A few years ago there was a song called “What if God Was One of Us?” sung by Joan Osborn.
It is one of my favorite songs. Not just because it asks the question; not just because it has a catchy tune; not even because it’s hilarious in hinting that God takes the bus or only talks to the Pope (and even that only sometimes).
It’s one of my favorite songs because I already know the answer to the question!
God was one of us. He came to our miserable little ball of dirt in the form of Jesus of Nazareth, to experience life as a human.
Ann Rice (yes, that Ann Rice) is currently chronicling the life of Jesus the Christ in her Christ the Lord series, which is easily among the most compelling of all the books written on His life and death. Maybe some day I’ll post something here about Memnoch the Devil, which is a wholly amazing book in and of itself.
Even after 2,000 years, Christians must be doing something wrong if there are people out there still asking the question “What if God was one of us?”
(Although, honestly, I think they could be forgiven if they think the only person He occasionally talks to is the Pope. 
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March 2, 2009
Loved this blog. I sent it to all my homies.