Trust, Naivete, Cynicism, Wisdom

Naivete: You'll never hurt me.Cynicism: Everyone will surely betray me.Wisdom: You and I are both fallible, but that doesn't mean we can't extend grace to each other and grow in fidelity, and trust according to demonstrated character.

We have people for a season.

Sometimes we learn lessons from life that Jesus didn't teach us. If we're not careful, we'll end up being motivated by something other than love...

What is healthy fear and what is not?Psalm 31:22 I had said in my alarm, "I am driven far from your sight." But you heard my supplications when I cried out to you for help. (Psalm 31:21-22 NRSV)

Revelation 4:11 shows us that the first reason to worship God is simply that he created us and all things.This is just a little chat pointing out the abudnance, diversity and size of the bits of creation about which we are aware as legitimate reasons to feel awe and gratitude toward God.

Sometimes cut and paste misses the point.

A whiteboard conversation overview of all the death penalty texts of the Old Testament with a group conversation about the implications and my questions...

(Must, Ought, May)Christians have confused what is essential, what is wise, and what is permissible—and that confusion has consequences.

Talking about God is hard.The Bible has many layers.Faith isn't certainty.And other various ideas, like four traditional rabbinical ways of reading Scripture (Literal, hint, inquiry, secret).

This was our informal whiteboard Bible time.