Tag: Reconciliation
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Privilege
As a white, straight, middle-class, college-educated, male, Christian, southern-U.S. citizen it’s taken me a while to grasp the place of cultural privilege I’ve been afforded. I never did anything to earn or deserve the opportunities I’ve had, simply because of the life I was born into. Nor have others, more…
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I’m a 9
Just like a hammer can’t fix every home repair, the Enneagram has its limits. But, just like a hammer is great for hammering, I’m finding the Enneagram to be very helpful in gaining a deep understanding into myself, and how I can work on growing and becoming a healthier version…
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Who is My Enemy?
You’re not my enemy if you disagree with me. Your’e not my enemy if you yell at me. You’re not my enemy if we vote for different candidates. You’re not my enemy if we have different theologies, or interpretations of Scripture. You’re not my enemy if you leave an angry…
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God “Bless?” America
Is it possible we understand the word “blessed” correctly, but expect the wrong outcome? After all, we live in the wealthiest, most prosperous nation on earth. But, what’s all of our wealth and welfare doing for us?
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I am Judas
I have to confess, I’ve always felt sorry for Judas. Early in my relationship with Jesus, I recall watching a movie depicting monologues of each of Jesus’ disciples, of what they were thinking and feeling the night of his arrest. The monologues were fictional, of course, based on what the Disciples…
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Relationship Restoration (Part 3 of a sermon series called “Restoration” at First Church Coral Spring on March 19, 2017)
Let me tell you about a relationship in my life that’s been broken for some time, but has recently been restored… We had been very close – enjoying lots of time together, traveling together. We’d had highs and lows before, but we’d always managed to fix them – or at…
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