Malcolm Pettit urges us to give a new twist to old truths
A common criticism of the church is that we speak too much in old-fashioned language and in a style that doesn’t make a lot of sense in today’s world. Jesus taught using everyday situations he saw around him: lost sheep, lost treasures, the call and skill of shepherds. Preachers should look around their lives and worlds with some of the imagination Jesus used, perceive the truths and use them.
If Jesus was walking on earth today, in our particular corner, might his teaching not have sounded a bit like this?
‘When you make a cup of tea, don’t worry whether the kettle is old fashioned and blackened by years of use over a stove, or whether it is a bright and shiny electric kettle – or even a simple camping kettle on a primus stove. First, you will need to be sure the water is clean and pure – free from anything that might spoil the taste
