tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post2467820703349302050..comments2023-10-31T07:23:17.922-04:00Comments on The Theos Project: The map makers dilemmaJonathan Erdmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-89446527284507512952007-02-20T21:21:00.000-05:002007-02-20T21:21:00.000-05:00Interesting post. I think your dilemmas are good o...Interesting post. I think your dilemmas are good orientations for navigating your way through life. Conflicting maps, reality versus perception, where we are versus where we're going -- a lot of gaps to be traversed. You hope that a map is going to show you how to cross the gaps, that the map is sufficiently accurate and detailed that you can go from point A to point B with a minimum of wrong turns. But what if the maps have gaps because nobody's ever been where you are before? You're moving into the unexplored territory where there are no maps. Maybe the road is taking shape under your wheels as you drive along.<BR/><BR/>The Christian life presumably tells you where point A and point B are located. You've also got a GPS and a navigation system -- <I>It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.</I> To what extent is the Christian life supposed to be a simulation of Jesus's life, a pilgrimage through familiar territory that only appears different but really isn't? Or to what extent is life an "emerging phenomenon" that requires improvisation and trailblazing skills?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com