Theological reflections of a Theological Orphan
Has anyone felt that as a Christian you see one denomination and you cannot fully agree, yet their answers fall short and you go to another Christian community and see gaps in their theology but are more loving. Then you enter another, and see their high level of orthodoxy but the orthopraxy aspect of their lives are a lackluster, lack for a better word. Then another who is so focused on fighting and speaking out against injustice like the days of the prophets. The list goes on. But you get my drift. Along the years of being part of all these communities I have deconstructed my theology and faith and reconstruct it with new convictions but yet such convictions never truly fit in any one community. And I felt like a Theological Orphan (T.O), not fitting in and not being able to be free to share some thoughts for fear that I may be seen as an outcast who is not "one of us". Before any of you jump at the usage of Theological Orphan (T.O), I humbly ask you listen to the contex