BitterSweetLife

[An Attempt to Further Explain the Spirituality Behind this Blog]


Christian Spirituality is 2000 years old, and classic, but it dresses for the 21st century.

Christian Spirituality is driven by biblical truth and narrative in pursuit of the Jesus revealed in the gospels.

Christian Spirituality aims for the fusion of intuition and rationality, of heart and mind, of felt needs and nonnegotiable theology.

Christian Spirituality likes all kinds of people and enjoys good conversations, but knows that silence and solitude with Jesus fuel the inner life.

Christian Spirituality likes Jesus even more than “love” and “peace,” the alleged benefits of following him, and would like to point out that without Jesus there is no real Free Love and no true Peace Corps.

Christian Spirituality is primarily an off-line pursuit, although it’s more of a lifestyle than a pursuit.

Christian Spirituality is sensitive to cultural currents but indifferent to political pressure.

Christian Spirituality demands high fidelity where God’s revelation is blunt, but is OK with some noise in areas of doctrinal vagueness (where the Bible is liberal, so should we be).

Christian Spirituality, unlike Oprah Spirituality, has edges, makes distinctions, and is willing to fight.

Christian Spirituality knows that life on earth is hard, and obeying God is often complicated, but that’s no reason not to throw a party.