Graduating Tribe

theeffect · Graduating Tribe Dave Brisbin 6.8.25A man asks me about Jesus’ saying that if we believe in him and his works, we’ll do the same and greater works than he. He’s troubled by the verse because he’s not doing the works that Jesus did, let alone greater ones,...

Hidden in Each Other

theeffect · Hidden in Each Other Dave Brisbin 6.1.25What is the most important goal of your spiritual formation? You might instinctively say love. Learning to love, practicing love. Good answer, but until we carefully define it, love may not help direct us. Rather...

Identity Shift

theeffect · Identity Shift Dave Brisbin 5.25.25If I asked you who you are, how would you answer? Almost everyone I’ve asked, including myself, has answered with a mix of the roles they fill, the accomplishments they’ve accumulated, and the attributes they exhibit....

The Life in Death

theeffect · The Life in Death Dave Brisbin 5.18.25Two events converged in my mind last week. My wife and I picked up the ashes of a friend we’d been helping take care of for the past few years…and our faith community turned eighteen years old. Nothing like an...

Restoring Mom

theeffect · Restoring Mom Dave Brisbin 5.11.25Our English words patriarchal and paternal descend from the Latin word pater, father. We know about patriarchy—society organized around male domination, often to the point of excluding women—but paternalism is restricting...

Already Free

theeffect · Already Free Dave Brisbin 5.4.25The most damaging attitude toward life and spirituality is…wait for it…passivity. Passive people feel their actions are insufficient or that they have no real choice at all, which makes them victims—defined by...

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Everyone is recovering from something… Admitting this is the first step in spiritual life, because any unfinished business in our lives–trauma, unforgiveness, fear-based perceptions–fosters compulsive behavior and keeps us from connecting spiritually and emotionally.

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