 Between the Lightning and the Thunder: What Would It Take for You to See Your Brother as God?Author: B.F. Randall
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Why are those closest to you the last to believe? B. F. Randall writes, “We tend to look at biblical characters from a third-person perspective, like watching a drama on television, but when you put on their sandals, your point of view sees things a bit differently. I began to wonder, what was it like to fight for the covers with God? To witness the injustice and watch your brother be crucified? What could have happened to change the heart of an angry, cynical man so radically as to convince him that the man he knew as his brother was, in reality, God. From this point of view, I asked myself, what would it take to chip away my doubts?” In this fictional account, James both looks up to and is perplexed and annoyed by his older brother, Jesus. Throughout his childhood, James witnesses amazing things but wonders whyJesus can’t just follow the rules like the rest of them. Why does Mama indulge him, especially after he begins leading that group of religious malcontents? After Jesus is arrested and crucified, James stands at the foot of the cross in disbelief. In a moment of panic and regret, he flees and is thrown into a whirlwind of fear and confusion. As darkness descends on the city and lightning illuminates the heavens, James maneuvers through the chaos of Jerusalem and the Passover celebration. A mosaic of faces from the past reminds James of God’s love and grace—and the role Jesus played in getting them there. As James flees from doubt and uncertainty, could he be running into Jesus’s waiting arms? Randall says “I believe God used real people, with real problems, pain, and heartache so we can relate and credibly apply His Word to our lives. If we can get past the well-established suppositions built by religious dogma, we can connect and associate to those God chose to change the world. The scripture cannot be taken out of context in order to conform to our desires, but we can live them out more fully when we can put on the sandals of those who used to instruct us. Simply put, James does not walk on water, he swims in it, just like you and me.Hopefully those who read my book will go back and read the book of James from a whole new perspective.”
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