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The Most Important "Omni"

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If you really want to see sparks fly (as if that doesn't happen on a daily basis too much already), try sharing what you believe to be characteristic about God (if you believe in God to begin with).  Actually, if you can lay down your defenses enough to truly listen to others, it is remarkable what you may find out about what somebody else may think about God. That aside, I am quite surprised what many Christians attribute to God often unquestionably, and also with a stubborn unwillingness to understand where their beliefs have come from.  SPOILER!: A lot of those characteristics, while they do have historical roots within the large umbrella of historical Christianity, are more representative of a philosophical/abstract/theist expression than a definition of God rooted in Christ.  This is understandable.  I don't know what was internalized throughout human history, but speaking from personal experience, one of the most devastating thoughts is of a purposeless ...
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Ideological Purity, Self Righteousness, Social Media and Isolation

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Life presents us with many tensions. Over the course of my life I have been privileged enough to come in contact with a diverse assortment of people.  Raised within a Christian home I have experienced the diversity under that "umbrella," from evangelical Baptist to Eastern Orthodox (and I'm United Methodist ((for now))).  As a salesman I've entered into relationships, often friendships, with Chaldeans, Palestinians, Jordanians, Indians, Pakistanis, and pissed off Caucasians.  As you may guess, these folk cover a vast array of political views and religion.  My wife is from Haiti.  My best man was African American. I point this all out not because I believe it makes me better than anyone, but because it has made me a better person.  It has made me more empathetic.  It has made me a slightly better listener. Where am I going with this? Around two to two and a half years ago in the midst of one of the worst periods of anxiety and depression in m...
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