Listening to our Longings

We facilitated our first book reading tonight at Eagle Harbor Books, our favorite local bookstore. After reading a few excerpts from our book, some diverse views and great questions emerged from the group…

I’m seeking to learn about Jesus. The Bible seems so complicated. How do I learn about the true Jesus? Where do I look?

I was raised to follow what I believed to be right and not just what someone says. Do you need to read a book to follow the Way of Jesus? Shouldn’t it be simple?

What are your thoughts on other spiritualities… such as Hinduism and Buddhism? Why is Jesus so special?

Is the Way of Jesus walked individually or in community?

How do you stay centered? Can you center individually or do you need community?

Some of my family are pressuring me back to the tradition I was raised in… How have friends and family responded to you and your journey?

I identify with Jesus more than with any particular religion. But when people ask me what I believe I say I’m a Christian but I don’t know why I say this. What do you think?

You say you follow Jesus…would you die on the cross like he did?

Our questions reveal our longings and our longings reflect both the desires and the wounds of the heart…

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