Articles - 01/2007

So we have been talking about correction this week. For those who didn’t catch the last post about correction, this is our functioning definition:

Correction is when someone shares a thought or question related to a statement, action, or attitude that was potentially sinful, unhelpful or unwise.

When was the last time a friend shared a thought with you that was corrective? A week? A month?…

The Bible called me stupid the other day. Seriously.

Proverbs 12:1 says, “He who hates correction is stupid.” That’s pretty straightforward. (That’s what I love about the Bible. It hits us where we live.)

See, I live in this world where I’m perfect. I don’t do anything wrong. I am never in need of any correction. But then some mean person comes across my path, enters…

I knew I could probably only say one thing, and it had to count.

The girl was from my humanities class and we were getting ready for the final. This was one of those desperate last ditch study sessions that you leave more confused than you were to begin with. Our professor was brilliant, but vehemently against Christians. Not Jesus, Christians.

This man had a serious…