Relevant Faith Journey

The third and final episode talking about change and transition. I tell my family's story about making a major change, leaving their cult-like denomination. The journey through transition is often difficult and I end with a song that I wrote 15 years ago. It serves as a reminder to me that in difficult seasons, God goes with me. 

Many of us have recently been or are currently going through seasons of change and transition. The pandemic has been a powerful catalyst and accelerant to change for most of us. In this episode I continue to explore the dynamics of a transition. Grieving for what we leave behind and persevering through the in between time. 

I start with a story about my own professional journey and talk about how our dislike of transition can affect our faith journey. 

Sometimes change comes softly to us. Sometimes we run after change like a gazelle in an open meadow. And sometimes change comes at you like a freight train to the face. 

Who am I kidding? It’s never gentle and most of us rarely pursue it without serious discomfort. But for those who set their sights on a better way, it will require three things: courage, perseverance and vision.

This is the first of three installments on transition.

Content References: 
Brene Brown’s interview with Father Richard Rohr:

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/spirituality-certitude-and-infinite-love-part-1-of-2/ 

https://brenebrown.com/podcast/spirituality-certitude-and-infinite-love-part-2-of-2/ 

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