Eyes Open
Do you ever wish you could get a do-over?
We feel terrible feelings in our lives as direct results of our poor choices, so we try to cover them up and/or hide them. But when the world gets quiet and we’re all alone, these things shout at us. They scream at us. And we feel them as deeply today as we did when they happened.
We’ve had our eyes opened about ourselves, and we don’t like what we see.
Ryan Phipps is the Senior Minister at Church In Bethesda.
Raised in the church, becoming a pastor was the one thing Ryan vowed he would never do. After spending many years away from faith, he found that for all of its flaws, the church can still occupy a unique place of good in the world if it is willing to evolve with reason and empathy.
Ryan has a special place in his heart for those who have been damaged or disillusioned by the church, and longs to lead those within it toward a more just and generous expression of itself.