A recent post from the Banner caught my attention this week.
Arek O'Connell's piece "What Is Counterculture Now?" asks a fundamental question: What, really, does it mean to be a Christian? In the piece, O'Connell question what, exactly, it means to be "authentic" and how perceptions of authenticity can influence people's relationship to faith. I found it to be a really interesting discussion of what it means to be authentic. O'Connell ties authenticity to God's deeply authentic love for all of us; we are able to be our true, authentic selves because of God's true, authentic love.
Throughout the two millennia since Jesus walked our planet, there has been so much discussion about what, exactly, it means to be loved by God and to love God in return. What does this mean today? I've seen, heard about, and experienced so many different ideas of what a Christlike should look like. So I'd like to ask all of you: What do you think the "alternative culture of the Kingdom of God" looks like? Have you seen any examples of it today?
I look forward to hearing your perspectives!
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To me, the alternative culture of the Kingdom of God is one that stands in contrast to the world’s obsession with power, status, and self-interest. It’s a culture defined by radical love, humility, and service where people genuinely seek the good of others, even when it’s inconvenient or counterintuitive. I see glimpses of this in communities that prioritize grace over judgment, generosity over greed, and relationships over divisions.
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