Thursday, March 11, 2010

Religion, Spirituality and Transformation

"Religion is for people who believe in hell. Spirituality is for people who have been there." A quote from George Vaillant, The Natural History of Alcoholism, (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1983), 190-93.
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Yet transformation ought to be the business of the church. The revolutionary Christ has provided the pattern for change, and God's Spirit is ready with the power it needs. (II Corinthians 3:18 gives a clue)
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Drawing: Simon Ackland some time ago.

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