Posts Tagged ‘Authenticity’
Bad selfie
Maybe you’ve used the phrase “defining moment.” It is a point in your life when you experience something that fundamentally changes you. A “defining event” is similar. It is an incident that decides everything that happens afterward. Speaking of definitions, I heard a quote recently that literally stopped me in my tracks. I was reading something by Earl…
Read MoreInvisible people
Proverbs 28:5 “Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.” Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are. Benjamin Franklin One of the things my wife and I have done for our children as they were growing up…
Read MoreThe Mask
By now you know I’m a movie nut. I mean, I even like bad, low-budget, B movies. Speaking of those, Jim Carrey starred in “The Mask” back in 1994. Crazy comedy with some animation thrown in. Here’s the premise. Carrey’s character finds an ancient green mask. When he puts it on, he changes and becomes…
Read MoreWearing masks
During the current COVID-19 crisis, I wear a mask when I’m indoors in a public place. I’d love to show you a picture of me with sunglasses, mask, and hat. There is nothing that is recognizable or that identifies me…other than the poor choices that I make for my wardrobe (but that’s another story for…
Read MoreWhat’s your button?
Everybody’s got a button. You know, that one thing that really sets them off. We often talk in terms of “that guy really knows how to push my buttons.” The Free Dictionary defines this idiom as “drawing a strong emotional reaction from someone, especially anger or frustration. For example, My mother-in-law really knows how to push my buttons.…
Read MoreCounter-culture
Now we who are strong have an obligation to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not to please ourselves. Each one of us must please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For even the Messiah did not please Himself. Romans 15:1-2 Jesus turned the world upside-down concerning the “strong” and…
Read MoreWake up!
Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning; And rend your heart and not your garments ” Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil. Joel 2:12-13 …
Read MoreA high calling
I’m not sure when it happened, but it is pretty much understood that pleasing someone else is a negative thing. You know, “doing the will” of another. US News recently said this about the practice. “It can erode your sense of integrity — and you can start feeling bad about yourself.” If your motivation for…
Read MoreKnow the culture
I was in Montreal Canada this week. What a beautiful city. If you’ve never been there, google the “old city of Montreal” to see some incredible architecture. The streets are much like Europe. The language of Montreal and most of Quebec is French, not English. Here’s what surprised me. Montreal is just a very short…
Read MoreMy red beetle
I drive a Volkswagen Beetle. It’s red. Definitely a throw-back to my college days. As I look out my office window I can see the parking lot where my VW sits. I look at all the cars, I can’t see another red VW. I can see over 100 cars, but none like mine. I know…
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