...We will never be moving on toward Christian perfection until we stop spending our time arguing over who to exclude from grace.
02563 – Moving On?
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02502 – When I Say I Am a Christian
When I say ... "I am a Christian"I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."I'm whispering "I was lost,Now I'm found and forgiven."When I say ... "I am a Christian"I don't speak of this with pride.I'm confessing that I stumbleAnd need Christ to be my guide.When I say ... "I...
02491 – What is Spirituality?
Spirituality is not about competency; it is about intimacy. Spirituality is not about perfection; it is about connection. Spirituality is not about being fixed; it is about God being present in the mess of our unfixedness. from Messy Spirituality
02325 – How to be Alone
No one in this world is pure and perfect. If you avoid people for their mistakes, you will be alone in this world.
02324 – One More Hour
O great Creator of being, grant us one more hour to perform our art and perfect our lives.
02174 – Shame Comes from Outside of Us
Our culture teaches us about shame--it dictates what is acceptable and what is not. We weren't born craving perfect bodies. We weren't born afraid to tell our stories. We weren't born with a fear of getting too old to feel valuable. We weren't born with a Pottery Barn...
02073 – Learning to Love as Jesus Loved
Christianity is not about building an absolutely secure little niche in the world where you can live with your perfect little wife and your perfect little children in your beautiful little house where you have no gays or minority groups anywhere near you. Christianity...
01739 – Being Willing to Change
The most difficult part of personal growth is being willing to turn away from erroneous views from our past. Beliefs held for a long time tend to become sacred to us, even if they're wrong. It's naive to think that we gained a perfect, flawless understanding of truth....
01361 – Embrace Brokenness
Wholeness does not mean perfection; it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life.
01287 – Acknowledging Pain vs. Inflicting Pain
There are too many people today who instead of feeling hurt are acting out their hurt; instead of acknowledging pain, they're inflicting pain on others. Rather than risking feeling disappointed, they're choosing to live disappointed. Emotional stoicism is not...