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Yes, I’ve changed the title of the blog. “Jay’s Journal” seemed too blah.

“Only wonder understands” comes from a quote by Gregory of Nyssa that I keep posted above my desk at work. The full quote goes “Concepts create idols, only wonder understands.”

What Greg was getting at (I hope at least) is that our desire to categorize, conceptualize, and compartmentalize leads to idolatry as those descriptors and concepts lock us into a rigid framework of knowing. Instead, we are called by God to wonder, awe, and amazement, which leads us to the true understanding that we really don’t know anything.

I’m much more comfortable with concepts. I’m trying to learn wonder. I hope you will help me as we go through this journey together.

Published by Jay Voorhees

Jay Voorhees is a pastor, writer, and community activist located in Nashville, TN. Jay currently is the pastor of the City Road Chapel United Methodist Church in Madison, TN, and is engaged in helping to connect others to the example and teaching of Jesus Christ and to take seriously Christ’s call to love our neighbors in radical ways. Jay is the co-founder of The MethoBlog, a site that aggregates the writings of Methodist-related bloggers throughout the world, and is the former managing editor of The United Methodist Reporter. Jay has been involved in the United Methodist Church at both the local and national level since 1988. Jay is also the owner of Only Wonder Media, a boutique book and media publisher.

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