When there is a failure of prophetic imagination in the Church the Christian’s mind goes up for sale and Jesus is put up for lease. Christianity in the USA has a long history of leasing Jesus out for the cause of freedom, nationalistic aspirations, and party-political ideology.
But Jesus is Lord and King. He will not be contracted to waive another kingdom’s flag. Any version of Jesus that does is the product of a diseased imagination and isn’t Jesus at all.
I am a follower of Jesus, husband and father. I am a son, brother, friend, multi-vocational pastor with Williamsburg Christian Church, TEDx alum, ethnographer, community organizer, published author, founder and president of 3e Restoration Inc, and adjunct professor at Rochester University and Regent University. I received my B.S. in Ministry/Bible at Amridge University and my Masters of Religious Education in Missional Leadership (MREML) from Rochester University. I am currently working toward my Doctorate of Ministry in Contextual Theology at Northern Seminary.
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