Outside Eden

The reality of imperfection is something we all live with: but how do we live with it? In our dreams and fantasies we like to imagine perfect people, places or communities while in our cynical or despairing moments we see ourselves and our society as hopelessly flawed. The Christian gospel takes a third path: it is about imperfection and glory - it is about how God offers us realistic hope. In Jesus, God responds truthfully and generously to what we and our world are really like, so as to make of us something glorious.Read less