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The View – Just Seek Photo by Tatiana Rodriguez on Unsplash Popular television shows aside, we are all looking for a view, viewpoint, or overview that begets perspective on lives that are otherwise, quite confusing. What do we do? What do we think? How do we filter in the essential and out the extraneous? If…

I am not very patient with myself if I perceive I am being lazy. I do not like to be thought of as lazy. I do not like to be lazy. But, I also do not like to fail. I have collected a few thoughts, meditations on the topic, too lazy to bring them into…

"We must obey God rather than any human authority." I have learned to avoid over-applying any one text of scripture, especially the report of a quote from a conversation that never claimed divine inspiration — But it is propelling and insightful that when the choice was absolutely clear and based upon truth, we can gain…

Don't over-think this one; it will lose its impact. The prevailing mood of the early church, in the matter of needy members, was generosity, but it was not mandated. Truthful transparency, however, was expected. Lying to God is an indication that you are already dead inside. One of the characteristics of the new believers in…

Any kind of supremacy of one people over another denies Christ. I am struggling with an emotion that is rare for me when applied to people and their frailties: disappointment. It is rare because I am both realistic and naive. My realism is powered by a healthy understanding of sin and it widens my embrace,…

In the same Psalm, 119, the same singer can say, "My flesh trembles with dread of you; I am afraid of your judgments," and also, "I do not shrink from your judgments, because you yourself have taught me." I would say, "Dichotomy" and "Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls," but the latter went…

So much can be said about the hiring process, writing the, knowing what you need, getting the timing right, writing the job description, reading resumes, selecting finalists, arranging interviews, evaluating interviews, narrowing your search, and negotiating. No wonder so many organizations contract with outside agencies to do much of the leg work and filtering. However,…