{"id":5687,"date":"2015-10-16T10:42:37","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T15:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=5687"},"modified":"2026-02-27T07:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:44:05","slug":"in-the-world-not-of-it-thoughts-on-countercultural-christian-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2015\/10\/16\/in-the-world-not-of-it-thoughts-on-countercultural-christian-living\/","title":{"rendered":"In the world, not of it: Thoughts on countercultural Christian living"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cBe in the world, not of the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLive countercultural Christian lives.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBe radical for the Gospel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Such mottos of countercultural Christian living have been ingrained in me for much of my life. Lately they have been going around in my mind like a record, while I have been pondering instances of divisiveness and polarization, both in American politics and…<\/p>\n

[This is the beginning of my latest column for the online newspaper,\u00a0<\/em>Global Sisters Report.<\/a>\u00a0Continue reading here.<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

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In the world, not of it: Thoughts on countercultural Christian living<\/a><\/blockquote>