Monthly Archives: March 2017

81- Confused?

 

I know that I confuse a lot of people. This happens because I bring together seemingly unrelated ideas. Our confusion is often dismissed or skimmed over and in the podcast and post I want to invite you to explore areas of confusion because it is a window into something truly profound. Here I will weave together multiple diverse ingredients as an object lesson that exposes how our pride robs us of learning from others and it robs the world of our unique contribution. This is all hidden beyond our confusion and I’ll help you gain the required categories in order to see it.

 

80- Practice YOUR Practice.

 

Do you see yourself as a spiritual person? If not, then you probably don’t define many of your activities as spiritual practice. If you do, then you likely have a number spiritual practices in which you engage. In this post and podcast I tell my story of how my spiritual practice has evolved over the years. The further we perceive God from our inner reality, the more elaborate the practice will be. Religion has commoditized spiritual practice and too often it diminishes the experience of those who don’t subscribe. I give you a new lens to see spirituality and a menu from which all comers can know a transformative inner experience.

79- The Open Floor Plan

 

The ancient tabernacle and temple was said to be the dwelling place of God. Its design had a three spaces that represented closer proximity to God who dwelt in darkness inside the inner most room called the Holy of Holies. In this podcast and post I show how the tearing of the temple veil is the ultimate remodel of religion. God creates an open floor plan where people are no longer isolated from God. It’s a NEW THEOLOGY. One that doesn’t require the structure, process or religion to access God. The open floor plan means we each have direct access and it shows up as that small little voice inside us.

 

78-Updating Gods Profile Picture

 

Mainline denominations are in decline. The church’s response is to blame the culture and claim that it no longer has any desire for God. In this podcast and post I will show that modern people are very curious and interested in God, but their consciousness has outgrown a regressive, tribal, and threatening portrait of God. While institutionalized religion needs this image of God to sustain itself, individuals don’t. Faith is ultimately between oneself and God (Rom 14:22), thus the image of God is not some man “up there” somewhere, but the power within us showing up as our very life.