Monday, December 26, 2011

MOUW USES A GOLFING METAPHOR, BUT DID HE EVER GOLF? (besides frisbee golf at calvin ?)

MOUW USES A GOLFING METAPHOR, BUT DID HE EVER GOLF? "...more expansive context is nicely captured by Scot McKnight’s helpful golf clubs image. We need several clubs to play a good game of golf, McKnight observes, and the putter is one of many. But the putter is typically necessary to get the ball in the hole. One of my colleagues responded to that image in a way that I found helpful. He pointed out that sometimes a golfer does make a hole-in- one, without the aid of a putter. And he observed that some folks in Young Life have reported that there are teenagers who have been brought to Christ by a strong emphasis on the Christus Victor theme... Kids into “Goth, “ vampires, witchcraft and the like often respond most positively to the idea that the powers of evil have been conquered by Christ’s encounter on the Cross with “the principalities and powers.” A point well taken. But still, holes-in-one are not common occurences..."
http://www.netbloghost.com/mouw/index.php?paged=4