Growing Our Souls Through Struggle
I wish we could grow and mature without pain and struggle. But that’s not the nature of human experience.
I wish we could grow and mature without pain and struggle. But that’s not the nature of human experience.
In a pandemic/post-pandemic world, what metrics should be used to determine congregational effectiveness and success?
At this point in my life and faith, knowing too little about God feels healthier than knowing too much.
It’s no secret that large numbers of people are rapidly losing faith in traditional Christianity. For those who do, what are their options?
For December’s post, I’d like to share a Christmas legend from Russia. It’s an adaptation of a short story by Leo Tolstoy.
In the face of suffering some believers abandon faith, some defend faith, and some redefine faith.
I will never understand all the mysteries of God, nor do I need to. Instead, I only need to follow the call of Jesus to live a life of love. It’s as simple as that. And it is enough.
People cannot make it by themselves. So instead of writing an overtly theological article for this month’s Doubter’s Parish post, I’d like to remind you (and me) about the priority of relationships.
Doubter’s Parish readers discuss their relationship with institutional religion.
In his provocative new book, Brian McClaren offers ten reasons to abandon Christianity—and ten reasons to stay.