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http://www.wheatandtares.org/2012/05/22/metaphors-for-dealing-with-the-tough-issues/ A great article sharing various ways to frame one’s relationship with the church or the tough issues. Were any of these more helpful to you than others? Do you have other ways of framing doubts that are more helpful to you?
Personally, I liked the attic analogy. It was one I hadn’t considered before. I also like the marriage analogy quite a bit. The church in embryo is interesting as well.
This is one of the reasons I like this site — the intelligence the people bring to our Church experience, and the open-mindedness. Often we’re passed an article and it’s thick to read. This was clearly written so I read it top to bottom. And the ideas are phenomenal.
I like all the analogies except the Shelf analogy. The Attic is interesting, reframing the Shelf as not something you just set aside, but something you store away for when you might want to explore it further.
The Relationship Analogy — wonderful. The Church in Embryo analogy — wonderful. I wish we could hear that over the pulpit as the Sunday church analogy is “Church as Pristine Example of Perfection”.
Jacob 5 works really well for me – the whole pruning, dunging, burning, waiting patiently, etc. right up until the very end (e.g., pruning even AFTERthe Restoration graft). I read that allegory and see such a profound message that most members miss entirely. I also have written here about the Church and my marriage analogy:
“My Marriage as a Metaphor for My Church”( http://forum.staylds.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=238&p=2107&hilit=+marriage+as+a+metaphor+#p2107
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