“God the Son, among us, one of us—and yet he pursued a path so different than the path of exploitative power seen in Herod or Caesar or the Zealots, so unlike the path of certainty and control seen in the Pharisees, so far from the path of upward mobility and success my culture demands. When the crowds came, Jesus didn’t stick around long. (Mt. 5:3) He’d do miraculous things and say, “Tell no one about this.” Offered the kingdoms of the world, he rejected them outright (Mt. 4:1-11)”
When Narcissism Comes to Church by Chuck DeGroat
Nov. 18, 2023