We recently enjoyed the competition show, Superstars of Dance. In spite of the producer’s pathological need to constantly change camera angles, it was still fascinating to watch such a tremendously wide variety of dance styles performed to perfection by their devotees.
But as the competition unfolded, a problem emerged: How do you comparatively judge such incomparable styles of dance? Sadly, it soon became apparent that the judges’ answer was, “I’ll reward what I understand and like.” This showed in paradoxes such as the comment that a particular dance was executed to perfection (meaning it couldn’t be done any better) and yet scored only a 7. In effect, the judge was saying, “To impress me, you should have chosen to master a different kind of dance your whole life.”
Yet isn’t this the same thing we see in Christianity? There are so many different ways for us to dance our faith. But because most of us only know one or a few of them, the constant danger is failing to appreciate the excellence of other ones or, even worse, alleging that they aren’t even genuine styles at all.
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