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Tolerance and Disagreement
I've been reading The Truth About Tolerance: Pluralism, Diversity and the Culture Wars by Brad Stetson and Joseph G. Conti. There are a lot of things in this book I already know, but I have found a deeper understanding of them through it. It puts our modern American...
Exclusive and Inclusive
I've noticed God does quite a few things that juxtapose and even combine two opposites. One of these things is the simultaneous exclusivity and inclusivity of salvation. God loves the world, meaning every person, so sent Jesus to pay for our sins through death and...
Listening Ears
When telling young children to listen, sometimes we tell them to put on their "listening ears." But when we're adults, no one tells us that anymore. We have to tell ourselves to put on our listening ears. There are times when I don't want to listen to someone, or I...
Different Experiences
I've been thinking about the different experiences people have in life. There are people younger than I am that have more life experience than I do simply because of the different way life happened to us. There are people older than I am who don't know some of the...
Better Than You
I've mentioned before that someone once told me, "Surround yourself with those who are better than you." It can make you better, but not just because you have great examples, and not just because as they get better, so can you. There is usually also a desire to be as...
Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
A few years ago I was introduced to a new form of Bible study: read a passage like you've never heard it before. It's a good way to get into a different mindset as you put aside what you know, and think about what someone new to the Bible would think about. This can...