What a gallop through the life of Christ.

This is rather a weird thought, because despite being fully man, Jesus was also fully God. However, He was fully man, and I find myself thinking, "hey, this guy was one mature dude. I mean, his act was tight. He had it together."

Or as Frederick Buechner once put it: "when we say that people are 'with it,' the 'it' they are with is God."*

* From memory, so it might be a slight paraphrase.

Posted by: Attila Girl at 09:38 PM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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1 I find Mark reads like a rough draft of Matthew and Luke. Beyond that I classify Mark, Matthew & Luke as the "Sportscenter Gospels" because they are the highlights of Jesus' top Plays. Meanwhile I file John as the "Lifetime Gospel" because its far more interested in capturing every detail of the stories it tells.

Posted by: the Pirate at October 16, 2006 12:57 PM (tM0AO)

2 There's a reason Mark reads like a "rough draft" of Mt and Lk. Of course, to me it seems more like an outline. This is my first time all the way through the gospels in a few years, I'm embarrassed to say. I really dug Matthew, because of its completeness and its rigor.

Posted by: Attila Girl at October 16, 2006 02:30 PM (LEEsJ)

3 Yeah, outline is a better term to use. I haven't read them through in quite a few years, but read them a ton thanks to the Jesuits... I find John the most interesting just cause its so different from the other three.

Posted by: the Pirate at October 16, 2006 02:37 PM (tM0AO)

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