The Spiritual Practice Of Getting Honest With Myself
Why is it that I’m always the last one who can see it? It’s that moment when something is broken in my life and I can’t see it. My wife and friends can. My children and my neighbors can. But I can’t. It’s like the very nature of the problem is to blind me to the problem. And to make …
Where Does Your Story Begin
The more I take a critical approach to my own faith the more it comes into focus. And it gives me hope. Recently I had a conversation with someone who was deeply concerned about my approach to faith. This person was so sure I had fallen off the slippery slope and was doomed to hell. And ten years ago this …
Statements Of Faith
There is an interesting discussion going on over here at this post regarding statements of faith. And in the process of dialog something stuck out to me. First, I get statements of belief. Their the little list of things we say we believe. They include very important components to our faith. I personally have no problem with people having them …
Spiritual Maturity
Last night I had an interesting conversation with a friend about spiritual maturity. A friend of his is part of a small group and they are hitting the proverbial wall and the community is somewhat stagnant. They aren’t taking risks, instead settling into the easy right answer routine. I know that feeling. I know what it’s like to reach a …
The Want To Before The How To
I love Rick McKinley. If you haven’t heard him. You should. And you can. His podcast is exceptional at Imago Dei, and this audio session from Catalyst is a good start to really get an idea of the person his is. He’s also the pastor of Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz. But if you listen to this session …
