Living Into vs. Talking About
Seth Godin asks How long before you run out of talking points? His point is that those who "live into" rather than just "talk about" (my words, not Godin's) what they espouse are the real deal. Then he says,
There's a lot to be said for being deep, scientific and informed.
There are lots of religious talking points, especially among pastors. Several years ago I was attempting to have a conversation about the nuances of religious faith, but one of the three in our little conversation triangle kept offering up his "talking points" in response to every idea presented. What I wanted was brain-storming and the exploration of our theological imaginations, but what he wanted to do was keep us all on the "orthodox" path by inserting his talking points.
Talking points are good, but as Godin says, if that's all there is to our comprehension of any subject, and I think faith especially, then we might need to live into our faith more, and open our mouths less. What do you think?
