Picture yourself walking into a large shopping mall that you’ve never visited. What’s the first thing you often look for (other than the Starbucks)? The Directory. And then what do you do? When you find it, you search all of the diagrams and numbers until you see the big red "X" that says, “You Are Here”.
Why do you do this? Because you want to figure out where you are in light of the big picture before you can take off for where you want to be.
It’s the same with our understanding of the Christian faith and our spiritual journey. If we're not quite sure about things, we could benefit from a simple explanation of the big story so we can be honest about where we are and where we want to go from there.
Here's a simple, three-minute video explanation of "the big story" of the Christian faith*. It's designed to give you a basic understanding of things so you can think about where you are, and what might be your next step. Or perhaps where you'd like some help or to engage in dialog. Go ahead and watch it now ...