Following Jesus in rejecting empire
Of all life’s disappointments, disappointment with ourselves can be among the most devastating. Whether body image, stupidity, or just that obnoxious inner critic, we are regularly “cancelling” ourselves because of things we say or do. Disappointment with self is the third and final post in a series that has touched upon disappointment with God and…
I’m exploring disappointment in this short series of posts. Disappointment is a universal experience and becomes fuel for discouragement and depression. In today’s post I’ll look at my disappointment with the Church. That’s a capital C Church, not a local church or a denomination or even the Church in America, though each of those may…
Learning to live with disappointment is a lifelong skill. For people of faith or for those who hold a high value for altruism, it is especially important to deal with disappointment. As a Christian, I have found it critical to address disappointment with God, disappointment with the Church and disappointment with myself. Confronting and addressing…
I was never fed so lavishly than when I was fed by those on the margins.
After 58 years of making friends I’ve discovered something. Close relationships are fluid, they are seasonal. Friendship is impermanent. Those friends who wrote in your high school yearbook and inscribed above their signature, with all sincerity, “Best Friends Forever” (BFF) were unaware of this. They have moved on. So have you. Or perhaps it’s more…