Comments on: Embracing and Partnering with “The Other”: An Analysis of Mark 9:38-41 http://www.novuslumen.net/embracing-and-partnering-with-the-other-an-analysis-of-mark-938-41 I write within the tension of spirituality and culture, politics and theology, existing and emerging forms of church, the Kingdom of God and Empire America, modern and postmodern thought, & the gritty drama that is my pilgrim story. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:37:59 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jeremy http://www.novuslumen.net/embracing-and-partnering-with-the-other-an-analysis-of-mark-938-41/comment-page-1#comment-42528 Jeremy Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:03:18 +0000 http://www.novuslumen.net/embracing-and-partnering-with-the-other-an-analysis-of-mark-938-41#comment-42528 Daryl thanks for your kind words and encouragement! It IS amazing how ignorant we are of Jesus' world, and also the words He spoke into that world. Like you, I long for the day when the USAChurch finally follows Jesus' example of fully embracing the 'other' regardless of who they are or where they've been... Daryl thanks for your kind words and encouragement! It IS amazing how ignorant we are of Jesus’ world, and also the words He spoke into that world. Like you, I long for the day when the USAChurch finally follows Jesus’ example of fully embracing the ‘other’ regardless of who they are or where they’ve been…

]]> By: daryl underwood http://www.novuslumen.net/embracing-and-partnering-with-the-other-an-analysis-of-mark-938-41/comment-page-1#comment-42472 daryl underwood Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:14:15 +0000 http://www.novuslumen.net/embracing-and-partnering-with-the-other-an-analysis-of-mark-938-41#comment-42472 Thanks Jeremy for your work on this. It seems fascinating that much of what you describe seems like fetishism or voodoo in the name of Jesus. What seems clear is the simple ignorance we have in relation to the world Jesus came to. The worldview was definitely different. I also appreciate with a certain caution your desire to include 'outsiders' based on Jesus reactions to what you describe as the Other (capitalized I assume to indicate a particular person rather than deity). May we hear your cry and drop our tendency towards boundaries and insulation, keeping those we deem outside the faith at a fair and safe distance. Keep seeking, writing, learning. Blessings. Thanks Jeremy for your work on this. It seems fascinating that much of what you describe seems like fetishism or voodoo in the name of Jesus. What seems clear is the simple ignorance we have in relation to the world Jesus came to. The worldview was definitely different.

I also appreciate with a certain caution your desire to include ‘outsiders’ based on Jesus reactions to what you describe as the Other (capitalized I assume to indicate a particular person rather than deity).

May we hear your cry and drop our tendency towards boundaries and insulation, keeping those we deem outside the faith at a fair and safe distance. Keep seeking, writing, learning.

Blessings.

]]> By: John W Frye http://www.novuslumen.net/embracing-and-partnering-with-the-other-an-analysis-of-mark-938-41/comment-page-1#comment-17272 John W Frye Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:53:16 +0000 http://www.novuslumen.net/embracing-and-partnering-with-the-other-an-analysis-of-mark-938-41#comment-17272 Jeremy, Home run, brother! What an informative and well-written paper. Your research and contemplation of the text are evident. This is a remarkable pericope for addressing the entrenched exclusivism of the fundamentalists and more conservative evangelicals. I like the idea that participation in Jesus' mission trumps the obsession with in-group purity. Could this be a general rule: the less missional the group, the more obsessed they will be with "who's in, who's out"? Jeremy,
Home run, brother! What an informative and well-written paper. Your research and contemplation of the text are evident. This is a remarkable pericope for addressing the entrenched exclusivism of the fundamentalists and more conservative evangelicals. I like the idea that participation in Jesus’ mission trumps the obsession with in-group purity. Could this be a general rule: the less missional the group, the more obsessed they will be with “who’s in, who’s out”?

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