Comments for Mark Scandrette http://www.markscandrette.com The founding director of ReIMAGINE, a collective that invites people into integrative spiritual experiments and practices, (with an emphasis on creativity, community building and social action Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:52:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Living in the Questions by Steven Rush Garrett http://www.markscandrette.com/writing/living-in-the-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Steven Rush Garrett Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:52:16 +0000 http://www.markscandrette.com/?p=379#comment-289 I feel only compassion for the 'Derek' in this story; we all experience the darkness within, in our walk of faith. Os Guiness, didn't know i was going to mention him, addressed this in some detail in his, God in the Dark, which i found immensely helpful. Recalling saying to my mother, in my mid-thirties (i'll be 51 in just a couple of weeks), that "the answers won't make a difference until we are asking the right questions." And the older i get the deeper my compassion toward her goes. I am just now finding that it can take 30 + years of walking in the faith, only to arrive at the right questions! And so i keep on, always with His presence inside and with me, walking in the light; even when all appears to be the depths of darkness. I feel only compassion for the ‘Derek’ in this story; we all experience the darkness within, in our walk of faith. Os Guiness, didn’t know i was going to mention him, addressed this in some detail in his, God in the Dark, which i found immensely helpful.

Recalling saying to my mother, in my mid-thirties (i’ll be 51 in just a couple of weeks), that “the answers won’t make a difference until we are asking the right questions.” And the older i get the deeper my compassion toward her goes.

I am just now finding that it can take 30 + years of walking in the faith, only to arrive at the right questions! And so i keep on, always with His presence inside and with me, walking in the light; even when all appears to be the depths of darkness.

]]> Comment on Living in the Questions by Stephen Feltmate http://www.markscandrette.com/writing/living-in-the-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Stephen Feltmate Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:18:54 +0000 http://www.markscandrette.com/?p=379#comment-64 I have found that when I view faith as an aesthetic and not as a series of statements about metaphysical reality the wonder and spiritual connection I experience surpasses all understanding. Faith is not a science; it is closer to an art form. When I view myself as an artist and not as a philosopher, biologist, chemist or a quantum physicist the pressure to "prove God" or to prove anything within the realm of faith evaporates and I can redirect my focus to bringing to Earth the Kingdom of Heaven. I have found that when I view faith as an aesthetic and not as a series of statements about metaphysical reality the wonder and spiritual connection I experience surpasses all understanding.

Faith is not a science; it is closer to an art form. When I view myself as an artist and not as a philosopher, biologist, chemist or a quantum physicist the pressure to “prove God” or to prove anything within the realm of faith evaporates and I can redirect my focus to bringing to Earth the Kingdom of Heaven.

]]> Comment on Living in the Questions by Carrie http://www.markscandrette.com/writing/living-in-the-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Carrie Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:46:59 +0000 http://www.markscandrette.com/?p=379#comment-40 This is exactly what I needed to hear and exactly what I'm going through right now. I feel lost and that the truths I knew in the past have become only head knowledge now. I'm not feeling right. Or good. In fact, I'm quite down. But now I know that that's ok. Thank you for being part of what God is speaking to me. This is exactly what I needed to hear and exactly what I’m going through right now. I feel lost and that the truths I knew in the past have become only head knowledge now. I’m not feeling right. Or good. In fact, I’m quite down. But now I know that that’s ok.

Thank you for being part of what God is speaking to me.

]]> Comment on Living in the Questions by Keith K. http://www.markscandrette.com/writing/living-in-the-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Keith K. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:40:05 +0000 http://www.markscandrette.com/?p=379#comment-38 Thank you for your thoughtfulness. I too have a hard time praying like I did in the past, probably due to disappointments. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. I too have a hard time praying like I did in the past, probably due to disappointments.

]]> Comment on Living in the Questions by 2 Marks (Hit) the Spot! http://www.markscandrette.com/writing/living-in-the-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-37 2 Marks (Hit) the Spot! Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:59:30 +0000 http://www.markscandrette.com/?p=379#comment-37 [...] Mark Scandrette is the founder and executive director of ReIMAGINE! in San Francisco and the author of Soul Graffiti: Making a Life in the Way of Jesus (Jossey-Bass, 2008). He’s also the “star” of a few short videos we’ve produced and posted in the TransFORM “Video” section. Check out a recent blog post from Mark on “Living in the Questions.” [...] [...] Mark Scandrette is the founder and executive director of ReIMAGINE! in San Francisco and the author of Soul Graffiti: Making a Life in the Way of Jesus (Jossey-Bass, 2008). He’s also the “star” of a few short videos we’ve produced and posted in the TransFORM “Video” section. Check out a recent blog post from Mark on “Living in the Questions.” [...]

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