Judgment
Jurisprudence Committees
Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your…
Read MoreI Cannot Believe What (I think) I’m Seeing
I apologize in advance for the length of this blog posting. I could not find any way to break it into weekly segments without losing the impact of what happened. Grab your coffee and a blanket, put on your slippers and read on. When I meet someone who intrigues me, someone with whom I would…
Read MoreKeeping Your Focus on What Matters
A while back, I was in the Oakland California airport, working my way through TSA security for my flight home following an event sponsored by West Coast Christian Writers. As I shuffled through the security cattle stalls, I noted that the screening process was significantly slower, and more stringent than anything I had previously experienced,…
Read MoreGod Will Give You Exactly What You Want
What if I told you that God will give us exactly what we want – I mean what we really, really want? Would you believe me? I suspect not. But we will look at a passage from the Bible today that tells us exactly that. God will give us what we want. In saying this,…
Read MoreDon’t Mind the Wrapping
To this day, I hold a vivid memory of an event in middle school wherein the Physical Education teacher lined all of the students against the gymnasium wall as he slowly walked by us and evaluated us physically with nothing but a look. Each of us young men folded our arms across our chests so…
Read MoreArrogant Ignorance
The Dunning-Kruger effect, so named after David Dunning and Justin Kruger of Cornell University, describes a mentality wherein someone rates their knowledge or skill as being well beyond what it actually is. Think of it as the self-assessment that drives men and women completely lacking in musical skill to audition for American Idol, and then…
Read MoreThe Roundabout
Driving to and from work each day, I pass through six roundabouts each direction. Roundabouts are fairly new to this region, and clearly not all drivers have figured out the rules. Sometimes drivers violate the roundabout laws because they just don’t know. Other times, they do know, but because they are selfish or lazy, they…
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