The Greatest Mother's Son
Jesus is continually unexpected. We’ve heard the parables. We’ve read the verses. We know his life story by heart. But still, his way of life goes against our natural tendencies. His way of thought goes against how our brains process reality. His way of loving goes against our built-in self preservation tools, so that he is continually unexpected, and we are left reminding ourselves of who he was. I thought I knew him at 18. I was at the pinnacle of my faith. I was super active in the youth group, a singer in a local Christian band, going on mission trips, wearing the Jesus Freak t-shirts, and had just enrolled at King College to get a degree in missions. As we said it back then, I was sold out, and I was telling everybody. It’s like if John the Baptist had been a young adult in the late 90s, except I was a girl and I was cool. I knew just what I was doing, where I was going, and what God was about. I had Jesus figured out. My job: spread that good news. I imagine the pinnacle for John...
