Personal Choice#3 - Abby Hogge

Sport, drama, humor, dance, architecture, place and home, the natural world are all part of a long list of activities and forms of experience that have been relegated to the periphery of religious reflection, but which once made invaluable contributions to a human perception that this world is where God can be encountered, and encountered often.” – David Brown

 

            This sets the stage for Browns point of view because unlike many, he believes that we can have daily encounters with God if we so choose to open our minds to this idea that otherwise may seem counter-cultural. Much of our culture has succeeded in placing God as a far-off spirit that cannot be reached. Instead of seeing sport, drama, humor, dance, architecture and nature as part of God’s revelation of himself to us, often religious and non-religious people see these things as meaningless events in ones spiritual walk. However, Brown believes that it is through such activities that we can experience God.  Our encounters do not have to be confined to a church building or to an alter, but rather can be stretched across every created thing on this earth.  This is an incredible mystery but wonderful reality when we allow our eyes to see people and objects that are labeled insignificant as significant in our daily walks because they express the ultimate Creator.