A Beautiful Community: Righteous and Just - Worldview

It’s baseball season! Go Braves! I have a long history with the Braves, having moved to Atlanta in 1977. I remember attending the old Fulton County stadium, then Turner Field, and now Truist Park at the Battery. I had the privilege of watching Dale Murphy back in the day and meeting him in person. People say I look like John Smoltz. I was at the stadium when they honored Hank Aaron before his death in 2021. I’ve lived through their ups like 1995 and 2021 World Series championships, and their downs like their 1988 season where they lost 106 games (tickets were cheap). All this history gives me a perspective on the Braves. Avid fans talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the team, the coaching staff, who to blame for their failed seasons and who to credit for their successful ones. 

Life can be viewed like that of the Brave’s fan. We can assess the team as good or bad; we can attach blame to the owners and managers for their decisions; we can accuse the referee’s for their calls, etc. We each have a different view depending on our lived experience and every fan can have ideas about how to change the team, even recommending the batting line up for each game. Avid fans might even be heard saying, I wish they’d put me in charge because I’d get the team back on track. Everyone’s a critic!

This week we’re going to build on our understanding of Postmodern Critical Theory with their view of the world and ask if it conforms with Scripture. Together, we’ll worship the One who governs the world in righteousness.