How to Usefully Disagree – 2 Timothy 2:19-26
To disagree without being disagreeable is a useful skill. … Read More How to Usefully Disagree – 2 Timothy 2:19-26
Category: How we talk
I may be wrong…
I heard of a professor who started every class with these words written on the white board: I MAY BE WRONG, BUT… With this acknowledgment, she then led the class through her process of determining why she didn’t think she was wrong. What is so revolutionary about that? Well, we live in a world where… Read More I may be wrong…
I’m sorry.
Once a week, I carpool the neighborhood kids to middle school down the mountain. No matter which parent is driving them, they have a morning ritual of listening to a radio show where the DJ makes a prank phone call. This morning, the trick call was to a kindergarten art teacher. The radio man was… Read More I’m sorry.
When spurs leave you bleeding and jumpy…
I guess the early church had given up on each other. I wonder if those spurs had anything to do with it?… Read More When spurs leave you bleeding and jumpy…
Mind Reading
Recently, I was involved in a situation that involved mind-reading. It wasn’t with a fortune teller, but with Christians! It went something like this. “We’ve been thinking of changing a few things around here. What do you think about (insert whatever)?” “I don’t mind, but (insert name here) will have a problem with it.” “Oh… Read More Mind Reading
