Thirty years is a long time to do anything. But to stay in the same church community in ministry for three decades is a miracle.
If I was working in the competitive efficiency-minded world of business, I would have been fired a long time ago.
Words are important. But, especially in translation, it is difficult to know for sure if the word chosen by the translator to convey the original intent of the author or speaker is the correct word.
I don’t know how your Facebook page is looking these days, but mine has been filling up with “Me too…” posts from far too many amazing strong smart capable women I know and respect.
It is important in reading Jesus’ parables not to push the details too far and to avoid reducing his stories to allegories in which every detail is pressed to stand for something else, rather than simple stories which serve to illustrate one central point.
Many are called
but few are chosen.
(Matthew 22:14)
I know nothing about municipal politics in Vancouver, BC. But I do know a heartfelt cry when I hear one and a serious human problem when it presents itself.
pt. 2 of a letter to a person who is suffering…
There is a lot of suffering in peoples’ lives.
An End To “Me Too”
October 21, 2017 in Current Comment | Tags: "Me too....", Abuse, Damon Linker, Harvey Weinstein, Rebecca Traister, sexual abuse, Sexual Harassment | 2 comments
In his article “The collective religious experience of #MeToo” Damon Linker characterizes the social media “Me too” campaign as liberal revivalist religion.
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