Before You Lose Your Mind Quotes

“It’s true, however, that some people like things simple. But inquisitive others seek to traverse the wonders of the mind and soul, as well as all creation, for glimmers of the Divine.”
― Keith Giles, Before You Lose Your Mind: Deconstructing Bad Theology in the Church

“Asking questions is part of what it means to have faith. The opposite of faith is not doubt, it’s certainty. So, the fact that you’re questioning what you’ve been told isn’t evidence of your lack of faith, it’s evidence that you take your faith seriously enough to examine it and to follow the truth wherever it leads you.”
― Keith Giles, Before You Lose Your Mind: Deconstructing Bad Theology in the Church

“The opposite of faith is not doubt, it’s certainty.”
― Keith Giles, Before You Lose Your Mind: Deconstructing Bad Theology in the Church

“sense of community will suffer when churches focus more on propositions and theological points than on people. People are much more than brains. They are wholistic beings with varied thoughts, an assortment of backgrounds and experiences, and varied needs to uniquely express themselves. They desire to feel a sense of belonging amidst diversity rather than feeling like they can only find acceptance if they believe exactly the same as everyone else.”
― Keith Giles, Before You Lose Your Mind: Deconstructing Bad Theology in the Church

“The contradiction of a belief, ideal or system of values, causes cognitive dissonance that can be resolved by changing the challenged belief yet, instead of effecting change, the resultant mental stress restores psychological consonance to the person, by misperception, rejection or refutation of the contradiction, seeking moral support from people who share the contradicted beliefs or acting to persuade other people that the contradiction is unreal” Hence a mob if you are familiar with social media. You know how this goes … you post some new belief or idea that you are contemplating. Rather than discussion or addressing the belief itself, often those responding just simply turn to attacking your character, your background, or just overall ganging up on you to tell you that you are wrong. Rarely will someone engage in actual discussion of the idea itself. You know what I am talking about. We have all had someone tag in their friends or maybe we have done it ourselves. Hmmmm …”
― Keith Giles, Before You Lose Your Mind: Deconstructing Bad Theology in the Church

“Some church folks hope that by distancing themselves from us heretics, they do not have to be reminded of their own lack of empathy, judgment, intolerance for diversity, cognitive dissonance, bigotry, infatuation with savior-like political leaders, hypocrisy, oppressive policies, power trips, aversion to new ideas, and overall un-Christlike ways.”
― Keith Giles, Before You Lose Your Mind: Deconstructing Bad Theology in the Church