Jesus Says

This is a great post from my new friend, Brad Brisco at Missional Church Network:

If the world is sane, then Jesus is mad as a hatter and the Last Supper is the Mad Tea Party.
The world says, “Mind your own business,” and Jesus says, “There is no such thing as your own business.”
The world says, “Follow the wisest course and be a success,” and Jesus says, “Follow me and be crucified.”
The world says, “Drive carefully—the life you save may be your own”—and Jesus says, “Whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
The world says, “Law and order,” and Jesus says, “Love.”
The world says, “Get,” and Jesus says, “Give.”
In terms of the world’s sanity, Jesus is crazy as a coot, and anybody who thinks he can follow him without being a little crazy too is laboring less under a cross than under a delusion.

The Faces of Jesus by Frederick Buechner

Comments

[John Buechner]

I have always liked Frederick Buechner for some reason...:)

Hope all is well for you!

John

[Elysa Mac]

That's great. Thanks for posting it.

And now that we're on the subject of "thanks", thanks again for letting us travel with CHC to Swaziland. It was an amazing time and I can't wait to see what God's going to do as a result. Anna's already planning on going back with AIM in 2009 and Jim and I are praying about taking a trip together that same year.