We are in the middle.  Today is a day of transition, and that is something wonderful, something beautiful.  The missional movement is by no means a new idea, in fact it’s a very ancient one; nonetheless we find ourselves in this time and place in the midst of reshaping and remembering a body of Christ that is truly seeking to live as the broken and poured in community.

This post is about one simple facet of that transition, which is this idea of selfhood as it relates to a transition of identity as Christian and in this case, Lutheran.

The video below is a production called ‘RSAnimate’ put out by the Renaissance Society of America with lecturer Jeremy Rifkin as he discusses the evolution of empathy in our society.  Although I don’t agree with everything in the lecture, I hope as you read this, you understand the general idea and transition that’s taking place as it relates to how we operate as Christians. Continue reading →