What Would Jesus Cut?

When the prophet Nathan confronted the ruler David and accused David of infidelity with the wife of one of his commanders, Nathan dared to speak truth to power.

The risks were real. David was the King of Israel. He could quite easily have ordered Nathan executed. But Nathan got lucky. David had a conscience and was brave enough to admit that he was wrong. David repented—changed his life—while Nathan became a model of how bold people live a life of faith in the public arena.

So how do we--who are not ancient prophets--learn to live our own faith in the world?

This Sunday at 9:45 am at Good Shepherd and the World, Dr Karl Weddle and Dr Rick Carter lead us in reflecting on the relationship between our Christian faith and our public lives.

Rick will use as one example Jim Wallis, the founder of Sojouner magazine and the author of God's Politics. Jim Wallis is an evangelical Christian who is a scathing critic of both Republicans and Democrats.

As both political parties renew their partisan debates about cutting the budget, Jim Wallis asks a simple and daunting question.

What Would Jesus Cut?

You may not agree on his answer. But if you are trying to walk the Christian path, you have to agree that the question goes to the heart of our faith in the world.

In the words of an inquiring member of Good Shepherd

We may not succeed in answering all your questions.

The answers we find may only serve to raise a whole new set of questions.

In some ways we may feel as confused as ever, but we believe that we are confused on a higher level and about more important things.

So come join us this Sunday at 9:45 am as we reflect upon Christianity, Politics and the question

What Would Jesus Cut?