My most-recent favorite bumper sticker is this:

"Subvert the Dominant Paradigm"

Actually, I'm not sure we need to expend any energy to do that. It's been happening, and is continuing to happen, in just about every arena you can think of.

For instance --

The dominant paradigm used to be: We are safe from foreign attack on our soil.

The dominant paradigm used to be: If you go to college, you'll get a good job.

The dominant paradigm used to be: If you get a good job with a good company, and do a good job, you have a job for life and a pension for your retirement.

The dominant paradigm used to be: The "Big Three" (GM, Chrysler and Ford) are the world leaders in automobile production.

The dominant paradigm used to be: People go to church on Sunday mornings.

The list could go on and on, right?

Here are a couple of faith questions. In all of this, what is the Spirit up to? What is the future God is leading us into?