Which of these statements sticks out most to you? Why? What is your initial response to it? Christians throughout the ages have engaged their holy imagination, also called faithful imagination, to expand their capacity for understanding God and his kingdom. If the above Manifesto, Material, and Motion statements are true (and the Myth statement is categorically false), we can be empowered to imagine how our world might be different. Take a few minutes to write out at least three “what if” statements that could be true if we saw our cultural identities as reflections of God and as sources of empowerment.
Examples:
What if we looked for the image of God first in people of other ethnic backgrounds?
What if we could fully love and accept our unique cultural identities?
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Please share your thoughts (approximately 300 words).
