it is such a joy to be hosting mary fisher in lexington. she has been more than generous with her time; talking with us about politics and jesus. last night, she shared her insights into the triune god and mission, this as part of a placed people occasional school. tonight she will join us for our discipleship groups where we will talk about the fact that truth is essentially relation (embodied).
mary has many things to teach us as a biblical scholar, theologian, and grounded missionary. one of the things that is most compelling to me is her insight into personhood and the social nature of being properly human. this, she contends, flows from an understanding that creator god is triune and delights in meeting us where we are. to be caught up in the life of such a god is to take on those outwardly oriented, self-sacrificial traits. god knows that we long to be in communion with creation, each other, and with god's self.
jumping to another wonderful communicator....mark sayers is a remarkable student of our times. his post today about hugh hefner entitiled, 'a very lonely playboy' adds weight to mary's insights. well worth reading along with his post about 'the unadulterated pleasure of limits'.
(geoff)
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