Brian D. McLaren: "Saya bersantai di kolam renang orang tua saya bersa...

"Saya bersantai di kolam renang orang tua saya bersama saudara laki-laki saya, Peter. Saya bertanya kepadanya bagaimana bisnis rekayasa berjalan, dan ia membalas, 'Bagaimana kabar dunia pelayanan?' "Oke," kataku, "kecuali bahwa beberapa minggu yang lalu aku menyadari bahwa aku tidak tahu mengapa Yesus harus mati." Kemudian Peter, tanpa berhenti berdetak, bahkan tanpa ragu sedikit pun, berkata, "Ya, Yesus juga tidak.""

--- Brian D. McLaren

Versi Bahasa Inggris

I was relaxing in my parents' swimming pool with my brother, Peter. I asked him how the engineering business was going, and he reciprocated: 'How's the ministry world going?' 'Okay,' I said, 'except that a couple of weeks ago I realized that I don't know why Jesus had to die.' Then Peter, without skipping a beat, without even a moment's hesitation, said, 'Well, neither did Jesus.'