Q: You write about a new approach to spiritual development. Is there something lacking in modern Christian spirituality? R: Where I grew up, the way to grow spiritually was: Go to church, read your Bible, witness, pray. It was a checklist, and it was clear a lot of people had done those things for years and hadn’t become less mean. Recently, more and more people, Protestants and Catholics, are asking how to become more Christlike, and realising that a checklist is not what brings change. Q: What does? R: The term Jesus uses is “hunger and thirst”. The cultivation of desire is really important. Something that’s helping a lot of people is a rediscovery of monastic and contemplative practices. Exercising our souls is analogous to exercising our bodies – if you run everyday you will be able to run distances you physically cannot today. More here: reform-magazine.co.uk/2014/12/brian-mclaren-interview-changing-faith-staying-faithful/
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 09:02:00 +0000
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