Episode 79: Identity Part 3 - Scalzian Mystics

In this series, we’re learning about identity by asking a foundational question, “Who am I?” We want to better understand how culture and social conditioning have influenced our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. What should we embrace at our core? What lies do we get rid of? And perhaps most importantly, what do we pass on to our kids?
In this episode, we talk about our spiritual identities. When we first got together we believed the same things, were part of the same religion, and worshiped together. Our spirituality and religious beliefs were a foundational in our relationship. After 15 years of marriage, do we still share the same spiritual identity? Are we still even spiritually compatible?
First, we ask each other core questions like, "Are you even still a Christian?" and "SBNR or nah?" then we do a "quickfire" round of questions (that of course isn't super quick) where we come up with the episode title on the fly. We end on a bit of a cliff-hanger: how do we talk about all of this identity stuff with our children? Can we be in flux personally, and still give them solid roots to grow from?

In this series, we’re learning about identity by asking a foundational question, “Who am I?” We want to better understand how culture and social conditioning have influenced our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. What should we embrace at our core? What lies do we get rid of? And perhaps most importantly, what do we pass on to our kids?

In this episode, we talk about our spiritual identities. When we first got together we believed the same things, were part of the same religion, and worshiped together. Our spirituality and religious beliefs were a foundational in our relationship. After 15 years of marriage, do we still share the same spiritual identity? Are we still even spiritually compatible?

First, we ask each other core questions like, "Are you even still a Christian?" and "SBNR or nah?" then we do a "quickfire" round of questions (that of course isn't super quick) where we come up with the episode title on the fly. We end on a bit of a cliff-hanger: how do we talk about all of this identity stuff with our children? Can we be in flux personally, and still give them solid roots to grow from?

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