Let's Shake Things Up

Why we should try new things and take risks, and how to go about failing forward in real time.

Hello friends,

Thank you for your participation in my journey.

I started this collection of thoughts in 2021 to create a space to be honest with both God and others, for fear that if I did not, I might never do so.

But… I’ve held back.

I have been careful to prune words and questions that I think are too weird. Too hard. To try to lead, softly, to a willingness to ask questions.

I’ve played it safe and have remained easy to digest.

Like the modern miracle of lactose-free milk.

That’s me.

So… let’s move to solid food.

I would rather count the cost, wrestle with hard questions, live as if I believed the invitation mattered, and address both the problems of the church and those of cheap grace.

To go ‘all in.’

For me, doing that means sharing a set of questions and reflections that I call ‘spiritual pragmatism,’ which I’ve never even tried to make digestible. I’m not even sure they are coherent or reasonable. Let’s find out.

It may not be your thing at all. That’s okay. It will probably be a little bit different. We will see.

Either way, the intention is to ask questions and find as much of God as one can, and I am grateful to have you with me.

Your friend,

Daniel Carpenter