Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Jesus in Afghanistan?
I just finished reading a fictional book about an American woman that runs a coffeehouse in Afghanistan, basically in the middle of a war zone. That's such a rad idea. Creating a space where people of the community, locals and foreigners alike, can meet and find peace amongst this crazy world. What was most intriguing to me about this story was to see how the Western/European worldview of the foreigners clashed with the Eastern/Islamic worldview of the Afghans. I think my mind was debating itself all throughout the book, arguing that this aspect of Western society is correct, or that aspect of Eastern society is better. Stuff like that. I often asked myself the question, if Jesus was Lord in this society, what would be different? What would be the same? I feel like I won't really know the answers, especially because each culture/people group is so different. But I'm eager to know. But more importantly, eager to see Jesus living amongst these different cultures. More thoughts on the book to come...
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