Escapism

Christianity, as most of us have heard it preached and consequently experienced it, is presented as a way out.  It is a way out when it comes to hell.  It is a way out of the negative consequences of our bad choices.  A way to avoid unnecessary pain or the evil that exists in the world around us.

Is that all that there is to it?

We make a decision, a profession and then wait for Jesus to return or death to come.  What if it is more a way in than a way out?  It is clear that Jesus never saw “follower-ship” as a way to esacape anything.  It was a way to engage life, head on.

This message from last Sunday at CLC discusses the difference between escapism and engagement …