It has been 32 years in the making for me, and I feel as if just now my faith is really starting to become something real and authentic. Maybe this is normal, who knows, but I began to realize something as I was approaching 30 years of life on this earth. I have lived most of my life as a christian following religion. Now I want to follow Jesus. I want to embrace the mystery, the sorrow, the challenge, and the joy of that life. It’s hard. It’s hard to peal away what has been embedded in me for so long in order to rediscover what Jesus meant when he said “follow me”.
Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against the church, or organized churches. In fact I believe the church is the hope of the world. We necessarily must live in community with others who are on this journey too. We cannot do it alone. The church is who Jesus has passed his mission on to.
I guess you could say I want to rediscover the church and what it means to follow Jesus. This is what “CircusChurch” is about. Beyond being a catchy phrase, sometimes I feel like church is a circus. There are all kinds of things going on that cloud our understanding of what it means to be a Jesus follower. It’s just too complicated. Outside the church there are people watching. Sometimes those people are amazed and laugh, but more often I think they are disgusted and boo. “CircusChurch” is a discussion. It is about asking the questions; What did Jesus really mean when he said, “follow me”?? What or who is the church, and how am I a part of it?
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derrak ostovic
