Comments on: one plus one equals ten? http://daryljwhite.us/2006/10/03/one-plus-one-equals-eleven/ contemplating life and ministry Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:59:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: kenbaptist http://daryljwhite.us/2006/10/03/one-plus-one-equals-eleven/comment-page-1/#comment-29 kenbaptist Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:17:47 +0000 http://daryljwhite.us/2006/10/03/one-plus-one-equals-eleven/#comment-29 I revel in the idea of a generous orthodoxy. To me, orthodoxy as it has so long been defined is like a blind man trying to map a continent - there's no way to even think about defining the boundaries. Everyone's idea is different, so that everyone has their own definition that's not really the same as anyone else's orthodoxy. Never mind that the One we're trying to map is bigger than the universe. I'm reminded of the joke - that all of us have laughed at, but only because we sadly know it's true - that if the perfect church existed, I'd be the only member. You can't walk side-by-side on a tightrope. What if orthodoxy WERE generous? What if the Truth was not this narrow, razor-thin tightrope we try to walk, but rather a much larger place than we had thought? Suddenly, the air seems thinner and fresh, and we realize we're not as alone as we thought. I revel in the idea of a generous orthodoxy. To me, orthodoxy as it has so long been defined is like a blind man trying to map a continent – there’s no way to even think about defining the boundaries. Everyone’s idea is different, so that everyone has their own definition that’s not really the same as anyone else’s orthodoxy.

Never mind that the One we’re trying to map is bigger than the universe.

I’m reminded of the joke – that all of us have laughed at, but only because we sadly know it’s true – that if the perfect church existed, I’d be the only member. You can’t walk side-by-side on a tightrope.

What if orthodoxy WERE generous? What if the Truth was not this narrow, razor-thin tightrope we try to walk, but rather a much larger place than we had thought? Suddenly, the air seems thinner and fresh, and we realize we’re not as alone as we thought.

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