Here's a statement that I believe demands reflection and response. (from Matthew Paul Turner's blog, Jesusneedsnewpr.com)

"It is only when human beings see themselves simply as human beings, no longer as gods, that they are in a position to perceive the wholly other nature of God. It is only when we cease to be unhappy supermen and pathetic mini-gods and permit ourselves to become human beings through and through again that we let God be God."
-Jurgen Moltmann

I read a lot. Not as much as I'd like to, but much more than I ever have before.
As I read, my goal is diversity as much as it is development. So I make it somewhat of a priority to read books (and blogs) that challenge my thinking and assumptions. What I've found is that some of my assumptions were hollow and inherited sort of like a huge oak log that has, in part, become weak and rotten.

Our thinking becomes hollow when we cease to think about the things we profess to believe. Following Christ is not about assimilation, but at the core, abandonment. In fact, I would say that abandonment is the essence and true measure of acceptance.

Earlier I read this post by Winn Collier, pastor of All Souls (Charlottesville). It made me think of the depth and weight of a person's continual decision to live an abandoned life that echoes of the Kingdom come. May your life reflect the Kingdom ahead and its King who ransomed all for you.