Looks Matter [Baptism of Our Lord]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Isaiah 42:1-9 Looks Matter What does a Christian look like? I know what a Christian looks like on TV. Often on sitcoms, the Christian is the nerdy, squeaky-clean character – like a Ned Flanders of The Simpsons. Sometimes the Christian character is the hypocritical person, the one who talks a good game but ultimately is a villain. Or sometimes the Christian character is offensive and judgmental – a fundamentalist with harsh views – views offered freely and excessively. I also know what a Christian looks like on a twenty-four hour news channel: usually super-crazy or super-embarrassing or super-martyr. Or a politician using Christian language to further his or her political career. It really depends on which channel one watches, I suppose. But almost always, when a Christian appears on the television screen, the cringes are not far behind. So what does a Christian look like? ...