Certainty can feel like shelter. For a long time, it may give a person a place to stand. It can make the world feel ordered, explainable, and held together. It can tell us who we are, what matters, what is right, what is wrong, where we belong, and what story our life is supposed to… Continue reading When Certainty Becomes Too Heavy
Tag: After Religious Purpose
When Prayer Becomes Memory
For many people who leave religious certainty, prayer does not disappear all at once. Belief may change. Doctrine may loosen. The old answers may no longer hold. But the impulse to pray can remain. A difficult phone call comes. A child is in trouble. A medical test is scheduled. A storm moves across the map.… Continue reading When Prayer Becomes Memory
When God’s Purpose No Longer Holds
What happens when the purpose you were handed no longer holds? For many people, purpose was not something they discovered. It was assigned. It came with a story. God created you. God has a plan for you. God has a purpose for your life. Your job is to discover it, obey it, surrender to it,… Continue reading When God’s Purpose No Longer Holds
The Pencil-Driven Life 