In the previous post, I shared what Luke recorded Jesus saying at the last supper. “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one…
Tag: love
Rules or Love?
When I was a college student (pretty much right at the start of purity culture) it was common to hear things like: Christians should not marry non-Christians. or You should not have sex before marriage. And whenever those types of statements were made, the response was predictable: No sex before marriage? Well, can we hold…
A Scary Story
“Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. – Isaiah 8:12 So I’m at a conference last year and I go to a workshop to hear one person I wanted to listen to. Turns out he wasn’t the main speaker. Liz bailed…
A Scary Story
So I’m at a conference this summer and I go to a workshop to hear one person I wanted to listen to. Turns out he wasn’t the main speaker. Liz bailed after about 20 minutes into the talk…I wanted to, but there weren’t many people left at that point, and I felt guilty.
The Bishop and the Singer
After seeing headlines all weekend saying “Bishop Apologizes for touching Ariana Grande,” I watched the video. I am angry. I am frustrated. There are a number of things this brought up for me… 1) The bishop’s behaviour was completely inappropriate. To watch a person treated that way by a someone claiming* to represent God…how does…
Playing it Safe
What if? What if I start a new business and it fails? What if I try to reach out and make a friend and they reject me? What if… Have you noticed that when our brains start playing the “what if?” game, they almost always focus on the worst possible outcome? “What if I start…