How Suffering Can Shape Spiritual Formation

suffering and spiritual formation

Chronic illness has taught me that suffering can isolate and harden us, or it can draw us toward surrender, authenticity, community, and a more embodied relationship with Jesus.

Sharing Our Stories: How Storytelling Helps Us Heal

A father and son sharing their stories in a quiet, supportive conversation.

Sharing our stories is more than remembering the past. In safe, attentive relationships, telling and retelling what formed us can reveal truth, loosen shame, and open the heart to healing and spiritual transformation.

The Formation Gap

the formation gap

Modern Christianity often assumes information and formation are the same thing. In this episode, Brian Fisher explores “The Formation Gap,” why the church struggles to form people of genuine spiritual depth, and how intentional communities built around time, habit, community, intimacy, and instruction help shape us into people who increasingly think, act, relate, and love like Jesus.