Q & R: Bereft and searching …
Here’s the Q:
My husband and I have read several of your books, including Secret Message of Jesus, Generous Orthodoxy, and Everything Must Change. I left the church over a decade ago for many of the same issues you so eloquently describe, and since a vibrant spirituality was always the most defining characteristic of my life, I have been bereft ever since. Now, after reading your books, I am experiencing a welcome spiritual awakening. I would love to have a community in which to grow and learn. Do you know how I can find people or churches in the Knoxville TN area who are practicing Christianity as you describe it?
Thank you for your brave and insightful books! I have been deeply enriched by them, and inspired to rekindle my languishing faith. I am finally beginning to feel like a whole human again. God Bless You!
Here’s the R:
Thanks for the encouraging words. Some friends of mine are working hard on the problem of helping people find churches … I don’t have any news to report yet, but I hope some will be forthcoming soon.
In the meantime, I hope you’ll consider forming what I call a learning circle … getting a few people together for a meal every week to start doing for one another what we wish someone would do for us: create space for vibrant spirituality, community, and action. My upcoming book is really a handbook for such spontaneous, self-organizing communities. It will be available soon (June 10). I’m so glad you haven’t given up on rekindling your faith!
A cry from the heart for compassion, justice, peace, and equality in Gaza and Israel
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in the tens of thousands including women and children is not acceptable."
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