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My interpretation? I would argue it would have to be the definition of anyone who has studied the life of Jesus. His was a life (or at least a ministry once he began his ministry) of service. He taught, but he also fed and healed and met real physical needs. Christianity by definition is the desire to be like Christ.
Christians do stupid things all the time. Back in the 70s, when so many evangelicals were convinced they were going to be raptured by a certain date (don't recall what the date was), many went out and ran up HUGE credit bills, thinking they would never have to pay. Well, that's stupid. Stupid like the whole suicide thing. And there are plenty of stupid Christians.
The biggest obstacle to my personal faith was always the people who professed to beleive it, including certain close relatives. What I realized in my life was that Christianity wasn't about those who professed to believe, it was about what was being believed in. That being said, Christians are the face of Christianity, and doing stupid stuff sure make what they profess to believe in look bad.
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