Raising Disciples

Alan Hirsch in Neil Cole's book Search and Rescue. On discipleship processes: It was Oliver Wendell Holmes who said, “I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity the other side of complexity.” Simple answers, offered without taking into account the vast intricacies of human life in an infitine universe, are close to being out right worthless to any human being in need of real truth that addresses real, live situations. Simplicity this side of complexity simply doesn’t fit or resonate with our condition and is not worth a dime. However, when simplicity presents itself beyond the complexities that we all face, and it takes into account the nuanced and often perplexing situation we find ourselves in, the these truths are worth all that we own.

Autumn leaves from Merton: True Christianity is growth in the lie of the Spirit, a deepening of the new lie, in which the old self is discarded like an old snake skin and the invisible self of the Spirit becomes more present and evermore active.