After reflecting on my posts from January a bit more, here are a few other things that come to mind… 1. It is difficult to have meaningful discussions when we can’t agree on common terms or definitions of words. Words like mother, father, marriage, love and even truth are now being twisted so that reality is redefined…
How can we build understanding with those who profoundly disagree with us? Be sure to read the previous posts on this topic from January 2022 to get the full story… So, here we are at the end of the conversation. I hope it has challenged you to think at least half as much as it…
How can we build understanding with those who profoundly disagree with us? Be sure to read the previous posts on this topic from January 2022 to get the full story… This was Derek’s 7th and last post in the conversation. I will provide my response later because this is such a long entry and I…
How can we build understanding with those who profoundly disagree with us? Be sure to read the previous posts on this topic from January 2022 to get the full story… A few comments: Now we are nearing the end of our conversation. This post from Derek reveals a continued shift in his attitude and openness….
How can we build understanding with those who profoundly disagree with us? Be sure to read the previous posts on this topic from January 2022 to get the full story… Commentary: This post shows a real shift in Derek’s attitude and willingness to open up. I was very grateful for that. He even tells some…
How can we build understanding with those who profoundly disagree with us? Be sure to read the previous posts on this topic from January 2022 to get the full story… It seems that Derek wrote this in a hurry and maybe did not even intend to post. I received a notification about the post and…
How can we build understanding with those who profoundly disagree with us? Be sure to read the previous posts on this topic from January 2022 to get the full story… Commentary: His second post in response to me was interesting and demonstrated that he was still trying to clarify several things. There seemed to be…
How can we build understanding with those who profoundly disagree with us? Be sure to read the previous posts on this topic from January 2022 to get the full story… Commentary: After my last response to Derek, I realized that maybe I did not really address the issue of Reformed theology, which he seems to…
How can we build understanding with those who profoundly disagree with us? Although Derek answered right away to my post, his tone was still quite accusatory and so he didn’t provide any real sense of gratefulness for the chance to discuss these ideas. As I read his post, I tried to consider why he communicates…
How can we build understanding with those who profoundly disagree with us? This post begins a series of posts in order to review an online conversation with Derek that began in January of 2020. As I have reflected on this discussion over many months, my intent was always to invite him to work through this…
Right now I’m struggling a bit with what to spend on Christmas gifts this year. It is often interesting to hear how much people are spending, what they are buying, what they are not buying and ultimately their level of satisfaction with what they bought or received during the Christmas season. We can attribute many…
It is interesting to see the conclusions people draw these days from the news or from their own experiences and then, claiming to understand the motives of others, make broad generalizations and theories about society, culture and even history. This may be partially due to the immediate access most people have to the news and…
