Yeah bro, I’m talking to you (actually
I’m talking to myself and letting you eavesdrop.) For the last 6 months, myself
and about 4 other guys have been meeting every Monday at a local “watering hole”
in Clifton. The purpose of the gatherings is to study some life changing books
and also trying to serve the homeless in our area. We are about to start a new
book on Monday Feb. 16th and I got to be honest; I’m as scared as I’m
excited. I think it is going to be the hardest book yet for the group, but especially
me.
The book is brand new from one of my favorite authors,
Donald Miller. The title is Scary Close:
Dropping the Act and Finding True Intimacy. It’s my understanding in this
book, Miller has had enough of failed relationships and the painful drama that
has basically come from his fear of being his TRUE SELF. Because of this fear
he has found it impossible to build deep meaningful relationships. So at forty
years old he made a scary decision: to be himself no matter what it cost. And
now this book and the group, are going to challenge me to do the same.
In our group we have often talked about how, in our
experience, there was a lack of transparency and authenticity in the traditional
church. In fact, the group is predominately made up of spiritually hungry dudes
that are more or less dechurched, or unchurched, or done with church. Whatever
you want to call it.
If you are interested in taking a risk that involves choosing to impress fewer people and connect with more …interested in the freedom that comes when we stop acting and start loving….interested in knocking down old walls to create a healthy mind, a strong family, and a satisfying career. Interested in hanging with some dudes who are authentically interested in you becoming the best version of you possible, without any strings attached, then we’d welcome you. Shoot me a message. Click the book cover above to go directly to Amazon to pick up a copy.
I will be posting blog post along the way about my journey with this book.
Scott
Twitter: @GrapplersChurch
