Acting Human - Helveston, Jason C.
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We come alive to our humanity when we die to safe fantasies. Ironically, we stop pretending when we start using our imaginations. When we imagine a life where truth and beauty live without tension. I think this is Jesus' point whenever he invites us to deny ourselves, pick up crosses, and follow him. Learning to act like humans requires leaving behind our old self, denying certain longings of that self, and becoming something real and brand new. It's seeing a realm, perhaps invisible to others, where forgiveness is not weakness, weakness is not shameful, and shame is never the end of the story.…mehr

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We come alive to our humanity when we die to safe fantasies. Ironically, we stop pretending when we start using our imaginations. When we imagine a life where truth and beauty live without tension. I think this is Jesus' point whenever he invites us to deny ourselves, pick up crosses, and follow him. Learning to act like humans requires leaving behind our old self, denying certain longings of that self, and becoming something real and brand new. It's seeing a realm, perhaps invisible to others, where forgiveness is not weakness, weakness is not shameful, and shame is never the end of the story.
Autorenporträt
Jason C. Helveston is the Elder for Teaching and Vision at Church in the Square in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. He was born in Galesburg, Illinois, but has lived all over the place--Mississippi, Masbate (Philippines), Colorado, and most of his childhood in California's Bay Area. Jason has been in vocational ministry since 2006, written a few books, and enjoys running. He's married to Laura and they have four children--Glori, Jedidiah, Micah, and Levi. They live in Logan Square. Find out more and follow: @jasonhelveston.