Doddering but responsible

That eerie thing has happened today.

I'm now officially an adult in every relevant way, just about anywhere in the world.

Wonderfully, I think I'll make it through this day without taking up smoking a pipe, wearing tweed slippers or even registering with Saga holidays.

After a beautiful morning, in which Alfred Place Baptist church had more students in its congregation than possibly ever before, due to Amy and Alice being baptised. I enjoyed the service, although reservations remain, and surely will remain unless either of two things. My understanding of the outlook and ethos of such members of the rich denominational spectrum; or my understanding of the outlook and ethos of the Jesus whom I read about in the whole of my Bible.

Oh dear. I didn't intend getting into a reasoned debate here. Well, just to say that I don't think there's anything wrong; rather that what is right is very right, but just not all there.

But while I'm here, I think Jesus gave the best summary of his mission, his motives, his life, death and resurrection, his gospel... In "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" - John 10:10. He didn't save us just theologically for mysterious, distant, placated wrath, (though he does, thank God!); or to Be Very Christian and have a sound religion, but for Life!

Life, in all its fulfilling, God-saturated, three-dimentional, full-colour, delicious, live-motion, enduring, ever-lasting, interactive, loud, quiet, huge, tiny, public, personal, tangible, genuine, excellent, bleeding-strong, mind-melting, priceless, beautiful, reality.* A tiniest corner of Jesus.

Available for collection in various sized installments, from now to eternity...

Meanwhile, back at the point...

Happy Birthday Kev, Tim and Ben too.
Wee.
30 Oct: a good day for birthdays.


*In the words of Lisa Simpson: "I'm no theologian...", I haven't got other Bible verses up my sleeves for each of these facets, but if you have any comment on any of this, let me know.