A Reader Writes: I’m More In Love with Everything
Hello! I just devoured A New Kind of Christian and am in the process of going through my notes and re-reading. Amazing! Life-changing and just at the right time in my life and, as I’m sure you know, in the current pandemic culture and racial unrest, it couldn’t be more relevant. I’m a reformed Apostle/Disciple now!! ... No action needed, just a random chance to send an email and say thank you for having the courage to write, study, minister, etc. I’m now more in love with everything and am excited for the future!!! Can not wait to meet you someday ...
Thanks for these encouraging words. I love that phrase ... "more in love with everything." Perfect.
You may already know this, but that book is the first of a trilogy. You can find Part 2 (The Story We Find Ourselves In) here, and Part 3 (The Last Word and the Word After That) here.
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I’m thrilled to announce a new podcast …
Learning How to See, co-hosted with my friends Fr. Richard Rohr and Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis goes live this week - you can subscribe now.
Details here -
https://cac.org/podcast/learning-how-to-see/
I think you'll find it informative, enjoyable, and inspiring. Thanks for spreading the word!
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For friends in Florida – starting tomorrow (Sunday October 4)!
I'm hoping to see you at one of our VOTE COMMON GOOD events ... Here's the lineup:
Sunday, October 4, 1 pm - Marco Island
Monday, October 5, 5 pm - Fort Myers Florida
October 8 - 11, Ft. Lauderdale, Sarasota, St. Petersburg
Bring your mask to this outdoor event. Of course we'll practice social distancing. You'll hear from some amazing people, hear some great music, and get inspired to vote for good candidates at all levels of government who care, not just about their party, race, or religion, but about the common good.
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lots of doubts after years of certainty
A friend recently sent me an email that included the following:
Looking forward to your new book Faith after Doubt. It sounds like a book that I need. Lots of doubts after years of certainty. I think it’s part of a process of letting go to go deeper into what is.
Those seven words, "lots of doubts after years of certainty," tell a story that so many can identify with. For some, personal suffering nudges their faith into re-examination. For some, it's watching religious institutions decompose through internal corruption or bizarre political alliances. For some, it's watching the faith they inherited from their parents not even work for their parents. For some, it's just growing up and being able to think for themselves.
My friend's ten words -- a "process of letting go to go deeper into what is" - beautifully/painfully capture the process I try to describe in my upcoming book, Faith After Doubt.
It comes out January 5, but you can pre-order now, and we'll soon be making some advanced chapters available. Later this month I'll be recording the audiobook version.
I'm so happy that this resource will soon be available.
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Victor Frankl offers this thought experiment:
"Imagine that you are sitting in a concert hall and listening to your favorite symphony, and your favorite bars of the symphony resound in your ears, and you are so moved by the music that it sends shivers down your spine; and now imagine that it would be possible (something that is psychologically so impossible) for someone to ask you in this moment whether your life has meaning. I believe you would agree with me if I declared that in this case you would only be able to give one answer, and it would go something like: 'It would have been worth it to have lived for this moment alone!'”
Thanks to Maria Popova for this gem - https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/07/17/viktor-frankl-yes-to-life-love-music/
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