“As I’ve said elsewhere, there are fewer words more misunderstood than ‘mystic,’ although, I think, the word ‘Christianity’ runs a close second! Put them together and, for some people, you’ve got some real confusion!” ~Brian Robertson (http://christianmystics.com/contemporary/BrianRobertson/varieties.html). These are really good. I think I had found this link quite a while ago and was curious [...]

Delightful story, Chuck. It sure does tease our “dualistic” way of thinking!

Hope you enjoyed your vacation and welcome back,
Karina

What a great article, Steve! Yes, it is remarkably timely and relevant to us here. Thanks for sharing it with us. I love his notion of the mystic as the child and that the child/mystic is within all of us. He points to something special about this child within that does make me long for [...]

Thanks, Amy. Good points. I do think we are all discovering these notions as our own eyes are opening. Yes, it’s sure been painful for me to open mine too! BTW, my question to David was a bit of a tease, as he had recently asked about the mystic transcending evil, so I wanted to [...]

Amen, David. I resonated with your story, as it mimics the “debrainwashing” I went through from a similar background. Though I had never been committed to evangelism, the process of peeling away layer by layer all that I had believed was overwhelming. Truly, the process of opening our eyes, as I just posted on the [...]