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P.S.Fried Eggs are tricky In our house, if you want fried eggs, you cook them yourself. That way, you can be sure they are done to your own liking. Some like a soft centre, another likes it firm; one likes the eggs turned twice, others don’t; one fussy cook prefers to use the small iron frying pan, while another likes to use the big enamel one, so that bacon and rind and tomatoes and mushrooms can cook at the same time. But they ALL agree – no egg rings. Why? Because egg rings are ‘boring’, and restricting. They give a predictable, uniform result and prevent the formation of that crunchy, crisp and ragged edge – one fried egg looks just like the next one. Unless it is broken, a cooked yolk remains fairly consistent in size, contained by the firm white of the egg; but the edges of the white can bubble and spread and crisp and move outwards as far as they can, all the while remaining attached to the centre of the egg. The browned crunchy bits are tasty and good. It’s a bit like church really… …a dynamic, missional church, that is. On the edge is where the growth and exchange of ideas happen; where the inner connects with the outer; where boundaries move and change. Creative mission happens on the fringes, firmly centred, but flexing and interacting with the outside. Like fried eggs, ‘doing church’ can be ‘tricky’ too – but the best bits are still on the edge.
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