Overcoming shame with beauty | with Curt Thompson, MD

<p>Episode 149 – Curt Thompson joins Stephanie to share in the experience of delighting in the glory of God through our eponymous series. They discuss the role of beauty in our identity—its creation and our awareness of it. They discuss the importance of crushing in our lives—how beauty often needs to be pulverized in order to attain its purpose, and how spice often delivers its best flavors and fragrance when heated and crushed. They ponder the importance to taste and see that the Lord is good—how sensing precedes our making sense of what we are sensing, and the importance of the five senses in our relationship with God and with one another. They dive into the cultural nuances of our brain formation and our mind transformation. They talk about shame, and desire, and delight, and beauty</p> <p>Curt invites us to experience Psalm 27:4 through the lens of delight in the glory of God:</p> <p><em>One thing I ask from the Lord,<br />     this only do I seek:<br /> that I may dwell in the house of the Lord<br />     all the days of my life,<br /> to gaze on the beauty of the Lord<br />     and to seek him in his temple.</em></p> <p style="text-align: right;">(NIV, Biblica)</p> <p>Finally, Curt invites us to “practice for heaven” and to discover what it means and how to train our hearts and minds to become ready for the indescribable beauty of delight in the glory of God for all of eternity.</p> <p><span style="color:#16a085;"><strong>MEET CURT THOMPSON</strong></span></p> <p>Curt Thompson (MD, Wright State University) is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder of Being Known, an organization that develops resources for hope and healing at the intersection of neuroscience and Christian spiritual formation. He is also the author of The Soul of Shame, The Soul of Desire, and Anatomy of the Soul.</p> <p>Inspired by deep compassion for others and informed from a Christian perspective, psychiatrist Curt Thompson shares fresh insights and practical applications for developing more authentic relationships and fully expe