Give, Don't Demand

Freedom is that which we must give to others.  Since God gives each human sovereignty over themselves, then so should we give each adult freedom to live their own lives.  But freedom is that which we must not allow for ourselves.  For the sake of others’ freedom, let us be without rights.  For the freedom of God’s love, let us be chained.  For the freedom of the gospel, let us be killed.

Freedom Isn't Free

Freedom is the best and worst thing to happen to any of us.  And we have it whether we want it or not. In freedom, we can serve God and live the life we ought to live.  In freedom, we choose to rebel against God and pursue a life of self-destruction.  This is why the best life to live is a freely-given slavery to God, to choose to give up our own life and to live the life of Jesus.

Great Big Stupid World

The foundation of all good and all rationality is the fact that life is foundationally chaotic and perverse.  The second foundation is that no one sees themselves as chaotic or perverse.  Peace is coaxing the good from the chaotic. 

Gossip

Gossip is the hidden destructive force of society—they are the bombs on a besieged city.  Relationships are torn, contracts broken, commitments neglected, communities eaten up from within, all because of a negative word wrongly placed.  Never say a negative thing about another unless it is to build that person up.

Snap Judgments

Always give everyone the benefit of the doubt.  If someone seems to have done something wrong, but you don’t have proof, don’t assume—either check it out, or let it go.