Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Re-Consecrate Everything (feat. Barbara Brown Taylor)
Mar 3, 2023
Barbara Brown Taylor returns for a conversation with Brian McLaren about reconsecrating our lives spiritually and ecologically. They discuss leaving religion, finding harmony, understanding beliefs and passions, recycling biblical stories, and the importance of reconsecrating everything as holy and spiritual.
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Quick takeaways
- Love is the transformative force that can turn enemies into friends.
- The work of re-consecration starts within ourselves, acknowledging and learning from what needs redemption.
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Recognizing the Myth of Throwing Things Away
Environmental activist Annie Leonard points out the fallacy of the belief that we can simply throw things away. This idea has shaped a culture of domination and exploitation, where we can disregard or discard anything we don't like. However, history and our actions cannot be erased, and we carry their consequences. Dr. King also understood that we cannot get rid of our enemies through hatred or violence. Love is the transformative force that can turn enemies into friends.
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