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"Faith in Jesus" - Dan Morrow
My guest Dan is an author who recently wrote a book (A Heartbeat in Danger) discussing the difficult and complicated journey of a young girl contemplating having an abortion. Given that and Dan's value of "faith in Jesus" many people might think "great another person spewing out reasons why we should all go to church and ban abortions." I'd be lying if I didn't say I thought that might be the case too. But I can't tell you how far off that would be from reality. I mean obviously Dan does have a deep faith and belief in Jesus and the teachings of God so we did discuss that, but there were two aspects of Dan's faith I found super insightful and beautiful.
The first is that Dan's faith isn't blind faith. He discussed how he grew up in the church and for many years it was pushed on him without a choice. However as he got older and had certain life experiences, his faith was severely tested. He truly questioned the role of religion, God, and faith and in the end made a very conscious choice to have a relationship with Jesus/God. Dan also talked about how the "rules" of formalized religion can be detrimental and can cause us to forget about the essence of what Jesus was actually trying to teach us.
The second aspect of Dan's faith that I loved relates directly to that last sentence. Dan never wants to preach to anyone or judge anyone for their beliefs, decisions, or actions. It does not mean he always agrees with them, but he understands (much like the God he believes in) it is never our role to judge or criticize others. Faith has taught him that life is about embracing the complexity of the world we live in and choosing to try to love and help our fellow man.
If Dan expects God to love him despite all of his flaws then he needs to love others despite theirs as well. I recognize that can sound like bullshit or nice words that don't really have any meaning or substance. But as you listen to this discussion with Dan, I think you will realize that he has worked very hard throughout his life to make those words real and I appreciate him for that.
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My guest Dan is an author who recently wrote a book (A Heartbeat in Danger) discussing the difficult and complicated journey of a young girl contemplating having an abortion. Given that and Dan's value of "faith in Jesus" many people might think "great another person spewing out reasons why we should all go to church and ban abortions." I'd be lying if I didn't say I thought that might be the case too. But I can't tell you how far off that would be from reality. I mean obviously Dan does have a deep faith and belief in Jesus and the teachings of God so we did discuss that, but there were two aspects of Dan's faith I found super insightful and beautiful.
The first is that Dan's faith isn't blind faith. He discussed how he grew up in the church and for many years it was pushed on him without a choice. However as he got older and had certain life experiences, his faith was severely tested. He truly questioned the role of religion, God, and faith and in the end made a very conscious choice to have a relationship with Jesus/God. Dan also talked about how the "rules" of formalized religion can be detrimental and can cause us to forget about the essence of what Jesus was actually trying to teach us.
The second aspect of Dan's faith that I loved relates directly to that last sentence. Dan never wants to preach to anyone or judge anyone for their beliefs, decisions, or actions. It does not mean he always agrees with them, but he understands (much like the God he believes in) it is never our role to judge or criticize others. Faith has taught him that life is about embracing the complexity of the world we live in and choosing to try to love and help our fellow man.
If Dan expects God to love him despite all of his flaws then he needs to love others despite theirs as well. I recognize that can sound like bullshit or nice words that don't really have any meaning or substance. But as you listen to this discussion with Dan, I think you will realize that he has worked very hard throughout his life to make those words real and I appreciate him for that.