Category: Spirituality Basics
What everyone should know about healthy spirituality
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The Four Stages of Faith
In one model of religiosity, pioneered by Brian McLaren, there are four stages: Simplicity, Complexity, Perplexity, and Harmony.* The first is simplicity, where the world is black and white and your religion is the one true path. The second is complexity, where the world may not be black and white, but your religious system has… Read more
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What is a Spiritual Coach
A spiritual coach is someone to walk with you on your path. A spiritual coach will help you to think through what is best for you. We know what questions to ask, where to challenge you, and where to encourage you. If you are part of a religious congregation with a pastor or other leader,… Read more
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Spiritual Bypassing
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what is and is not healthy spirituality and how I can support spiritual health in my life, in my home, and in my community. I’ve come across a new (to me) term: spiritual bypassing. It was coined in the 1980s by researcher John Welwood who spent his… Read more
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What is Spiritual Health?
If you are here, I think it is fairly safe to assume that you have an interest in spiritual health, but what even is spiritual health? It would be helpful to know what we are talking about so that as we strive to support the children in our lives, we are ensuring that every aspect… Read more