Theolatte
Nothing goes better with a steaming latte than an engaging discussion about theology and philosophy. Sit down with your favorite caffeinated beverage and peruse the thoughts of a pseudo-intellectual.
Proverbial Principles
Blind Archers
July 26th, 2010
“Like an archer who wounds everyone, is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.”
(Proverbs 26:10)
This verse struck me as unusually humorous as I had my morning devotional time at a local coffee shop. I immediately had the mental image of a person with bow in hand surrounded by a confused and bloody crowd running around with arrow wounds. This could easily be a subtitle to a scene from a Monty Python movie.
The reality is when someone acts foolishly they end up hurting others. Their words and actions are like sharpened arrows shot arbitrarily. Don’t get too close to a blind archer. They might not be aiming at anything in particular, but if you are in their path you will likely get hit.
Like the blind leading the blind are those who flock to leaders who are known for foolish and self-centered behavior. If you are an employer looking to make a hire, or a church looking to call a pastor, whatever you do, don’t hire a blind archer. You’ll get hurt every time.
Fine Wine & Sweet Water
December 14th, 2009
Fine Wine and Sweet Water
I’m learning to love fine wine and hate sweet water.
I know it might sound like I need to join a twelve-step program, but please understand that this is truly an attempt to apply biblical wisdom to my life.
Only The Proud
December 14th, 2009
Only the proud are blinded by their pride.
That’s an interesting thought. Pride blinds us to our own faults, yet magnifies the faults of others. Pride makes me look and feel better about myself, yet to others the very thing that I find affirming is repulsive. Pride makes me love myself more, yet pushes those I love further away. Only the proud miss this.
Too Dumb To Know
December 14th, 2009
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. (Proverbs 26:12)
A child sitting on a stool in the corner of a one room school house with a dunce cap on his head: this is the image that will forever come to mind when I hear the word dumb. It might actually be one of the better ways to picture the truth conveyed in Proverbs 26:12. It symbolizes a “smart alec” kid who is being punished. In his trickery he is made to play the fool.
God’s Favorite Adjective
December 14th, 2009
Good is good enough.
Okay, I know Seth Godin (social media guru) would disagree with me here. In our world good has come to mean average or mediocre. However, good is actually God’s favorite adjective. I fully agree that we should reject average or mediocre work – I just think we might need to give the word “good” another chance.