How many books written to the brain... the intellect? How many written to the heart (not in the rich Biblical sense, but in the modern, emotional sense?)... to sentiment? Thiness... too much of it.
The very real problem of the Christian life and faith cut off from everyday people and yet the very real problem of people cut off from God.
Those who too easily claim to be in relationship to/with God (all "Jesus" this and "Jesus" that) usually make it harder for the rest of us (not to mention themselves) to really get to know him... the real him... because their "Jesus this" and "Jesus that" is an idol.
Libraries--certainly my bookshelves--are full of theology books. I don't know how many more we need. How many books do we need about God? How many words? Theology shouldn't be a matter of learning facts or ideas about God. Theology should lead us to union with God and to transformation in (and into) Christ.
How many years did I want to write big and serious theological treatises and join the ranks of the greats? Now I just wish I could be half as honest as Flannery O'Connor. I just wish I could write something true.
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