I remember watching the Superfriends on Saturday mornings – back when Saturday mornings were good TV. Aquaman was always my favorite… still is… here is our own Aquaman, Matt:<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a 34-year old corporate lawyer, married to my college sweetheart (an amazing woman) and the proud father of two beautiful children– a 5-year old girl and a 2-year old boy.
\nMy parents, both Catholic, gave me a strong upbringing in the faith, but I was one of those people who (to paraphrase Lenny Bruce) had to leave the church to go back to God. I\u2019m grateful God led me to that realization eight years ago; some people spend their entire lives letting the flaws of human institutions stand between them and Jesus. Thankfully, I have since been led to a vibrant, Protestant church community that embraces my family and nourishes my faith.
\nI don\u2019t care for labels, but the label \u201cprogressive Christian\u201d fits me as well as any. I believe Jesus was God Incarnate, died for my sins, and rose on the third day. I accept the authority of the Bible. I look forward to Christ\u2019s triumphant return, when he will place the powers of this world under his feet. I\u2019m also a registered Democrat who falls somewhere between Ted Kennedy and Noam Chomsky on the political spectrum. I\u2019m bemused that so many people see a contradiction here; it seems so natural to me.
\nMy faith was greatly tested 3 years ago when my daughter was diagnosed with a rare, degenerative disease. The typical life expectancy for a child with her illness is 10-12 years. We\u2019re optimistic she\u2019ll do better than that, thanks to some innovative treatments, but assuming I\u2019m blessed with decent health and luck, I know I\u2019ll bury her someday.
\nSoon after my daughter\u2019s diagnosis, I realized that nurturing my anger toward God was a luxury I couldn\u2019t afford– as angry as I was, I needed God more than ever. That\u2019s not to say my faith is the same; like every other part of my life, it has changed.
\nDietrich Bonhoeffer famously wrote that \u201cwhen Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.\u201d I\u2019m slowly grasping the truth of those words. I used to think walking with Jesus was something like a leisurely walk along the beach with a dear friend. That\u2019s part of it, but walking with Jesus also means walking alongside him as he carries the Cross to Calvary.
\nI\u2019m drawn to this blog because I sense that David\u2019s understanding of \u201cJ-Walking\u201d is very similar to mine. Compared to that common ground, our political differences are trivial (though they make for lively discussion).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I remember watching the Superfriends on Saturday mornings – back when Saturday mornings were good TV. Aquaman was always my favorite… still is… here is our own Aquaman, Matt: I\u2019m a 34-year old corporate lawyer, married to my college sweetheart (an amazing woman) and the proud father of two beautiful children– a 5-year old girl…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faith"],"yoast_head":"\n
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