We shouldn't be frightened of the word "theology." Admittedly, it has kept some pretty dry and dreary company, and we may be tempted to leave it to "the experts." But it stands for something far too important to each of our individual lives and to the communities in which we live for us to shy away from it. Theology is a part of our lives. It's unavoidable. And as we said earlier, a thoughtless theology guides our lives with just as much force as a thoughtful and informed one.
Such an informed theology must eventually be in the service of the ordinary lives of ordinary people, and when it is, it will have a great impact for good. Every Christian must strive to arrive at beliefs about God that faithfully reflect the realities of his or her life and experience, so that each may know how to live effectively before him in his world. That's theology!
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