http://www.tonywheeler.net/2009/10/05/the-crisis-of-identity/ life::discipleship::transformation Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:54:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.tonywheeler.net/2009/10/05/the-crisis-of-identity/comment-page-1/#comment-74008 curtis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:16:13 +0000 http://www.tonywheeler.net/2009/10/05/the-crisis-of-identity/#comment-74008 Just saw a great 5 minute clip at <a href="http://www.buddycremeans.com" rel="nofollow">www.buddycremeans.com</a> where he is talking with Troy Gramling. Troy says that we need environments of truth telling, but also where we need to be honest with ourselves. I think we struggle with identity when we are not honest with ourselves. When we try to sugarcoat who we are rather than the naked truth we deceive ourselves, and therefore cannot know ourselves. Also we live in a time when are identity is tied to what we do and this will just mess you up. Unfortunately the church only enhances this sometime by using such ideas as 'calling' and then your identity is your job. Just saw a great 5 minute clip at http://www.buddycremeans.com where he is talking with Troy Gramling. Troy says that we need environments of truth telling, but also where we need to be honest with ourselves. I think we struggle with identity when we are not honest with ourselves. When we try to sugarcoat who we are rather than the naked truth we deceive ourselves, and therefore cannot know ourselves. Also we live in a time when are identity is tied to what we do and this will just mess you up. Unfortunately the church only enhances this sometime by using such ideas as 'calling' and then your identity is your job.

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