I was recently sitting in the dentist’s office waiting for a friend. After my mini power nap and waking up wondering if the
stares indicated I had been snoring, I decided I should entertain myself with some reading. Good Housekeeping was staring at me so I gave in.
The featured article was written about two celebrities who manage to keep their friendship strong despite having their own families and the demands of Hollywood. It was a great article. But then…
Both were asked what role faith played in their family lives. There were some interesting answers to say the least.
Actress #1: “I’m half Jewish and half Christian.”
Actress #2: “I was brought up within the Christian tradition, [but] I had a fairly secular upbringing. The guiding moral principles, the ethical principles, much of the philosophy, if properly applied, is very good. And I love Christmas. I know all the carols and all the songs. In spite of our secularism, we observe the Christmas tradition. And we talk about the [Christmas] story. It’s a very great story, and I grew up with it. It’s very interesting and full of metaphor.”
The definition of metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as if it were another.
There is no metaphor regarding the birth of Jesus Christ. Is there such a thing as being half Christian? We can be half German and half Irish, but can we be half Christian? I think not. It’s all or none in Christianity, as it should be.
We are to love the Lord our God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our mind and with all our strength. Mark 12:30.
Are you all in?
All or Nothing?