What do we have in common with bald chickens?

Dear Friends,

Today, I had a dear sister in Christ send me a light-hearted article as she knows that I sometimes like to read these random tidbits because I find them humorous or simply interesting. This particular article caught my attention because I couldn’t help but be reminded of the parallels of what Christ has done for us and the story of these helpless bald chickens.

I don’t intend to diminish Christ’s incomparable and amazing work of grace as it relates to my observations within this article. However, this heartening story of an anonymous “saviour” identifying a group of hatchery chickens to be saved without any reason or merit and bringing them to a “sanctuary”, a almost heavenly respite, is both touching and meaningful (not to be mistaken for anything “deep” ). To top it off, the lady who runs this animal recovery safe haven is even named Shepherd haha…

• In the article (link below), you can read how the chickens had grown abnormally due to their confinement and developed habits and tendencies that were self-destructive - doesn’t that sound like our sinful nature as we sometimes try and adapt to fit into our “cage” (the world)?
• Their “saviour” had not clearly identified why these chickens were chosen to be saved but stated they were selected merely because he didn’t have to reach down or up and just grabbed them from the middle shelf of cages - and yet our Heavenly Father came down

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A “Bono fide” response to Christ’s unique identity and work

I came across an interesting blog post on U2’s Bono and his direct response to questions of faith. Occasionally, I have wondered about Bono’s real views on Christ as media and religious groups often like to speculate and disparage or leverage celebrities’ views on these topics.

I do not present this because Bono is any more significant to God than anyone else but merely for the reason that Bono stood up and provided a humble, clear, and direct response to a challenge to Christ’s identity and highlighted the unique gift of grace (all Christ’s work) that sets Christianity apart from all other worldviews. Sadly, many “Christians” would not stand up like this when put on the spot especially when they are a public figure. Additionally, his response seems genuine and hits at the core of how many people like to view Christ as merely a “good guy” and how that is unacceptable and nonsensical. He even addresses karma, its role in other faiths, and why it pales in comparison to God’s gift of grace.

As C.S. Lewis states (and Bono touches upon): “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic…