Posted in General on Jul 20th, 2010
“Christianity is supposedly a limit to personal growth and potential because it constrains our freedom to choose our own beliefs and practices. Immanuel Kant defined an enlightened human being as one who trusts in his or her own power of thinking, rather than in authority or tradition (27). This resistance to authority in moral matters is now [...]
Posted in General on Jul 9th, 2009
Last night I went with a couple friends to the veteran’s park in Newhall to serve some homeless guys who are living there. It was a good time listening and talking to these guys, for whatever brought them to that tough place in life, but there was something interesting I picked up from one appreciative [...]
Posted in General on Jul 6th, 2009
All too often, when I say I don’t have time for something, I’m not being honest with myself or the person I’m talking to. What I really should say is, “Sorry, that’s not a high enough priority to me.” And let’s apply this in the general sense to categories of activities and responsibilities, rather than [...]
I’ve always felt like I don’t have enough time in life. Like every day… okay maybe not every day, but so often I’m either laying there in bed…or more likely running around trying to get to bed while just disappointed at the remaining “to-do” list from the day. And I’m also one to look [...]
You can’t out-give God.
