right start in life. It is full of stories that invite us into the drama of where God is moving creation. Christians are invited to embody this drama.11 Christopher Lash uses a helpful word to capture what this kind of Christian life is about. The word he uses is performance. Here’s the way he illustrates what this means. To experience a Beethoven symphony or Shakespearean tragedy, it’s not sufficient—if we are to enter the drama of the music or the play—merely to read notes
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