I’m reading a book called “Crazy Love” by Francis Chan right now. I just finished chapter 2 and I decided to flip back to the foreword written by Chris Tomlin. Here’s what I read…
“The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. What I find interesting is that Christians didn’t name themselves, but rather, they were called (or named) Christians by those watching their lives. I wonder if it would be the same today. Could someone look at your life or look at my life and name me a Christian? A humbling question for sure.”
“As Francis so brilliantly illustrates, the life that Jesus calls us to is absolute craziness to the world. Sure it’s fine and politically correct to believe in God, but to really LOVE Him is a whole different story. Yeah, it’s nice and generous to give to the needy at Christmas or after some disaster, but to sacrifice your own comfort and welfare for another may look like madness to a safe and undisturbed world.”
Here’s to NOT living a safe and undisturbed life!
Katie
I remember reading this and thinking it was rather profound as well. It really makes you think about the things you do everyday…How do people view me? And what does that make them think of my God?