Instinct #2—Adventure: Cultivating New Eyes
Pastor Writer: Conversations on Reading, Writing, and the Christian Life
English - January 31, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture Philosophy christian writer culture reading publishing christian philosophy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Shakespeare described man’s second stage as the lover. He was describing a romantic view of life that is driven by a need for adventure, quests, and experience. Samson was driven by this romantic need for adventure. Restless and determined to find himself, he constantly wandered off to Philistia.
Through his story, we come to realize how easily we abandon what God is doing looking for our own story. Real adventures are received not achieved. Peter and I discuss how to recognize this instinct and why discernment and commitment are the necessary counterbalances of faith.