HUMPTY DUMPTY DEPOT

 Reading: Matthew 18:3

"Jake asked today if we were going to Humpty Dumpty Depot. Henceforth, Home Depot is officially re-christened and shall be so-named." - Message from my daughter Christi on FACEBOOK

I love Jake.  It's not that he's my first grandson (well, that, too) but he has a way of defining his world in personally meaningful ways. And once he defines it,he moves quite comfortably through his daily existence.

Jake also has a way of drawing others into his definitions that give them a fresh perspective on their lives (or at least a very good chuckle).  The aftermath of such Jake definitions (or pronouncements) often lead a fresh round of reflection on our previously held assumptions and some of us have even been known to embrace Jake's new way of looking at things.

Apologetics is the art of explaining or defending the faith - answering questions people have about our faith with a new clarity. Ravi Zacharias has said that apologetic is not about "getting people to agree with you, but simply to open their minds" so that they might honestly consider them claims of Jesus Christ.

Not everyone in Jake and Christi's circle have renamed Home Depot "Humpty Dumpty Depot;" but I suspect quite a few have thought of the implications of there actually being such an enterprise - and those thoughts have taken them in some new directions regarding home improvement supplies.

For many people - accepting a faith or defending a faith - is limited by our complicated assumptions about life that never seem to get down to the simplicity of what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  That really was what Jesus was saying to his disciples when he declared, "Except you become like a little child, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 18:3

Perhaps we need to learn a lesson from Jake.