"I am ethnocentric, narrow-minded and have limited vision. No exceptions!"That's the new mantra Richard Twiss taught us all today in his first of six sessions at the Cornerstone Festival. His presentation was definitely the highlight of our day. Richard is a fascinating Native American man (Mostly - "I have been partially polluted, so I can play cowboys and indians with myself.") who leads a ministry called Wiconi in Washington state. Among other things, he is working very hard to "rescue theology from the cowboys." Twiss wants us all to consider who we allow to "control the Godspeak."
Probably the most pregnant thought I took away from this session was that we often present to the world a God who loved us enough to send and sacrifice his own son in a horribly bloody and brutal way...and yet this loving God still really doesn't like us very much. He loves us like crazy, but really doesn't like us. He cares about our eternal soul, but really doesn't care much for those cultural aspects of our character which make us unique and wonderful. Sad! I suspect Twiss is very correct in his arguments. I suspect we present this fractured, incorrect view of God more than we care to admit.
Richard Twiss is fascinating man to listen to, with a wonderful sense of humor. I am thoroughly looking forward to the rest of his sessions.
