How Many Personalities?

I was getting changed today and started thinking about the many different aspects there are to each of us. I was changing from my shirt and tie to my lycra cycling gear. Both outfits are totally me but completely different.

I love dressing well when the situation requires it. I feel very much at home in a suit. I also love wearing my cycling gear and getting out on the road. Both these outfits are very much me at work, though in very different parts of my job.

Then there’s all the other changes of clothes I go through, each appropriate for whatever task I’m involved in at the time.

My point? (You knew I had to be rambling about this for some reason.) We are multi-faceted creatures and most of the time we can slip between each facet without changing who we are. Why is this important? We need to be aware that while we must create ‘church’ that fits our community as a natural expression of our lives, we musn’t be afraid to incorporate some concepts that are ‘other worldly’. We don’t want to create ‘false segments’ in our lives but we must understand that we naturally vacillate between roles without compromising the integrity of who we are.

I hope that makes some kind of sense.:)



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Rodney Olsen

Rodney is a husband, father, cyclist, blogger and podcaster from Perth Western Australia.

He has worked in radio at Perth's media ministry Sonshine for over 25 years and has previously worked at ministries such as Compassion Australia and Bible Society.

The views he expresses here are his own.

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