My sister in Christ… danggggg 😂 This is such a powerful image and a convicting truth. Our sanitatization of the cross robs Christ’s sacrifice of its gravity in our minds. Thanks so much for sharing this! (Also, you got plans to write Christian non fiction??? Because I would buy several copies 😂)
I cannot begin to tell you how delighted I am that you have not only found an allegory you enjoy, but you have also finally read Why God Calls Us to Dangerous Places. Those are two of my favorite things. ☺️
It's strange that something so horrible as the cross can look like something so beautiful and turn into something so revered throughout Christianity.
On its face it only looks like a man hanging from a tree, but behind all good faces there is someone with a story to tell.
I heartily believe there is nothing like the understanding of pain, our homesickness for heaven, which bolsters us to stride past suffering. It's why we look on the cross as something perfect and lovely.
But recently, for me, I think that the cross has been packed in a little box away from my personal pains and troubles. Something I can bring out and look at longingly every hard Sunday morning.
It seems like this book might be the thing that I need. I'll be picking it up as soon as I can.
Oohhh, Karissa. Well done. This is convicting, and so beautiful.
My sister in Christ… danggggg 😂 This is such a powerful image and a convicting truth. Our sanitatization of the cross robs Christ’s sacrifice of its gravity in our minds. Thanks so much for sharing this! (Also, you got plans to write Christian non fiction??? Because I would buy several copies 😂)
Thank you for reading, Caleb! (😂 Nothing in the works at the moment, no, but you never know.)
I cannot begin to tell you how delighted I am that you have not only found an allegory you enjoy, but you have also finally read Why God Calls Us to Dangerous Places. Those are two of my favorite things. ☺️
I also am very eager to read this book now.
"Enjoy" remains a relative term, but I'm begrudgingly admitting that allegory *can* be effective. 😛 But oh, yes, that book is wonderful.
I am content enough to be happy over your acceptance of it even this once 😂☺️
It's strange that something so horrible as the cross can look like something so beautiful and turn into something so revered throughout Christianity.
On its face it only looks like a man hanging from a tree, but behind all good faces there is someone with a story to tell.
I heartily believe there is nothing like the understanding of pain, our homesickness for heaven, which bolsters us to stride past suffering. It's why we look on the cross as something perfect and lovely.
But recently, for me, I think that the cross has been packed in a little box away from my personal pains and troubles. Something I can bring out and look at longingly every hard Sunday morning.
It seems like this book might be the thing that I need. I'll be picking it up as soon as I can.
Thank you friend!
Mmmm, well said, my friend. Thank you for reading. (And I'd love to know what you think of the book if you do pick it up.)
This is a beautiful comment.