The Culture Wars’ Lies about Media
The Culture Wars’ Lies about Media: “We can rely on media/technology to give us an accurate picture of our community/country.” “Social media makes us more connected.” “Speed and efficiency are critical to our thriving.” The Battle Field of the Culture Wars The Culture Wars invite us to treat media, technology and the speed with which […]
The Culture Wars’ Lies about Political Solutions
The Culture Wars’ lies about political solutions: “The political solutions at play in the culture wars will be the most important changes in our community/country.” “The best/only way to make an impact on this world is through advocacy and activism around social issues.” Voting is Both a Right and a Privilege When you travel internationally, […]
The Culture Wars’ Lies about Otherness
The Culture Wars’ lies about otherness: “Everyone on my side of the culture wars is more nuanced and different from one another, but everyone on the other side is basically the same.” “There are only two sides to every cultural issue.” Those People are All the Same Here, we defined culture wars as more than […]
The Culture Wars’ Lies about Identity
The Culture Wars’ lies about identity: “We each find our own identities by looking within ourselves and trusting our feelings.” “Our political identities define us and are core to who we are.” “Choosing not to take on a political identity is choosing to be ineffective and inconsequential.” What does “identity” even mean? Wikipedia defines identity […]
The Culture Wars’ Lies about Winning
The Culture Wars’ lies about winning: “Winning the culture war is the best way forward for our country and our community.” “There is a real possibility that the other side will win the culture war, and this should be feared and mobilized against.” “Our country/community would be better off without ‘those people.’” We Can be […]

Culture Wars and their Inherent Lies
This begins a series of posts dealing with just how the “culture war” mentality is damaging our public discourse and causing us to believe things that are simply not true. I AM BIASED…AND SO ARE YOU It is important that we own our biases when we begin important conversations, so here are a few of […]

Our Vision for our Friends and Family is Way Too Small
Encouraging the people in our lives to fulfill our vision for them is not doing them any favors. Do you know any true visionaries? They are few and far between in our world. It is an impressive gift to be able to see with clarity what could be and then know with certainty […]

Purpose, Identity and Encouragement
Real encouragement includes helping someone find their purpose in this world, i.e., helping them figure out what God created them to be and to do. Coffee cups come in all shapes and sizes. Tall, short, fat, skinny, plain or ornate. Some are fancy and expensive, some are common and inexpensive. For coffee drinkers, […]

My Hope is not in any “ism”
Man-made ideologies always seem to break down at some point. But there are some eternal truths which have withstood the test of time. My hope is in those truths. I watched a movie with a small group of friends recently about the persecution of Christians in formerly communist Romania. It was heart wrenching. […]

The Path Back to Relationship is Paved with Words
Words can be cheap, for sure. But words spoken from the heart can also be unbelievably powerful, either to destroy relationships or to build them back up. Remember this little ditty from your childhood? Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Our parents and teachers told us […]