Monday, December 13, 2010

Tupperware Christianity

Vintage Tupperware containers


I like what David Robinson says in "Ancient Paths"

"Many people have a "Tupperware" understanding of the spiritual life. In this view, faith and religion are kept in plastic containers with sealed lids. Our faith seldom mixes with the rest of our lives. Such people tend to ignore God at their workplace, in a restaurant, or while making love, or knitting a scarf. Those realms are in their own separate plastic containers called Career, Food, Sex, and Hobbies. Religion is just one more container. Benedict saw the Christian life differently. Spirituality is more like the coolant in the refrigerator. It infuses every container, moving right through the plastic lids and containers, keeping everything fresh and new. The ladder of humility moves us away from a compartmentalized approach to God. We begin to allow God into every aspect of our life, infusing our life with freshness."

9 comments:

  1. Nannykim..that is so true! I can't imagine compartmentalizing my life. The Lord and my love for him is my whole reason for living. If you don't let His life and his truth permeate every area of your life..that part will surely die. It's like cutting off the blood supply to a limb. Really great post to share!

    xo
    Donna

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  2. Very apt application. You should link to to The Week In Words today. :-)

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  3. words to defiantly thin about
    I don't think I keep God out of the everyday... but that means i need to examine it and make sure it is true (o:

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  4. This is definitely true and something we need to work against. Thanks for sharing it. (And I have those three Tupperware bowls in the picture!)

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  5. Hmmm...very interesting. Thanks for adding this to WiW today!

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  6. What a good way to put it! It's very true too!

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  7. I've never heard it described quite that way before--but I love that analogy of tupperware vs. coolant. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  8. Great post Kim. This is so true. Kathi

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