This was an incredible exchange, and I really loved the chance to listen to Ross. I’m deeply captivated by the notion that Christ is training us to “till soil” more than “plant seeds”—that’s an incredibly helpful framing, and I entirely agree. I think this framing also wisely helps us realize that “sharing the Gospel” can contribute to “hardening soil” if we are not careful, hence why Jesus is always telling us not to share this or that, to be careful, slow, etc. I think this also connects with the excellent McDonald quote (‘Divine revelation is always partial in order to be true’), for it suggests that Jesus is aware that we cannot always tell “the whole truth” all at once or it might not “come across as true” to the receiver. I also agree that a real danger today is “having our hearts hardened” more than say be killed (and I like that take on 666 as a symbol of “man’s work”). The ideas of people needing to “come back when they have a better question” and aren’t looking to “have” an answer, of God as “the Ultimate Elder,” and on life as a movement to a Second Wonder or New Wonder—all fire. Really, really great conversation!
Thank you so much for making this conversation available! I feel I am someone who is in the 'process of becoming'; a convert to what exactly, I'm still not entirely sure. I loved the discussion surrounding the path as 'the ground that is most tread'. I feel that this is interwoven with the societal domicide that is ongoing. The feeling of being at 'Home' is being destroyed, and for me, this is what has led me back into religion. Christ interacts as the Home and it is through Him that we are able to actually see the Paths in front of us and the prospective consequences of the journey. Currently I am trying to step out of the Path of addiction into a Path that is generative for myself and the people around me. Christ is the Home in which all Paths finally intersect (to me this can be seen in the symbol of the cross). Encountering insights like these fill me with encouragement and the drive to keep going. Many thanks
Man, this is beautiful. Praise God for what he's doing in your life, brother. Domicide, indeed. "Christ is the home in which all the paths finally intersect." Yes. Thank you for your encouraging words, and may the Lord continue to bless your journey back to him.
This was an incredible exchange, and I really loved the chance to listen to Ross. I’m deeply captivated by the notion that Christ is training us to “till soil” more than “plant seeds”—that’s an incredibly helpful framing, and I entirely agree. I think this framing also wisely helps us realize that “sharing the Gospel” can contribute to “hardening soil” if we are not careful, hence why Jesus is always telling us not to share this or that, to be careful, slow, etc. I think this also connects with the excellent McDonald quote (‘Divine revelation is always partial in order to be true’), for it suggests that Jesus is aware that we cannot always tell “the whole truth” all at once or it might not “come across as true” to the receiver. I also agree that a real danger today is “having our hearts hardened” more than say be killed (and I like that take on 666 as a symbol of “man’s work”). The ideas of people needing to “come back when they have a better question” and aren’t looking to “have” an answer, of God as “the Ultimate Elder,” and on life as a movement to a Second Wonder or New Wonder—all fire. Really, really great conversation!
Thanks for listening closely! This is encouraging.
Thank you so much for making this conversation available! I feel I am someone who is in the 'process of becoming'; a convert to what exactly, I'm still not entirely sure. I loved the discussion surrounding the path as 'the ground that is most tread'. I feel that this is interwoven with the societal domicide that is ongoing. The feeling of being at 'Home' is being destroyed, and for me, this is what has led me back into religion. Christ interacts as the Home and it is through Him that we are able to actually see the Paths in front of us and the prospective consequences of the journey. Currently I am trying to step out of the Path of addiction into a Path that is generative for myself and the people around me. Christ is the Home in which all Paths finally intersect (to me this can be seen in the symbol of the cross). Encountering insights like these fill me with encouragement and the drive to keep going. Many thanks
Man, this is beautiful. Praise God for what he's doing in your life, brother. Domicide, indeed. "Christ is the home in which all the paths finally intersect." Yes. Thank you for your encouraging words, and may the Lord continue to bless your journey back to him.