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“Change” We Can Believe In
By Jeremy | November 12, 2008
In light of the seismic shift that happened in the socio-political landscape last week, and President-Elect Barack Obama’s campaign pledge of “change we can believe in,” this thought from Andy Crouch’s book Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling
“Is there a way to change the world without falling into one of the many traps laid for would-be world changers? If so, it will require us to learn the one thing the language of “changing the world†usually lacks: humility, defined not so much as bashfulness about our own abilities as awed and quiet confidence in God’s ability.” — Culture Making, p.201
In all the evangelical hand wringing that occurred before and after the election, where have we heard some humility? Even conservative icon P.J. O’Rourke confessed after the election, “We blew it.” Please, let’s make that be the start of any Conservative evangelical discussion of an Obama Presidency.
Topics: andy crouch, barack obama, culture, evangelical, history, humility, pj o'rourke, quotes | 1 Comment »
November 13th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Thanks Jeremy. And right-on.
Humility. Repentance. Prayer. There’s a common thread there. I’ve bundled them into Point #1… in “7 Ways To Bring About Change”… at LovingChange.com