Being Known in Christian Community | Ep 78

Why does being known matter so much in Christian community?In this episode, Brian Fisher continues the Kingdom Dwellers mini-series by exploring the idea of particularity: the practice of noticing, pursuing, and knowing someone as a unique person. Drawing from stories about a doctor’s office, a vacuum salesman, Zacchaeus, the woman with the issue of blood, and the words of Curt Thompson, Dallas Willard, and Wendell Berry, Brian reflects on the deep human need to be known and securely loved.The episode contrasts value-exchange relationships with the way Jesus particularized people. Rather than treating people as numbers, roles, prospects, donors, or problems to solve, Jesus noticed the one. He sought people out, listened to their hearts, and invited them into a wholly different way of life.Ultimately, particularity becomes a hidden quality of deep discipleship: learning to slow down, pay attention, listen beneath the surface, and love people as particular image-bearers worthy of being known.Join us online! Web: ⁠⁠soilandroots.org⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠ https://soilandroots.substack.com/