from drunk theology #7: can you elaborate on the “fight god in a back ally christian” because i think i relate to that?? and maybe some advice for those types of christians?

sarahtaylorgibson:

Idk I feel like a “fight God in a back alley Christian” (or any person of faith, really) is someone who is all about authenticity and finding God in the dirty, unexpected, profane corners of the world.

It’s someone who leans into the volatility of their own faith. It’s about being comfortable with divine paradox and human anger, and telling God exactly how you’re feeling, whether or not it sounds nice or pretty or Sunday pew-ready. It’s knowing that faith doesn’t always come easy, but that you don’t always have to be feeling faithful to do an act of faith or to even be met by God in your own failings. Mostly, it’s about recognizing that God is big enough to handle your rage or sadness or problem-childness, that you can’t scare God away with your mess, that it only makes God love you more.

But hell if sometimes you don’t want to throw a punch at the Most High after a long night when being alive feels a little too raw. My advice? Go ahead and swing. God’s just thrilled you showed up.