LET’S GET SOME THINGS OUT IN THE OPEN

We’re all greatly flawed

Christians can too often come across as having it all together. Honestly, it isn’t always because we feel that way, but because we truly want to be “all together”. We fear becoming real. Sometimes it’s because we really do think we’re all together when we aren’t. Here in this space, I will attempt to always try to be real with any who read these pages. I’m not about proving how “good” I am, but how in my hardest I met Jesus and he gave me hope.

We’ve all experienced messy lives

I will share many stories of imperfect people. Stories from the Bible, stories from my own very imperfect life, and stories from others who failed at being “all together”. The point I always want to make is that we don’t need perfection to meet and experience a perfect God. He longs for us to run to him in all our mess and let him love us to whole and hope through his lavish power for us.

SOME OF OUR UNIQUE FEATURES

I want this to be a safe space where you can share your stories, questions, and doubts. Please feel free to do so, as I hope that at some time, you will feel comfortable enough to become known in this space.

This space offers you a variety of means to explore what a relationship with God (void of religion) looks like. He may be very different than you expect.

• Music selections that speak to your pain and God’s heart and hope for you.
• Blog posts that offer you hope through Bible stories and real-time stories about people who found hope and healing through Jesus.
• Resources that allow you to seek answers from experts and scientists in their fields, people far more educated than I am. (I can’t fully vet each resource and all they have written, but I am familiar with each to some extent and so feel comfortable sharing them at this time. Each holds to a biblical view but has the expertise to answer questions in ways I can’t.)

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THE BIBLE’S PLACE HERE

I realize that for some of you, the Bible hasn’t been something you cherish. Maybe someone in your world thumped you one to many times with its words. For some, you’ve read of horrible massacre and hatred, all in the name of the God of the Bible. For many, the people called by God’s name have ripped your heart and your world apart without a thought to what they’ve done. The history of the Christian church is riddled with very imperfect people who have shouted their hatred and cruelty in the name of God and the Bible. In this space, I try to honestly present people as we are – at times very cruel. Yet, I have met a God who is very different from how Christians sometimes represent him. Flawed Christians don’t always represent their God well.

In saying that, I have discovered that the Bible is quite transparent about the flaws of the humans who have represented God throughout history, without God endorsing their actions. It also records his great displeasure at the way he is represented.

The Bible and the life of Jesus Christ recorded in the Bible is the most highly documented record throughout history. If you google the documents that have been discovered, and their historic significance, you will find that no other record in history comes close to the recorded historic documents pointing to the accuracy of the Bible. Thousands throughout history have given their lives because they met and experience the kindness and love of the God of the Bible.

The Bible is a “God-breathed” record of God’s heart and intentions for humanity. It records his story of creating humans in his image and likeness, their rebellion, and his story of drawing them back to himself through Jesus, his son. Also, the Bible, when used by God’s Spirit, powerfully speaks to all cultures through all languages and to all strata of society, unlike any other book in history. One of the Bible’s authors stated, “Our ministry is not based on the letter of the law but through the power of the Spirit. The letter of the law kills, but the Spirit pours out life. That is our aim–to pour out God’s powerful Spirit of life to you.

None who contribute or participate with Soul Cries are licensed professionals unless it is stated clearly that they are, and so any advice is solely from our own personal experience. We are unable to give professional advice, nor do we assert any information we give to be equal to professional advice. We may on occasion interview a professional, and if we do, we will identify them as such.