Tag: faith
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So… Are You Suffering From Pastor’s Kid Syndrome?
A completely unscientific self-assessment based on popular mythology, church folklore and several decades of accumulated ecclesiastical baggage. Tick all that apply. The Church Years Symptoms experienced whilst still living inside the ecosystem. □ You knew all the words to every worship song whether you liked them or not. Comment: Repeated exposure is a powerful educational…
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Experience, Speculation, and the Space Between
There’s a tension I’ve lived with for years: the gap between the mystical experience I actually have and the metaphysical systems I enjoy constructing. They coexist, but they don’t meet. One is lived; the other is intellectual play. My spiritual experience is modest and quiet. What I actually feel is a unitive ground of being,…