A few reflections...

Evidently, I'm quiet until I have something to say. I like that.

I've learned through experience that listening is the best way to hear people, and you cannot know people if you do not hear what they have to say.

I've also learned that shooting your mouth off …

Talents...

My talents are not suited to talent shows. Things suited to talent shows, I am not super talented at...

I can sing, but not exceptionally well (meaning I don't presume to be nearly as good as other people and boldly claim that as my "talent").

I can play some …

Online "Presences"

So, as I was off to update my Twitter thing for the umpteenth time just because I'm bored and it's easy to do and takes very little thought, it occurred to me just how strange the whole "online presence" fad is. To clarify, I'm not suggesting this is a problem or …

My Utmost for His Highest - "The Habit of Enjoying Adversity"

Chambers beings the reading by saying that "We have to develop godly habits to express what God's grace has done in us. It is not just a question of being saved from hell, but of being saved so that 'the life of Jesus may be manifested in our body.'" (2 Cor 4:10).

I …

A thought about the importance of good websites...

So, after spending months researching different seminaries to attend, and weeks searching for places to buy fair trade products, and some sporadic and indefinite period of time trying to find out what is involved in eating 'organic,' I've developed some fairly definite …

A thought about plurality and tolerance...

The progressive church is what I think most people (maybe I mean most Christians) would refer to as "post-modern" - there appears to be a general lack of belief in an Absolute Truth, and they are quite open to admitting this. However, they choose (yes, choose) to use …