Bring It Home: The Adventure of Finding Yourself after Being Lost in Religion

Chasing Goodness podcaster, and former worship pastor and prison chaplain, Matt Kendziera offers personal stories and insights for those who've decided to go find God outside of church, saying that our stories and experiences are what connect us most intimately to the Divine, and that in our quest to find God we must first find ourselves.Each year, millions of Americans are leaving the organized church for a myriad of reasons including differences of beliefs and a lack of connection. Although some of those leaving are willing to give up on faith altogether, the vast majority are not only wanting to keep their faith, they are wanting to deepen their connection to God. It is a daunting task to re-think everything learned through decades of engagement with religious institutions that believe they have the corner on the truth. Hurt and disappointment are often unfortunate byproducts of faith deconstruction, turning genuinely kind and positive people into cynical jackasses.Faith does not need to be so complicated and faith does not need to be so daunting! Connecting with the Divine does not require a fancy building or a man in khakis announcing his view of certainty founded in the framed seminary degree hanging on his office wall. Faith can be found all around us, and more importantly, faith can be found within each and every one of us. Could it be that the door to the Divine is unlocked only through the reality of our own lived experiences?Bring it Home shows how stories and experiences are what connects us most intimately to the Divine. In the laughter of embarrassment and in the tears of loss; In the arms of our lover and in shouts of our enemies; in the joy of new beginnings and in the grief of premature endings; this is where we find God. Spirituality resides in the reality of our story. In the most basic and obvious parts of ourselves. Our experience, our story, and our life are uniquely our own; just like our faith! In our quest to find God we must first find ourselves.

• | Author: Matt Kendziera
• | Publisher: Lake Drive Books LLC
• | Publication Date: Nov 10, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 216 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1957687045
• | ISBN-13: 9781957687049