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…
A few days ago I found my notes on “A Healthy Society” which was the basis for many of the posts I wrote on this blog in 2010. You might read the original post titled Society part 1. But now, after 11 years, I see a much deeper application of these ideas which addresses the current…
“Meditate on it day and night” (Psalm 1) – this is a reference to continual thinking, processing and discussion over a lifetime as you dig deeper into the symbolism and ambiguities of Scripture in light of the bigger picture of life. This means that any one part of Scripture, taken as a single entity, can…
Ok, I know this is not in line with my usual topics! But it is an important issue because it is central to human rights, education and especially to viewing others with compassion and love. Everyone bears the Imago Dei whether they realize it or not. So, in that sense, it is very important to talk about….
How do I recognize and evaluate my own assumptions? This is a question which I believe has always been important but is becoming important in a new way now. Having worked in education now for so many years, the importance of critical thinking has continued to receive more attention. However, critical thinking in public conversation…
