Let’s explore
Suppose my wife, Elizabeth, and I make plans to vacation with another couple, the Browns. With excitement and anticipation we decide to travel to Australia.
The day finally arrives for us to board a plane and fly to Sydney. The first few days we explore New South Wales. We visit Circular Quay and the Opera House. We walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, wander through the Botanic Garden, and visit Bondi Beach. We make a day trip to the Blue Mountains.
After a few days, we decide to split up. The Browns have always wanted to see Australia's wild west. They fly to Perth and journey from there. Elizabeth and I, on the other hand, want to visit the more tropical areas in Queensland so we fly to Brisbane and venture from there.
After a week apart, we meet up in Melbourne to finish our vacation together before flying home.
From now on, when we and the Browns have coffee, we will talk about that vacation. There are parts of it we will remember together—shared experiences in Sydney and Melbourne. There are other parts of it we didn't share—experiences we can only describe to one another.
As Christians, our journey with Christ is a lot like this. There are things about the Kingdom we discover together—shared understandings. And there are other things we can only describe to one another. It's one reason why two people following the same Jesus can have such different perspectives and passions.
