Brian McLaren Something in us Something in us wants to belong. But something in us also wants to be free, to be authentic, to be the truest, most genuine version of ourselves that we can…
Brian McLaren For herd animals like us Now when it comes to intellectual doubt, you’re dealing primarily with your meaning module, the part of your brain committee that thinks critically and analytically. But your meaning module’s independent…
Brian McLaren Some people don’t think much about their faith. For them, it’s primarily a matter of belonging (I enjoy being part of a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or dharma group) or of survival (I don’t want to go to…
Brian McLaren Healing Our Divides: Why This Matters Thank you Brian McLaren and Red Letter Christians!https://www.redletterchristians.org/healing-our-divides-why-this-matters/
Brian McLaren Contrived excuses rather than convincing explanations Before becoming a pastor, I thought more time in Bible study, more time in prayer, more time exposed to hymns and worship songs, more time in Christian fellowship meant my…
Brian McLaren Your three-member committee Your singular human brain functions like a three-member committee. Each of your three primary modules includes many distinct submodules that in turn contain even smaller submodules, and the interactions among…
Brian McLaren When a paradigm fails For many of us, faith is our map of reality, our map of the universe. It tells us where we are, where we’ve been, where we’re going, where to turn.…
Brian McLaren Falling Upward Back in 2011, Richard Rohr wrote a book called Falling Upward. Richard, a warmhearted Franciscan brother, Catholic priest, insightful teacher, and bestselling author, is founder of the Center for Action…
