Of Paradigms and Danger
We live in a dangerous world. I’ve known this for a while now, but it has only recently become more obvious to me: two months ago my wife and I were blessed with a beautiful baby girl. Now I notice danger everywhere. It’s amazing how quickly my perception of the world and all its dangers changed. In the past I wouldn’t think twice about crossing a busy street. Now I patiently wait at the traffic lights for the little green man to appear before looking both ways, before crossing the road. Did the world change? No. I did. Or at least my perception of the world did. This, in turn, influenced the way I act in and react to the world. Isn’t this what Jesus calls us to do in John 13:34-35? Read it. He tells His disciples to love one another as He loved them. The same applies to us, because He has loved us in the same way He has loved His disciples and the rest of humanity. What does this mean...