Amazing how the early church responds in defence of the Christian faith. I wish this was our reality today. When people in your city ask you about your faith what do you say? Is your posture one of arguing the existence of God, that the Bible is true OR do you tell stories of how Jesus is present in your community. 

I am convinced more than ever that the answer to the worlds questions is not more teaching but more people showing them an alternative story. Another way to live. 

If you read the last post on radical individualism you will find this article interesting/disturbing/hilarious. Sometimes I read these articles and it feels like they are a satire, but alas. Basically it is an article about how one woman from the suburbs of Sydney leaves family behind and reinvents her self in New York… Here is the worlds story of escape and selfishness…

"The Big Apple is also the perfect place for reinvention and rediscovery. Each borough catered for a different one of my multiple personalities. So, rather than channel a desperate housewife from Wisteria Lane, I was more Toni Collette’s character in United States of Tara as I morphed from one repressed self to another.

I took full advantage of being able to do what I wanted, where I wanted, when I wanted. New York is all about independence and attitude and I wore them like a fabulous frock. I pursued the opposite of my normal life, seeking decadence, spontaneity and spoiling.

So, did I miss my bloke and kids? There were tears in the Sydney taxi but the Stockholm syndrome dissipated as fast as the bubbles of champagne on the plane. I decided with the first sip that guilt was excess baggage I could not afford.

Read Full article here.

What is our response to this way of life. One consumed with the satisfaction of me.

Here was the early church's response… a beautiful response nonetheless!

Are you experiencing this kind of community? 

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