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b'This week, we tease out the tension between \\u201cliving a good Christian life\\u201d as has been come to be defined by the white, straight, conservative status quo and the consequences of following Jesus\\u2019s message. We also look at \\u201ctaking up your\\u201d cross and what that means. Following Christ is risky, but in the end, we think it\\u2019s worth it.\\nWe\\u2019re tackling the politics of Jesus all Lent long. Sign up for updates to stay in the loop! We\\u2019re also reading\\xa0The Last Week, a book about the meaning and political implications of Jesus\\u2019s life, ministry and in particular his death and resurrection, in Sanctuary Collective. You\\u2019re invited to join!\\nRead the transcript (PDF)\\nMark 8:31-38\\nThen Jesus began to teach his disciples: \\u201cThe Human One must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and the legal experts, and be killed, and then, after three days, rise from the dead.\\u201d He said this plainly. But Peter took hold of Jesus and, scolding him, began to correct him. Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, then sternly corrected Peter: \\u201cGet behind me, Satan. You are not thinking God\\u2019s thoughts but human thoughts.\\u201d\\nAfter calling the crowd together with his disciples, Jesus said to them, \\u201cAll who want to come after me must say no to themselves, take up their cross, and follow me. All who want to save their lives will lose them. But all who lose their lives because of me and because of the good news will save them. Why would people gain the whole world but lose their lives? What will people give in exchange for their lives? Whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Human One will be ashamed of that person when he comes in the Father\\u2019s glory with the holy angels.\\nPhoto by dino_b\\nThe post What will you give in exchange for your life? \\u2013 Mark 8:31-38 appeared first on Queer Theology.'