Who do you say that I am?

here's a link to Kester Brewin's blog:

http://www.kesterbrewin.com/2011/02/17/who-do-you-say-that-i-am-should-christians-be-non-self-identifying/

Kester raises the issue of identity as Christians and how christians are perceived by others.

i can relate to this tension, i don't want to be associated by certain 'christian' thinking such as racism, homophobia, ethnocentricity and other 'non-christlike' thinking and practices.

we are sometimes quick at self-identification which can unfortunately enclose us in boxes that estrange us from the other. we may feel comfortable, cosy and safe in our small self-fabricated 'religious' identities but we could be missing out on so much more...