“Most of us were taught that God would love us if and when we change. In fact, God loves you so that you can change. What empowers change, what makes you desirous of change is the experience of love. It is that inherent experience of love that becomes the engine of change.” 

Richard Rohr

I believe we can embrace our doubt and our belief, our devoutness and our relativism, our woundedness with the church and our healing experiences with God. If we can hold all of these together we’re practicing grace. To put it in psychological terms, we developing a more flexible view of ourselves and the world, which is always healthier than shame and self-judgement.

All of this I have seen first hand in my own faith. I have, and still do grapple with deep doubt. I have experienced spiritual wounding from the leaders I believed in. I am still reconciling my past experiences with my concept of God now. As a therapist I believe we are body, mind and spirit. And healing and growth can happen in all of these areas.