In order to comment on some issues, one must define what the real issues are. If one is inclined to believe that no "position" can define the "issue," then it is difficult to find any basis for conversation. First, there… Continue reading

You are not your job, position, title, or the sum total of your abilities. You are not the composite of what others think of you. You are not the results of a referendum on your popularity nor your approval rating.… Continue reading

Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash In 2022, suicide took the lives of 49000 people in the USA alone. Depression affects about 20 million people in the USA, 350 million worldwide.  Mental health disorders are serious issues in our culture, and… Continue reading

Life is not fair. Thus goes the lament. Evil people prosper. There is no justice. That is the lament of those who tag it all with this question: "Why bother?" The psalmist cried this often-cried cry and then, "But when… Continue reading

Do you ever speak out of both sides of your mouth? Do you ever accuse other people of doing the same? Is it possible that they are, while seeming to contradict themself, getting at something deeper and more paradoxical? Paul… Continue reading

I am a member of a club that requires some high dues. But I am also learning how to wait and not to pursue things that do not satisfy. Continue reading

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No great changes have ever resulted from head shaking bobble heads murmuring "ain't it awful" and never moving beyond. Kingdom style change comes from people switching from a governance of self centeredness to one of servanthood. We need to stop… Continue reading

Luigi Alois Gillarduzzi Hagar und Ismael in der Wüste 1851 They were homeless refugees. They were hungry and rejected. God allowed it to happen, but then, God intervened and embraced them. God heard the prayer of a little boy and… Continue reading