In, yet not of, this world

Hello, friends. Most likely, at some point in your life, you've heard the phrase, "in, yet not of, this world." During the course of this year at Soulwell we'll be trying to discover what this actually means for us as followers of Christ.

To get the ball rolling, here are some of our thoughts:

First off, we do not think it means: creating our own Christian sub-culture to make us feel safe, living in a Christian "bubble," substituting Christian materialism for "worldly" materialism, or living a contrived, meticulously crafted life.

Secondly, we do think it means: living a life that exudes the light of God, an honest, real, and raw way of living that seeks to find rest in God, an unending fascination with who God is, and allowing God to "break in" to our everyday lives.

These are just our initial thoughts; we are looking forward to growing deeper in the knowledge and experience of this during the coming year. And we'd love to hear from you as well. The Aftermath is a place for us all to work through this together. So with all that said, what do you think?