It's going to take time to heal.
Be patient with yourself.
Allow yourself grace.
It's going to take time to heal.
Be patient with yourself.
Allow yourself grace.
We don't always have the answer. And our answer may not be good.
We may even be wrong.
It's the same with the spiritual life.
Doubt isn't just stepping away from certainty.
It's stepping toward adult honesty.
We don't always have the answer. And our answer may not be good.
We may even be wrong.
It's the same with the spiritual life.
Doubt isn't just stepping away from certainty.
It's stepping toward adult honesty.
But rather is related to what scares you?
I wrote something small you can sit with today.
The weekly 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 are ready for you.
But rather is related to what scares you?
I wrote something small you can sit with today.
The weekly 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 are ready for you.
And, I remember how "lukewarm" refered to those who were uncertain.
Then I deconstructed.
And I discovered this...
There’s a difference between losing faith and losing the need to be right.
And, I remember how "lukewarm" refered to those who were uncertain.
Then I deconstructed.
And I discovered this...
There’s a difference between losing faith and losing the need to be right.
If you’re unsure which one you’re living from, try this.
The weekly 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 are ready for you.
If you’re unsure which one you’re living from, try this.
The weekly 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 are ready for you.
But a faith that ignores systems of harm can easily end up blaming individuals for wounds they didn’t choose.
But a faith that ignores systems of harm can easily end up blaming individuals for wounds they didn’t choose.
Instead, he fed people and questioned why they were hungry in the first place.
Instead, he fed people and questioned why they were hungry in the first place.
You’re not alone.
The 𝟣-𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is live.
You’re not alone.
The 𝟣-𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is live.
Bad readings do.
Bad readings do.
I didn’t realize what that fear was doing to me.
The weekly 𝟣-𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 is live!
I didn’t realize what that fear was doing to me.
The weekly 𝟣-𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 is live!
Leaving wasn’t the betrayal.
The betrayal was realizing how much of you had to go quiet in order to stay.
Leaving wasn’t the betrayal.
The betrayal was realizing how much of you had to go quiet in order to stay.
We’d love to have you!
We’d love to have you!
and start asking, “Why did I have to survive it?”
and start asking, “Why did I have to survive it?”
That’s a prophetic indictment.
That’s a prophetic indictment.
I admit, sometimes it can become that.
But authentic mysticism isn’t about escaping the world.
It’s learning to see without the need to control what you see.
I admit, sometimes it can become that.
But authentic mysticism isn’t about escaping the world.
It’s learning to see without the need to control what you see.
That the people leaving are the problem rather than the evidence of a much deeper issue.
That the people leaving are the problem rather than the evidence of a much deeper issue.
Something else is happening.
And Christianity won’t survive it by pretending nothing has changed.
Something else is happening.
And Christianity won’t survive it by pretending nothing has changed.
It might be spiritual covering for the real message: "Don’t make leadership uncomfortable."
It might be spiritual covering for the real message: "Don’t make leadership uncomfortable."
Some begin when certainty just can’t keep up with life.
Some begin when certainty just can’t keep up with life.
Until real suffering, complexity, and contradiction arrive.
That's what I tackle in my newest video.
Please watch tilll the end, like, and subscribe for more.
Until real suffering, complexity, and contradiction arrive.
That's what I tackle in my newest video.
Please watch tilll the end, like, and subscribe for more.
Consider this instead...
God is love.
Consider this instead...
God is love.
In fact, sometimes it’s the beginning of honesty.
In fact, sometimes it’s the beginning of honesty.
The weekly 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 are ready for you.
The weekly 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 are ready for you.
It might be losing an idol that needed certainty to survive.
It might be losing an idol that needed certainty to survive.