I understand. When you’re young, you’re trying to please or impress parents, teachers, coaches, peers. Please or impress. Ends of a spectrum. A masculine side of a personality wants to rebel and escape. A feminine side of a personality wants to bond and belong. Both are high-energy animation by spirits that battle the worldly pressuresContinue reading “The Sometimes of Individual Freedom: Holy Spirit Nonsense”
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Amon. Dad.
“Just me – party of one.” She smiled, like I was clever. “This ok?” She sat me in a booth, sharing a back with Nick. Didn’t know his name til an hour later when she said behind me, “Thanks for dining with us tonight… [pause to look at the bill] Nick.” “Gotta go son, gonnaContinue reading “Amon. Dad.”
We are forgiven because we are first loved (1)
“although he knew he was a great sinner, he also knew that Jesus loved him completely, as he was”
Teachers, at the end of your year…
Like most of you, most of them are looking forward to a break. But do not forget about the few who aren’t… They are why you teachers matter beyond anyone’s understanding…
something I learned in high school
Describe something you learned in high school. I learned that sometimes teachers get test answers wrong, and to catch those rare events was an ego trip. It’s also where they educated me, initiating me into the adult world, where I would often have wrong answers, or no answer at all. The lesson was not thatContinue reading “something I learned in high school”
If today a teacher/aid vents to you…
If today a teacher/aid vents to you… Listen, hear, validate. They’re easy targets to criticize, yet go back and do that job, day after day. And some days they shine just enough that young, tender and terrified hearts believe in them. That’s a blinding brightness. Neil D. 2025-04-11
Feel with Neil 