Monthly Archive: September 2019
Over the last generation or two it seems our culture has developed an out of balance sense of entitlement. While standing up for what is right is a good thing, it seems to have gone well beyond that. How many times have you heard “It’s just not fair”? From toddlers to adults, humanity just seems to think they deserve special treatment of one sort or another. I believe that this stems from a prideful spirit, an over inflated view of self-worth which leads to selfishness, and the lack of gratitude. The “Me Generation” stems all the way back to the...
I’d like you to close your eyes and picture this image: Picture a valley that runs through a small set of big hills or tiny mountains. The valley is lush and plentiful; the mountains frame the valley. From atop the mountains you can see miles and miles of winding valley. Through it you can see a group of shepherds moving their flock through the valley. There are shepherds among the flock actively herding moving the sheep through the valley based on the directions from the shepherd who is walking across the top of the hills; surveying the whole flock and...
Do you remember that scene in the movies, or in real life, where the kids are picking sides for dodge ball? The bigger, older, and more athletic kids always get picked first. Inevitably it comes down to the last two kids to be picked. One of them is the science nerd; complete with taped glasses, pocket protector, and nasally voice that might remind you of Steve Urkel from ABC’s show called Family Ties. The other kid left sitting there is actually in a wheel chair; and he gets picked first! While that might be a bit exaggerated, I think we...
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