If you are going to build back, you need to lay a foundation that will be strong, flexible, and will be true. That means you are going to need to get your priorities straight. You are going to need to think about your Christology first, and you are going to need to go back to that discussion again and again in order to make sure the ground on which you build this house is not on sinking sand. I kn...  Read More

Now, it can’t all be bad can it? Everything that we learned, everything that we lived. When we deconstruct our faith, are we just standing in the rubble asking to have it all thrown out the window? Or are there things that might be good for us to use in order to build out faith and faith communities back in a way that not only honors God, but also allows others to be invited into the kingdom of Go...  Read More

When the disciples began to follow Jesus, they seemed to experience a life that was not exactly what they were looking for. In fact, in Matthew 8 Jesus talks about how difficult following will be. They should not expect even shelter or food. This is the cost of discipleship, and it is pretty steep. Perhaps part of the problem with our confusion about what a life of faith will entail is that we hav...  Read More

Some fear deconstruction because they are afraid they might lose their faith. However, we are confronted with a much greater issue; the fact that the faith of many people is simply slipping away. Without delving into the deeper questions that we might have, faith becomes more and more irrelevant to our lives and then we simply move on from a very frustrating relationship with faith, church, and so...  Read More

When we deconstruct our faith, it is certainly not always a loss of faith. Rather, it is a reconfiguring and reworking of some of those universal understandings. It is also an opportunity to look at the bigger picture, where God resides, and see if our worldview matches with that of God’s as far as we can know it. It is also an opportunity to take a look at your faith and the assumptions that have...  Read More

INTRODUCTIONThe following is a guide to help facilitate discussion. Feel free to add or subtract or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPENThink about and share a time when you were incredibly blessed by the reading of God’s Word and then share a time when you found it to be challenging.HEADThis week we invite you to Read, Re-Read, or Review the...  Read More