The Ultimate Journey

I recently traveled to Des Moines to participate in a session called "The Ultimate Journey:  Christ-Life Solution Phase 1." The best way to describe Christ-Life Solution is from its Web site -- "a discipleship ministry focused on helping participants move past head knowledge into an incredible love relationship with God."

I would like to say that the three-day session was "good," and it was. A more appropriate adjective, though, is emotionally draining.

Think about your life and all of the lies and put-downs people shot your direction. Christ-Life Solution takes through all of those hurts and replaces those lies with the truth -- the truth of Jesus' love for you. It's good stuff, but very exhausting. After I was done, I just wanted to lay in bed.

A key part of the program is teaching participants how to be their own adult allies. (Think the movie "The Kid.")

It was a very worthwhile process, and I highly recommend it to anyone. (You might want to go a time other during the middle of winter. Des Moines got slammed with a blizzard while I was down there. Our group persisted and still got together, though.)