It's time again for a monthly status update on how I'm coming with my goals for the year. I first published them here on January 1 - eleven goals divided into the categories of body, mind and spirit. I share my updates here monthly as a public way of holding myself accountable. I color-code the goals with …
Tag: Christianity
No, It Isn’t Your Money or Mine
I heard with disgust this week of yet another celebrity spending an exorbitant amount of money on a wedding, this time $7 million. While that is only a drop in the bucket compared to the estimated $34 - $70 million spent for Prince William and Kate Middleton to wed last year, it is still grotesquely obscene …
Run at Your Goliath
The story of David and Goliath is commonly known. From the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel chapter 17, we read about the young shepherd David who went to deliver some goods to his older brothers in battle. While there, David was alarmed that nobody on the Israelite side of the battle line was willing …
Our Backwards Relationship with Justice, Mercy and Grace
I wish I could recall who I first heard the following definitions from years ago, but I can't. Nevertheless, the following definitions of justice, mercy and grace have stuck with me for a long while. Here they are: Justice is getting what you deserve. Mercy is not getting what you deserve. Grace is getting more than you …
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So What Are You Going to Do About It? A Response to the Zimmerman Verdict
There has been no shortage of opinions offered around the U.S. and beyond following the "not guilty" verdict of George Zimmerman in the murder of Trayvon Martin. I don't think the world needs any more opinions on the matter of his guilt or innocence, including my own. The only truly educated opinions that matter come from those …
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