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What is lacking in our society: 1. A general, common reasonable attitude. 2. Conversation. 3. Wisdom that comes from above. Reason is incredibly important. It allows both the assertive/dominant person in an argument as well as the meek and humble to be have a conversation. It not only demands a coherent and fair argument to come out of a person's mouth, it also requests information and answers from the other person with clarity and understanding in mind. There are few easy issues/dilemmas in this life. Reason seeks truth and welcomes all parties. Conversation is lacking at every level. It is most obviously lacking in our politics when politicians don't ask and answer real questions. We see it when our politicians don't even speak to the same groups of people anymore. Left and Right have completely different audiences to whom they speak. The Left rarely addresses the Middle and Upper classes. And, more troubling to me, I cannot recall a single Republican candidate th

I completed my M.Div Orals Exam this past monday. I finished my capstone paper for the New Testament program today. It was a rather large research paper on Romans Ch. 13. It was my final large paper. I have… 3 or 4 small paper left to finish up. Then I will be done. So what comes next? Well. I am in process with 4 churches. Plan A is to work at one of these churches. This is what I have been training and preparing for. But. If my graduation date comes and goes without a job offer. Plan B is to continue on here. I would pursue an MA in Clinical Health Counseling. I want to be able to be the best pastor I can possibly be. I also don't want to sit around waiting for a church to connect with me. I want to use my time well. I never thought this would be an option. But here we are. I have loved my time at Denver Seminary. It has blessed me (us) and with the space to reflect, learn, and grow together. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I'll keep you posted. But unti