Subversive kingdom study4/7/2024 When was the last time the schools let students go early from school to attend a religious activity sponsored by a church? (Before you think I am throwing schools under the bus, not this guy, they at least respect a Wednesday night, Sunday mornings religious effort) But with the increase separation of church and state, no release time religious activities, like I did as a child in the 60s even in secular California. The culture does not revolve around the schedule of Sunday morning and Wednesday night. However, subversion is really not an attribute we generally associate with Christianity, but maybe we need to think about that again.įor you see this is not the 1950s anymore. But, this attitude, this behavior has subtly changed the world we know today in ways that we may not even know. No one really cared for the ones who had love beads and roach clips around their necks, and many of the older generation would tell them to go out and get a job, because there was something unsettling about a person who did not follow the traditional system of the day. No one really imagined it might be those were the kids hanging out on the street corners, driving psychedelic Volkswagen Vans. What do I mean by that term “subversive”? We all know what subversives are, but we picture people in remote places with computer terminals trying to hack into our computer and steal our banking information. The goal of the Hippie generation was to drop out, not to change the world directly, but indirectly, hence they were subversive in ways that the mainline culture didn’t know, or really appreciate, and the current set of Christian musicians came from this “subversive” stock. However, because I am a native Californian, and there is something in the atmosphere that tends to generate some unusual ideas, this concept of sanctified subversion strikes me. So I am not a real hippie, as someone put it if you remember the 60s you were either too young or too old. Despite all that my “Hippie” credentials include growing my hair longer than allowed by the school dress code (major infraction in 1971.) But most impressive, I spent time with the original Hippies who started the Church in the Park to which our current Christian music scene owes some allegiance. I also have to say, I have been to Berkley, (although I was in High School, and it was a marching band competition). I am really a closet Hippie! I grew up a bit too late to hang out on Haight Ashbury neighborhood, although in full disclosure I have driven past it. However, it still rings true with me and who I am, so I trust that God will enable this to help you move forward in your leadership and discipleship.įirst a little self disclosure. I was looking through old files today and found this blog I had written some time ago. Been a little crazy with the pandemic and trying to know how to serve in the midst of chaos.
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