I can’t get inside anybodies head. I can surmise, I can guess, and I can think I know what they were thinking, but I don’t really know. I wonder what the officers in Memphis were thinking when they beat up a young man. I wonder what public officials are thinking when they ignore the will…
Out Of Context
Suzy might come home from the grocery and say, “I ran into ‘Jane Doe’ but at first I didn’t recognize her.” I certainly have encountered and old friend, but wouldn’t recognize him or her because the encounter is out of context. For example, a work associate may not be recognized at first when we run…
Remember The Poor
They asked only one thing, that we remember the poor…. Galations 2:10. Poor to some is a relative term. Does it mean you don’t have a place to sleep, food to eat, money to cloth yourself or your family, etc? My suspicion is this bible verse’s definition is very broad and meant to include more and those…
The Judging Mind
When you go out into the woods and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see…
Reorder My Heart
A dear friend sent me a reflection that talked about New Years Resolutions and Rules for Life. I spent a lot of time this morning with this reflection and especially the phrase, “reorder our hearts and form our wills.” Birthdays, Anniversaries, significant dates, are all good times to reorder one’s heart. Just about anytime is…