Archive for November, 2005

Do You Believe in Fairy Tales?

Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

In considering Jesus’ concern that a prophet is not honored by his own people, I was sharing with my tribe the other day about the necessary elements that make for good fairy tales and epic myths. Namely, that the story must be sufficiently removed from our lives. It must either take place a long time […]

Question:

Monday, November 14th, 2005

What if every week most shepherds and teachers modeled their teaching styles after the Master by rarely speaking plainly in public but rather prefered unexplained parables, metaphors, and intentionally misunderstood statements?
What would happen?

The following is from a comment I made in a discussion at Into the Mystic. I thought it was useful to post it here as well, as it reveals certain areas of my heart and journey as a leader that some of you might appreciate understanding.

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Go to into the mystic to view the entire conversation in context.
Well, I’ve been silently following this conversation, and I deeply appreciate all of your thoughts and heart-felt desire toward finding the path. It is inspiring and encouraging.
Yet, there is yet another facet of Alex’s question that I’d like to raise, especially here in […]


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