"To mourn is to be human, for example, but it is also to be Held in a tender and reciprocating union." This is so beautiful. I know people are searching outside of churches for what they could not find within ... I don't judge them for it. But these principles are what we continue to emphasize at our church. As I see it, we are being influenced by a large recovery community that we are getting to know... and they are helping us grow in these areas. I am going to share this. Thank you.
There is so much good here! "a divinely prompted impetus to move from the hollow to the whole"--YES!! I believe that captures the heart of so much we're seeing in our evangelically-resistant culture.
Thank you, Ryan, for these insights and encouragement!
So good, Ryan. Propositions giving way to presence is a great frame to describe the faith journey for so many of its who grew up in the church. Thankful for your voice and work.
Thank you Ryan for supplying language for us. I love that the lowly, the beautiful, is beatitudnal. --pat
"To mourn is to be human, for example, but it is also to be Held in a tender and reciprocating union." This is so beautiful. I know people are searching outside of churches for what they could not find within ... I don't judge them for it. But these principles are what we continue to emphasize at our church. As I see it, we are being influenced by a large recovery community that we are getting to know... and they are helping us grow in these areas. I am going to share this. Thank you.
There is so much good here! "a divinely prompted impetus to move from the hollow to the whole"--YES!! I believe that captures the heart of so much we're seeing in our evangelically-resistant culture.
Thank you, Ryan, for these insights and encouragement!
So good, Ryan. My favorite part: “suffering invokes compassion and slows us to a pace compatible for inward change—rather than controlled outcomes.”
So good, Ryan. Propositions giving way to presence is a great frame to describe the faith journey for so many of its who grew up in the church. Thankful for your voice and work.
Thought provoking as always. Thank you for giving words to how many of us feel internally!
brilliant, real, and weighty -- well done!
Adding that book to my read list. Excellent entry here, Ryan. Thank you.
Wow. Yes to all of this. I'm going to add that book by Jim Wilder to my wishlist too.