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Four cultural values entice us toward an Americanized messiah instead of the crucified Christ. Image: Illustration by Rick Szuecs / Source images: Wikimedia Commons / Envato As pastors immersed in Western culture, it’s difficult to disentangle our view of Jesus from the Americanized identity we value—an identity measured mostly in terms of what looks good, feels good, and does good. The question arises: What does it mean for us to be cross-centered and follow the crucified Jesus in our context? What are the distinctions between the world’s discipleship and Jesus’ discipl...

Imagine Moses climbing to the very top of the obscene Tumas-Gasan towers at Mrieħel. His task is to revisit the 10 commandments. Instead of stone tablets, he uses an electronic tablet to write on. Given the secularisation of this cosmopolitan nation, Moses, instead of getting orders from a heavily bearded Lord dictating the Decalogue, tries to get inspiration from different sectors of the Maltese population. What conflicting messages would he be bombarded with? What follows is based on notes taken during the consultation process indulged in by Moses. ‘Thou shalt not criticise government’...