MISCELLANY – Page 3

The Past

If you don’t go back to find out what effect your past is having on your present you will forever live out your present as if it is still your past. That is why therapists often need to have their clients talk about the past. For example, if a little girl grows up without feelingContinue reading “The Past”

Words Give You Away

Words give you away. A week or so ago I posted something on Facebook to encourage people who fear that God has been removed from our schools. That post got more likes and shares and “thank you’s” than anything else I’ve ever put on Facebook. When one of my friends shared it to his FacebookContinue reading “Words Give You Away”

God is in the schools

Facebook post: God is in the Schools The following is a post I put on Facebook that has been shared a great many times and I wanted to put it here for those who have not seen it there. I hope it encourages you. — To those who say America is in trouble because GodContinue reading “God is in the schools”

Why Educated People in Leadership Tend to Not Be Conspiracy Theorists

This is reprehensible. Ever notice that well-educated leaders tend to not be conspiracy theorists? Why do you think that is? I share five reasons below. Reason #1 — Acceptance of the reality of moral ambiguity When you are well educated and have spent substantial time in leadership, you discover the inherent imperfections in all humanContinue reading “Why Educated People in Leadership Tend to Not Be Conspiracy Theorists”

Conspiracy Theorists

And now a word from a mental health expert (me!) about conspiracy theorists. If you’ve ever met a paranoid schizophrenic, what stands out most about them is how sickly rational they are. They can tell you exactly why they believe someone is poisoning their food, listening to their phone calls, following them around, trying toContinue reading “Conspiracy Theorists”

Theological musings, mostly about love

A new guy visited my church this past Sunday and emailed me from our website asking me to clarify some theological positions. I’ll be very honest — I hate doing that. It’s like arguing over the color of the wallpaper in heaven. It begins and ends with opinion. It’s based on nothing. Even the BibleContinue reading “Theological musings, mostly about love”

Update on MS

For those of you who know me personally, and/or are interested, here is an email I just sent to my congregation, updating them on the current status of my struggle with MS.

Twitter problems

Update [12/28/2012, 1:46 pm]: That was fast. All my followers, lists, and followings have been restored. As of yesterday afternoon, all my Twitter followers (and followings, for that matter), are gone. I don’t know what happened, but I’m hoping everything will be restored in the next few hours. I will keep posting updates to thisContinue reading “Twitter problems”

To my dear Facebook friends

My dear Facebook friends: What I am about to say will not be easy to hear. But I am saying it because I l care about you and want what’s best for you. After all, if you had a booger on your lip, I’d tell you. If you had toilet paper sticking out of yourContinue reading “To my dear Facebook friends”

Being Liberal

It’s funny. Theologically, I don’t consider myself a liberal at all. My views simply feel to me like growth into knowledge, which has happened over a long period of time, and which actually include far more claims to not know than to know. But I know I am seen by some — perhaps many —Continue reading “Being Liberal”