As I was reading the Lectionary texts for this week I was struck by the Old Testament lesson. Exodus 32 begins with the story of the golden calf, where the people of God give up and turn to an idol. What struck me was how demoralizing that story is. I even wrote it down, “The […]
Not mind-reading
“Be of the same mind” is not a call for us to become mind-readers. Rather it is a call for us to begin the process of thinking like someone. When we are of the same mind as another person, we do not become that person but we think like they do. You see this often […]
Confidence, is it always good?
I realize that beginning with that sort of question is just about as provocative as asking if self-esteem is always good.* I hasten to add that I am convinced that confidence is almost always good. Well, you may be asking, if it is only “almost always” good then when isn’t it good? Tempting as it […]