some fun in this chapter with appearances . . . a theme he will develop in greater detail later on.
We instinctively form opinions of others based on their outward appearance. What's your history with doing so? How has it helped you? Has it sometimes led you to be surprised . . . or embarassed . . . or relieved?
Snark and Margaret seem to go to great lengths not to appear "religious." Why would they do that? Do you think it's a good idea? What's gained and what's lost in doing so?
What do you make of an "incognito ministry?" Are their any Christian "doctrines" that speak about that?
Things are not always the way they seem. Often one reality is incognito as another one. Can you see (eventually) both women in this drawing? There's an old woman and a young one . . . each incognito in the other.