The Bell Curve Myth: Proximity Over Behavior

Understanding the bell curve changes everything about how we pursue God. This episode challenges the behavior-focused mindset and reveals why proximity—not perfection—is the goal.

The Ice Cream Survey:

Imagine 100 chances to choose chocolate or vanilla. Most people settle somewhere in the middle—a typical bell curve distribution. We often apply this to spiritual life, placing good and evil at extremes with most behaviors falling in between.

The Critical Question:

Simplicity from a Christian standpoint is absolute goodness. Most Christians believe the goal is moving closer to the "good side" of behavior. That's a great answer IF our goal was behavior.

But what if the goal is not primarily behavior? WHAT IF THE ...