Jesus Is (Not) Pro-Family
The Garden of the Heart Ep. 3
This week we discuss both the glories and the dangers of storgē—or the familial affections—ending with Jesus’ odd teaching that we must “hate” our family if we would be one of his disciples.
“So people called by Jesus learn that they had lived an illusion in their relationship to the world. The illusion is immediacy. It has blocked faith and obedience. Now they know that there can be no unmediated relationships, even in the most intimate ties of their lives, in the blood ties to father and mother, to children, brothers and sisters in marital love, in historical…
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