by bradhuebert | Oct 22, 2012 | evaluation, Faith, geek, identity, Jesus Christ, spiritual growth
Writer and speaker John Eldredge is famous for saying, “the story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one that knows what you can become and fears it.” I love John Eldredge, but he’s missed the soul of the...
by bradhuebert | Sep 7, 2012 | Faith, geek, Intimacy with God, Jesus Christ, sci-fi, spiritual growth, Uncategorized, vision
Yesterday I summarized The Hero’s Journey, Joseph Campbell’s brilliant analysis of epic stories. You’ll want to read that post before you tackle this one. Campbell outlined twelve universal story elements that every hero story flows through (though...
by bradhuebert | Jul 13, 2012 | Faith, geek, movies, spiritual growth, theology
Last night I watched The Grey with some good friends. I’ll use that viewing experience to show you how you can use movies to live an epic life. Warning: I’m not going to spell out clear spoilers, but there are some references that will definitely shape how...
by bradhuebert | Mar 26, 2012 | evaluation, Faith, spiritual growth
Sometimes God throws a curveball designed to strike you out. To put it another way, sometimes God allows things to happen that expose something about your heart you’d rather not see. I’ve been going to physio for TMJ. No idea what that means. I’m...
by bradhuebert | Feb 27, 2012 | Faith, spiritual growth, struggles, vision
I’ll never forget that moment. I stood on a pebbled shoreline in my swim trunks, my toes drowning in two inches of water so cold, it burned. I’d taken a few guys rock climbing in the Canadian Shield, a topographical playground in North Eastern Ontario. The...
by bradhuebert | Feb 22, 2012 | Faith, spiritual growth, vision
“But he who would be born again indeed, Must wake his soul unnumbered times a day, And urge himself to life with holy greed; Now ope his bosom to the Wind’s free play; And now, with patience forceful, hard, lie still, Submiss and ready to the making will,...
