It's amazing what little masterpieces one can create with a a few gods and a blender. It's like mixing paint pigments to design a new fashion color, except these colors are themselves powerful antioxidants, neutralizing fundy radicals. Blender recipes are an excellent addition to a healing, cleansing or weight loss program. Don't be afraid to experiment; you will be delighted with the results. Deepak and I have decided to share our favorite blender recipe with you. It has evolved over time, a little tweaking here and there. One of my favorite fast foods, this recipe is packed with nutrition and is surprisingly filling. Enjoy.
Your Own Personal Jesus
1 perfectly ripe Jesus
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/4 cup folk wisdom
1 gospel of Thomas
1/2 cup assorted gods
2 tsp. astrology
1 tsp. yoga sutras
1/2 tsp. maya prophecies
1/2 Buddha, juiced
Seriously though, syncretism, the blending of religions, is a significant challenge for Christians living in consumer oriented cultures. Surveys may indicate receptivity to Jesus, but scratch below the surface and the Jesus that emerges is little more than a roschat blot, a blank screen on which to project personal hopes, dreams and struggles.
Syncroblog on Syncretism
This month a bunch of us have decided to synchroblog on syncretism. The synchrobloggers so far:
• How to Cook Up a Personal Jesus by Matt Stone
• How to be a Syncretist by Ellen Haroutunian
• Our Uncomfortable God by Susan Barnes
• Synching on Syncing by Phil Wyman
• Does interfaith dialogue lead to syncretism? by Liz Dyer
• The man in the moss by Steve Hayes
