The following excerpts are from Carolyn Arends' August contribution to Christianity Today. Her column, Wrestling with Angels, can be read in its entirety at www.christianitytoday.com. Arends, commenting on the complexities of our faith, writes:
"When we fall for false dualities, we end up arguing over whether the gospel is concerned with ministering to the poor or proclaiming the Word. We believe our theology must emphasize a free gift of grace or a call to holy living. In a myriad of areas, we polarize, dichotomize, and greatly minimize the life God has for us...Most of us would like our faith to reduce tension. But according to Jesus (who told us to be anxious for nothing but always alert, to be last in order to be first, to be weak to be strong, and to lose our lives to find them), tension is required...So I am trying to remember that the Way is narrow, but the life we're called to is wide and deep. Still, I can't help asking: Is following Jesus an act of simple trust, or an adventure of unimaginable complexity? Yes."
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