It strikes me how many things in life we take for granted. Sunsets. Flowers. Shelter. Getting from A to B. Sunshine. Rain. Friendship. Companionship. Creation. Just to name a few. Yet, so often in life we get so busy, rushing … Read More
The 5th rule of Jordan Peterson’s book, 12 rules for life, is for parents. As my friend Matt Hosier says “If you are a parent you must read it. And if you are not a parent but know someone who … Read More
This is Peterson’s 4th rule. He encourages to have realistic expectations of ourselves. Failure to do so is a major cause of unhappiness. No matter how good you are at something, or how you rank your accomplishments, there is someone … Read More
This is the 3rd chapter of Jordan Peterson’s book and is about not casting your pearls before swine. Peterson’s challenge is that I need to be more honest about why I help people and what that help achieves. Not something … Read More
Seeing Sin as a power, rather than just things we do wrong has other implications and allows us to see things in the Bible differently. Writers from other cultures often see this more clearly than we do. Vishal Mangalwadi, an … Read More
Over recent months the books that I have been reading have led to consider the nature of sin. Commonly it is understood as things we do wrong. This is well described in The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ … Read More