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I was not as satisfied with my scripture tie in (Proverbs 4:25-27) this week. It was a good jumping off place and foundation to what the Biblical meaning of integrity is, to make straight, upright, righteousness. I felt I did not build enough on that foundation piece. However, this message was the opportunity to explore what it means to have integrity, to have foundational principles and to then live them out in everyday life. Take a listen to my approach to this fourth sermon in the Character Series.October 5, 2008
September 30, 2008
Integrity: thinking out loud
I am working on the next message in our character series on integrity. Without even turning to a dictionary, I think about an opposite, about being dis-integrated. I find with all the many pieces of my life demanding attention that I am anything but integrated as a whole person most of the time. I think that as I reflect on what message I will be bringing this week I keep returning to the biblical image of shalom. We so often translate the word as “peace” but there is more to the word; it is more about wholeness, about being a whole person. Integrity to me is about being a whole person.
Jesus is the shalom-man to me, the one who came to bring wholeness to all of creation and to each one of us. I am still early in my musings about the texts and the character call to integrity. Interested in hearing thoughts and comments on integrity as part of our life of faith…