Timothy Brindle once said…
“What the deal with Cotton Candy Christians
Who demand blessings but can’t stand afflictions
Compared to other things they barely love the King
Wanna be like Christ but not share in sufferings”
“Cotton Candy” Christians
Posted byDrew G. I. Hart, PhDPosted inCritical Reflection, Dominant Culture, Freestyle, hip hop, Kingdom of God, Life, Suffering, UrbanTags:Christ, Christianity, Faith, God, music, Religion
Published by Drew G. I. Hart, PhD
Rev. Dr. Drew G. I. Hart is an associate professor of theology at Messiah University and has 10 years of pastoral experience prior to teaching. He currently directs Messiah University's "Thriving Together: Congregations for Racial Justice" program and co-hosts Inverse Podcast with Jarrod McKenna, an award-winning peace activist from Australia. Hart is the author of Trouble I've Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism (2016) and Who Will Be A Witness?: Igniting Activism for God's Justice, Love, and Deliverance (2020). And he is also a co-editor and contributor to the recently published book entitled Reparations and the Theological Disciplines: Prophetic Voices for Remembrance, Reckoning, and Repair (Nov. 2023). Hart received bcmPEACE’s 2017 Peacemaker Award, the 2019 W.E.B. Du Bois Award in Harrisburg, PA, and most recently in December 2023 Life Esteem Ministries recognized him in Harrisburg with the Harambee Award for the Nguzo Saba Principle of Umoja—Unity for his faith-based activism and public scholarship in the community. Drew and his family live in Harrisburg, PA. View more posts
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i love that song.
it’s true that we so easily disregard a theology of suffering for Christ, yet accept his suffering for us without counting the cost.
It’s a song… hmmm… I guess I’m behind on this one. Now I’ll go Google it and see what I’ve been missing.
Just stopping in to say hi, since I saw your comment over at CPYU. One of my favorite older memoirs in a similar vein is My Bondage and My Freedom. The stuff about family-breaking silenced me.
Okay, found it. The song, I mean. Great voice.
I’m thinking Brindle was going in a bit of a different direction though. : )
Yeah, Brindle’s overall point is different. However I think this phrase here is right on point. our desire for blessings from Christ, while not sharing in the sufferings of Christ.