Outside the Pigeon Holes

Speakeasy Review  Abandon  by Tim Timberlake Well, lately, most Christian books I pick up seem to disappoint or reiterate in another way the theme of running the race of righteousness. This book was no different. I had hoped that this would be a book about abandoning oneself to the unending mercy and grace of God, I had hoped that it would talk about the wonders of letting go of fear and striving to walk along with Christ in reckless abandonment to His freedom. I hoped it would be about trusting in God instead of my own effort. It started out seeming to say some of that...Unfortunately, I found myself almost immediately writing questions in the margins and squirming in my seat. Old tapes started to play and spiritual junk started to creep back into my head. I had to put the book down and be done. For me, the content of this book would have been a giant step backward. To be fair and honest, I did not read the whole book. My thoughts here are based on the presentati...

So, this happened. The TV station asked people to share whether or not we would quit our own jobs over something that went against our religious values. For some reason I keep trying to shut up about all this. But I guess I'm a hopeless discussion addict. My reply: I might....Would depend on the issue. This one? No...But if that's how these court clerks feel then they are doing what they believe they need to. They aren't trying to prevent anyone from marrying, they are saying that they will not be a part of it. I think there's a difference. Look at it this way - now there are a whole bunch of new jobs open! Cool! This is America, folks. The freedoms that we want to have should be extended to everyone - those who are newly included in that freedom and those who have been blessed to have always enjoyed it. Gaining freedom doesn't mean it's time to steal it from another or engage in revenge oppression. For me, this is about giving space to one another even whe...