The word impact means a large amount of force over a small amount of time. It's hard to illustrate when we're just doing this on audio, so I would show you myself bringing my hands very slowly together until they meet. If I bring them together really quickly, I have no idea if this works on audio, but like that, exactly. So it's force over time, large force, small time. And it's the metaphor has a certain violent quality to it. You go to the dentist for an impacted wisdom to this, like it's not good news most of the time.
Andy Crouch returns to the podcast to question the widespread preoccupation with “making an impact.” Andy and Curtis talk about the limitations, drawbacks, and even potential idolatry involved when institutions and individuals are so focused on this definition of success. They then explore an alternative way to conceive of Christians’ role in the world, one that is rooted in the surprising model of Jesus.
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