Radix Fidem isn’t an organization. It’s an idea, a collection of ideas. It’s not a religion but an approach to religion as an expression of faith. It assumes you should be growing your own religion.
But of course, what we have is very different from what’s around us. What we have is beautiful beyond words, and we really would like to see other folks get in on this. There’s no way a bigger crowd can corrupt what we have, because there’s nothing to target for corruption. There’s no price to get in the door; there’s nothing to join. But there is a fellowship of commitment, and that either lives in you or it doesn’t.
There’s no doubt that I would love to build a congregation around my religious ideas. I’d like to see a small covenant clan of people who find my style comfortable. The Lord may do that some day; I believe it’s quite likely. It would be too easy if I tried to build it around me as some kind of guru. People are looking for that, but that’s the wrong path. I’m not there to welcome people into an extension of my own imagination. My job is to point out the road signs God posted to invite people to explore the vast country He laid out for His children.
What I’m asking is that you spread this in your own way. Whether you attend a church, or lots of churches, or none at all — do it the way God calls you to do it. I’m not here to direct your choices, but to show you the options you might not have realized on your own were available. And I’m asking you to share that in turn with others, so they can see the options hidden from them.
Some of you will bounce off Radix Fidem and go off in a totally new direction. God bless you! The one thing I want most in this world — my mission and calling — is setting folks free from constraints that didn’t come from God. I have a pretty fair idea what I have to do to please Him; you need to gain that same sense of purpose for yourself. I’ll share with you what I’m doing so you can get some clues on what you could be doing. I suppose you could do worse than copying me, but don’t get stuck there. It’s only meant as a way station.
The only thing we have in common is we grow from the same roots. It’s different soils and climates, and what grows out of that should reflect the context. But it’s one global root of faith (commitment) to the same God and Creator of all things. That’s what Radix Fidem (“root of faith”) means. And it assumes you’ll bear fruit for the glory of the Lord.
Grow and bear fruit.
