Episode 106 | The Blessing of Limitations with Kelly Kapic

Pursuing Humility

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We live in an age of speed and overwhelm, where we often feel we are expected to do more, move faster, work harder, brush past boundaries and limits, and shave margins. When we inevitably fail to meet all demands, we are left feeling not only exhausted, but often diminished.

“Part of what you start to see is that… our limits … are actually what foster our relationship with God, with others, even with the earth … that’s the stuff of life.”

But what if, instead of seeing our limitations as an impediment, we could learn to view them as a blessing, even a gift? In You’re Only Human, theologian and scholar Kelly Kapic provides a theologically grounded approach to understanding and receiving the gift of our human finitude.

He offers us a way to find joy and relief in our incarnational limits and use them to foster greater freedom, spiritual growth, and deeper community.

This podcast is drawn from our Online Conversation from December 2022. You can access the full conversation with transcript here.
Learn more about Kelly Kapic.
Authors and books mentioned in the conversation:
You’re Only Human, by Kelly Kapic
Embodied Hope, by  Kelly Kapic
The God Who Gives, by Kelly Kapic
The Devoted Life, by Kelly Kapic
Becoming Whole, by Kelly Kapic
Wendell Berry
The Sabbath, by Abram Joshua Heschel
Related Trinity Forum Readings:
Bright Evening Star, Madeleine L’Engle
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
Babette’s Feast, by Isak Dinesen
Related Conversations:
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