The Fascination of the Unknown

Left Behind, the reboot, is coming. The poorly written books which were made into poorly done films are being rebooted by Nicolas Cage.

A certain set of Christians are really excited.

Why? Because we don't like the mundane, the normal, the every day. We want to live the life fantastic. The Bible teaches things like loving your neighbor and entering into the every day life of the community.

That's so boring.

So, some grasp onto the excitement of a magical experience of Jesus coming to Earth, waging war, leaving Earth, returning again to reign, and then leaving, and then returning finally. They embrace the escapism that is inherent in this perspective. It feels like being in a comic book.

The alternative is lame. Jesus returns once, renews all things, and we get back to work, forever.

That's the thing though, following Jesus is about the every day, the small stuff. It's about being present in the here and now. It's about loving well. It's about suffering well. It's about taking the next step in the next moment.