In life's most crucial moments, we often face decisions that test not just our judgment, but our values. This week's question, drawn from Gregory Stock's thought-provoking collection The Book of Questions, presents exactly such a dilemma: You need to have dangerous brain surgery and must choose between two surgeons: one extremely gifted but a dishonest … Continue reading Question of the Week #432
Accountability
Question of the Week #371
From Gregory Stock’s The Book of Questions: A movement to reduce political corruption maintains that the only way to keep politicians even close to honest is to require them to always wear tiny video bugs that record their every interaction and to post them all online. Would you support such monitoring of key elected officials? I … Continue reading Question of the Week #371
The Importance of the Small Group
I have a tendency to watch people. In fact, observing is a part of my job description as a school counselor. I spend the majority of my time in classrooms keeping track of certain kids' behaviors. This works out well because, for as far back as I can recall, I've been a people watcher. During … Continue reading The Importance of the Small Group
The New Pharisees
What follows is something that I wrote several years ago when I was going through a difficult time in my life. I was struggling with my faith after having a number of negative experiences in a particular church and in dealing with particular church leaders. This is something that I wrote from a place of … Continue reading The New Pharisees
The Confusing Middle 