During the Lenten season, I decided to see how I could put into practice this gentle radicalism that I reflected on in a previous God’s Politics posting.
For starters, I decided to embark on a Facebook fast, as well as refrain from commenting on blogs. Then I culled through my review copies and selected a few books that helped me focus on God instead of the myriad of biblical battles of the Religious Right®, Progressive Power© or Emergent Church ™ variety.
Refractions: A Journey of Faith, Art, and Culture
An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith
My prayer is that during this Lenten season, we can all find the tools we need to unplug from ourselves and reconnect to God. As I noted on the Jesus Manifesto:
No matter how plugged in we get, we can’t do a virtual Eucharist. After all, communion entails that we feed each other actual bread and wine (or grape juice if you’re a Baptist boy). Despite the televangelists’ claim that they can cure for cash if one touched the TV, all throughout his ministry Jesus healed people one touch at a time. (See Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:33-42, and Luke 8:41-56).
Becky Garrison is featured in the documentaries Nailin’ it to the Church and The Ordinary Radicals.
