Paul’s image of the church as the “body of Christ” stems from his first encounter with the living Christ on the road to Damascus:“Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
If we were to characterize Jesus today, we might say he was a partygoer! He seems to always have been on his way to a banquet—or inviting himself to one.
We often take for granted the creation of the multitude of cultures. This diversity, however, resulted from Yahweh’s response to the building of the infamous Tower of Babel.
Life is like a grindstone, someone once said, and whether it grinds you down or polishes you depends on what you are made of. It also depends on your view of God.
