Month: November 2020

Christ-Focused Vulnerability

Published by andrewleewrites on November 27, 2020

Vulnerability can be described as a “willingness to allow one’s weakness to be seen or known; willingness to risk being hurt or attacked.” In a mental image, I’ve heard it described as “giving somebody a knife, turning around, and trusting them not to stab you in the back with it.”

As I was thinking through 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, I made the connection that there is a difference between our traditional understanding of vulnerability, with what I think this short passage is evoking of a Christ-focused vulnerability

If You Are Reading This, You Are Worthy

Published by andrewleewrites on November 13, 2020

At the crux of the Christian faith, I think, is this concept of being “worthy.” God has a love for each one of us in the sense that regardless of our past, regardless of our present circumstances, regardless even if we actively reject him… he loves us and wants us. That’s the gospel, the “good news” that people are given the choice to believe.

Sometimes believing that is truly hard.