Category: Blog Posts


  • How I Use Facebook Filters

    Once my excitement over social media mellowed to a realistic view of what I do and do not want to use social media for, I became very particular about what I post to Facebook and who is allowed to see it. I review my privacy settings from time to time, including my various filters, and…

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  • Coming Down to Earth

    A couple of weeks ago someone expressed worry to me about details that were beneath (in my thoughts) the higher purpose we had gathered with others to fulfill. I smiled and called her “Martha” (not her real name), in reference to the Bible story where Jesus rebukes Martha for asking him to send her sister…

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  • The Bridge Is There, But Getting There Requires A Damascus Road Experience

    Today on Facebook Randy Roberts Potts posted a thoughtful commentary on decent Christian ministers who struggle to reconcile their compassion for LGBT people and their belief that being LGBT is a sin to be resisted like any other. He says we ought to give such people breathing room, to not toss around words like “bigotry”…

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  • Do I Really Need to Say That? On Saying Less

    Here is an interesting side effect of using a blogging platform as the one-stop shop for my social media presence: I have less to say. Rather, I am more particular about what I say. Part of it is the fact that if I am not logged into my blog’s dashboard, I do not have control…

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