dougs digs

" It’s the difference between someone telling you how good a book is and giving you the whole plot and story, and you actually reading the book for yourself. You will always find things that the other person left out in their version. You will always find things that are important to you that might not have had such an impact on the other person."

i pulled this quote out of the article. he is referring to experiencing Christ in our lives, but this idea has too many applications to count. like you were saying doug, research is one thing, experience is another. i think to some extent the emergent church seeks to deconstruct, but more to find the root of the liturgy and practice, and the meaning behind it opposed to finding a reason to end the 'ritual', or at least that is what i think we do at jacobs well. just my thoughts.

personally, i'm getting somewhat sick of reading junk like this. its not as though i go around and bitch and complain on my blog about those i don't agree with. well, maybe i do, but not as it relates to religion. i don't have to defend myself one iota, to use a term my late grandmother used. i know the truth. i live it out. i have peace in my heart. i sleep at night (especially at that fancy sleeping hotel we stayed at in chicago) - and i have no reservations about my life and where i'll be on judgement day. iota this, relevant mag!