How Does a Follower of Jesus Relate To...?
In preparing for a DMin class on discipleship and spiritual formation I was teaching this summer I was doodling in my notebook, pondering the question "How does a follower of Jesus relate to...?" Below was the list I created:
money
power
politics
polarization
time
work
the poor
the marginalized, the vulnerable, the oppressed
war and peace
the lost
the world
enemies
the church
migrants and refugees
citizenship
the Bible
the Old Testament
the New Testament
our body
health care
mental health care
gender relations
social media
the natural world
doctrine
church tradition
science
family
singleness
marriage
strangers
world religions
technology
God the Father
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit
nationality
death and dying
life
capitalism
ethnicity
erotic desire and sexual relations
friendship
the future
food
alcohol and drug use
my neighborhood
my city
my past, present, and future
What would you add?
Social media
Screens