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Tolerance… The topic of tolerance came up in the comments of my last post, so I thought I’d re-post them here to offer a focussed discussion of them… This t-word is used in interesting ways. I think it’s used far too loosely. You tolerate things (certain actions or persons whose identity is defined by those same actions) which you don’t . . . → Read More: the abc’s of tolerance  23 comments - (Comments are closed)  ethics, philosophy, politics  belief, conflict, culture, debate, discernment, emotions, ethics, humanity, life, morals, peace, philosophy, politics, spirituality In 1992, Gary Chapman published the first edition of ‘The Five Love Languages‘, which is a well-known book in Christian circles. It offers 5 very practical ways of understanding how your mate shows affection. Quality Time Words of Affirmation Gifts Acts of Service Physical Touch I don’t want to disagree with his 5 points, because I think they are quite . . . → Read More: languages of love? Comments are closed christianity, ethics, general discernment, emotions, faith, life, love, spirituality What an inconvenience! I mean, seriously. Doesn’t it just stink that the thing that people need to hear most is what they enjoy hearing the least? It’s just the way we are, isn’t it? We love people as long as they always tell us what we want to hear and smile at us a lot. Are these expectations of others . . . → Read More: truth hurts real good One comment - (Comments are closed) christianity, philosophy emotions, life, love, spirituality, truth My grandma passed away early this morning. She lived in Columbia, Missouri, with my aunt Mary Jane, which is about a 3 hours drive from where I grew up in Bolivar. We probably went up to see them a couple times a year, and I always enjoyed grandma. There are two memories of her that I will always cherish: 1. . . . → Read More: mary elizabeth toalson cottingham 8 comments - (Comments are closed) general death, emotions, faith, family, hope, interpretation, life Yes, this article is about the phenomenon known as ‘speaking in tongues’. The subject of ‘tongues’ is perhaps the most clouded of any biblical topic today. In hope to honour God, the Scripture and Christian spirituality, I offer my current understanding of this issue. ‘Tongues’ in the book of Acts – The Gospel in ALL languages The first[1] chronological occurrence . . . → Read More: tongues: another look 13 comments - (Comments are closed) bible, christianity, theology debate, discernment, emotions, healing, interpretation, spiritual gifts, tongues I try to limit how often I quote individual bible-verses out of context, but this one is quite a hard one to twist into meaning something else… “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, . . . → Read More: pure imagination One comment - (Comments are closed) christianity advertising, christianity, discernment, emotions, identity, imagination, spirituality Everyone is a theologian. Theology is simply the ‘logic’ (thought, ideas, study) of ‘theos’ (god), and everyone does this. Even atheists, who claim to be quite certain that the idea of god is silly, spend much time, energy and thought trying to demonstrate this – and therefore, I suggest, they engage in theology. Anyway, some people put theology on a . . . → Read More: feelings on theology 2 comments - (Comments are closed) christianity, theology discernment, emotions, humility, spirituality, theology I won’t embarrass myself, but just know that I could share many stories of times I’ve done things ‘for’ someone and found myself eventually having to apologise and say, “Sorry, I was just trying to help!” However well-intentioned our actions may be, they can be un-helpful or even harmful. Even sincere people can be sincerely wrong.From age 11-18, I spent . . . → Read More: building for god’s kingdom Thoughts, Feelings, Actions Here’s a theologically loaded statement: Right beliefs (ortho-doxy) create right feelings and lead to right actions (ortho-praxy). As Christ-ians, our life (and thereby, our life-STYLE as well) is all about Christ. This is true isn’t it? Whatever we think, feel or do ought to be thought, felt or done in regard to Christ. Pretty amazing to think . . . → Read More: help! i’m not acting right! 3 comments - (Comments are closed) christianity, ethics, theology complacency, emotions, spirituality, theology |
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