The Jesus Problem

I posed this question on Facebook: “What do you think, say or hear of Jesus?…”

There were some great responses and even a great convo! Check it out if you’d like.

And it makes me wonder.
I’ve been a Jesus follower since I can remember. He is my forgiver and leader. But I don’t think I’ve ever really confronted the Jesus Problem. That is to say, I’m beginning to reconcile the Jesus of the Bible and the Jesus of pop-Christian-culture.
At time I’ve taken parts of this often very public insurgence and settled it in my own mind. For example: Jesus wasn’t six-foot tall with blue eyes and long, flowing blond hair. More than likely, he was about five-four with dark brown eyes and a ruddy complexion from years of manual labor as a carpenter.
There- that’s settle. The Jesus of the Bible looks way different than the Jesus of Medieval art.

Now that’s all good and proper. But what about the other stuff? ALL the other stuff.
Check out this article by Shane Claiborne. Than come back.

Hmm.
So- what do we do with The Jesus Problem?

~NickShoe