I offer a couple meaningful slogans that are true. However, without critical reflection that is constructive on Christian faith they are merely pedantic.

1. Christianity is meant to be lived, not just learned about.

2. Jesus is more interested in how we live than in what we know, or think we know.

Although living a life of 'becoming' of being conformed to the image of God in Christ Jesus is more challenging than any rigorous intellectual effort, without critical reflection on our religious claims we easily fall prey to populous powers of institutional religion that require adherence to teachings that are as frivolous as an impromptu clown act.

I would add that God is moved by acts of faith that challenge (in speech and action) structural evils that oppress masses of people. This kind of 'living', of 'faith' comes alongside the poor, resists the proud, and is more comfortable with sinners than the doctrinally self righteous.

Biblical literalism lacks any serious effort to interpret scripture, it is a shallow religious expression that lacks knowledge and fears education. Biblical literalism is reductionist, it reduces Christian faith to an ism unworthy of an adult mind (even a gifted child's mind).