On my regular sunday ride (wearing the aforementioned shirt) I was returning mud spattered (my front mudguard fell off which didn't help) to Sunday lunch when I saw this sign."Go throw yourself into the sea" (it was pointing roughly to Blackpool I think).
I briefly considered it as a piece of advice and rejected it - October is a bad time of year for doing that, and Blackpool is probably a bad place to do it at any time of the year.
A bit of Googling revealed the following:
- It is a quote from the bible (Jesus actually)
- It is an art installation from Pippa Hale and Stuart Tarbuck.
- It has moved (was in Victoria Gardens)
Actually though I didn't recognise it as from the Bible, it sparked a train of thought about signs and what they point to.
We often confuse pointers to the truth (does this sign qualify?) with truth. I've been tempted to equate the Christian metanarrative with the Bible - where maybe the Bible is more a sign pointing to it.
I believe that the Christian metanarrative is not a book but a person. Not the Bible (which is what some people call the "word of God" - but The Word - i.e. Jesus (John's Gospel chapter 1). Both God, and God expressed. Suspect him if you will but I find him trustworthy and true.
I wonder if one of my theologian friends will set me right.
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