the adventure of home...

I got stood up for lunch last Thursday (Stephen Black!!!), so I used the time to start Peter Rollins' How (Not) to Speak of God . I was sent this for review and it's been on the pile for a few weeks...

But there's more and more talk about the book- Tony Jones sings its praises, Scott B has some good thoughts here and here.

I'll tell you right off the bat- the guy can write and the guy has things to say. Too early to tell whether I'm down completely, but this has stuck in my head for days...

In the intro, Rollins describes a G.K. Chesterton story where the hero sets off on a yacht from England, only to get turned around, land back on England's shore, but for some reason believes he's discovered a new country. Chesterton said that if you thought the man's primary emotion was feeling foolish, then you don't really get him.

Rollins:
"The hero of Chesterton's allegory overcomes any sense of follishness with a profound joy, as he is in the unique position to experience the wonder and fear associated with discovering something new alongside the comfort and security of having come home."

It's a great picture, and it occured to me... the vast majority of people I look at when I look out at the evergreen community, at least those for whom evergreen really "works" would probably describe that as their feeling in finding our community. Wonder and fear at finding something new/heading off into some uncharted territory and a comfort at being home.

I for one, love that feeling...

Comments

[Andrew]

I'm really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this one, Bob. I had the opportunity to read it a couple of months ago and found it very refreshing, particularly in the areas in which he deals with doubt. Read fast!