After Celebrating the Incarnation, Let’s Get Rid of ‘Incarnational’

A thought provoking piece questioning a key approach in urban and cross cultural mission.

the celebration of Christmas is a highlight of the Christian year and raises all kinds of beautiful feelings and thoughts. In essence, what we celebrate at Christmas is the Incarnation: the unheard-of, unthinkable, unrepeatable act of God becoming human. But I wonder whether we are at risk of cheapening this mystery by our use of the related adjective ‘incarnational’.

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5 GIFTS OF COVID BY ROGER SUTTON

A profound reflection on the last year from Gather Movement:

https://gathermovement.org/2021/12/06/5-gifts-of-covid/

Rooted in urban experience in Manchester

New Book Reviewed

Alistair Chalmers reviews this book here

https://achalmersblog.com/2021/12/14/the-least-the-last-the-lost/

And another review by Jermy Marshall here

https://jsjmarshall.blogspot.com/2022/01/book-review-least-last-lost-by-mez.html

By way of interpretation: In England "schemes" are usually known as "estates" and "schemes" are what denominational authorities and government try to impose on the rest of us.. In Scotland "Estates" are where deer stalking takes place. Maybe the common element is that a minority of residents use guns.