Archive for January, 2009
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Rick Warren and the father fallacy
True confession: My problem with Rick Warren delivering the invocation was not only about his misguided position on lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender people. His overarching theological perspective also makes me cringe. He began his invocation with the words, “Almighty God our father” and concluded with the first sentence of the Christian “Lord’s Prayer”, “Our […]
1 Comment » - Posted in From Belief Systems To Relief Systems by Robert "Voluptuous" Thompson
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Inaugural Symbols — What is Missing?
While hosting a recent holiday party one of our guests, congresswoman Jan Schakowsky asked me what I thought about Barack Obama’s decision to ask Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation.
I answered, “Jan, I think it’s the wrong call.” She broke in, “To tell you the truth this decision breaks my heart. And many people […]
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Getting Unstuck
I have been wondering lately how people get “stuck” in their lives. I used to be stuck in the sense that I hated my job but did not feel capable of finding another. A little over two years ago, I realized that I was keeping myself in a box. My box looked like this: I […]
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Thinking Back on Christmas
Bob Thompson wrote the other day about the loneliness some people feel during the holidays. How I relate to his words!
I feel deep joy at Christmas. I also feel deep sadness.
Never do I feel more connected, never more alone.
Never am I more completely filled with thoughts–no, it’s more than thoughts; it’s the very essence–of all […]
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Celebrate 2009—sit down and shut up
If the New Year reminds us of anything it is that where we have been may not be anything like where we are headed. What’s ahead of us may be good or bad—but one thing is clear—we don’t know.
Most of us don’t think of ourselves as refugees. But when it comes to events and eventualities […]