My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
I WOULD HAVE STONED JESUS
There is a song I relate to, that exposes me for who I am. It has these lines in it . . . Behold the man upon a cross, My…
Our narratives
We are very good at creating consistent narratives that fit our experiences of the world, but we are not very good at interpreting the world.
Only someone unworthy can learn
I was talking with my daughter about something and I realized you cannot learn and be prideful at the same time. Pride creates a fool. You cannot seek your worth…
Crumble . . .
If you have a false foundation, even what you build true will crumble.
The fool calls a fool a fool
The fool calls the fool a foolEvil destroys evilLiars calls others liarsBoth do what is right in their own eyesBoth hate Love, who demands loveBoth hate Truth, who demands truthBoth…
Fight to the death
I believe in taking ideas and putting them in a gladiator match and seeing who survives. I am not easy with or handle Christian beliefs gently. I ask hard questions.…
Answering your own questions
One of the things that frustrates me, is watching a video, or seeing a post where someone is asked a question, but instead of answering it, they argue for their…
We are comfortable with extremes
I think that one of the things that is coming out in our country is that we tend to be “political” or “continuum” thinkers. We see and communicate things on…
Seeking truth above all else
Human tendency is to come to a conversation with someone who disagrees with our views and seek to defend our ideas. We spend our time focused on our defense, rather…
Presumptions and Vulnerability
We want people to be vulnerable with us, for vulnerability brings intimacy and safety. Though we long for this vulnerability, sometimes we actively discourage intimacy through our presumptions. Before a…
