Tag: Hypocrite

Clueless of our own

Disney water fountains
Each morning they look like new. Each evening they look 10 years old.

 

So easy to see the giant plank in another’s eye, yet be clueless of our own giant plank.

 

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Aim for perfection

Aim for perfection, settle for excellence.

Hone our habits so that we can eliminate as many blind spots as possible.

For example, we can often (daily) catch ourselves being openly critical of people and governments – as if they should both be perfect.

Yet if we exceed the speed limit, don’t come to a full and complete stop at every stop sign, and consistently use our smart phones while driving, we are as imperfect as the people and governments we “despise”.

 

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Please forgive me for being a hypocrite

Eagle Scout ceremony
Yesterday afternoon’s Eagle Scout Ceremony.

 

Please forgive me for being a hypocrite. i try hard not to be. Being a teacher, i should be living the ideals as an exceptional role model.

But alas, i’m only human.

Perfectly imperfect.

As tempting as it constantly is, let no judgement or opinionated thought permeate my being.

Ever.

Lofty?

Heck yeah.

Impossible?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

 

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Eagle eye to the rescue?

Windermere Prep Track
Yesterday’s run/walk. The tire is a metaphorical, easy-to-see plank.

 

i wish i had been more observant to the plank in my own eye instead of being such an eagle eye to spot the plank in another’s eye.

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Serve like you mean it: Why it’s so challenging

West Orange High School 9th grade center
Caught the baseball on the 2nd try. West Orange 9th grade center in background.

 

Dear Son, we talked about the obvious, common, and glaring Christian faults – the stereotypical definition by which non-Christians view the Christian world (this sentence is a perfect example of my own stereotype).

This means people like me, a quiet, open-minded Christian who doesn’t profess faith and love with words, are labeled and grouped in without consideration.

Labeled the same way gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals and transgenders are stereotypically labeled – without consideration.

Two wrongs do not make a right.

We talked about how those who label are guilty of the very thing they despise – labeling.

Is there an antidote?

Serve like you mean it is done through our observable behaviors and the first victory is over self. The second ministry is won at home, in the kitchen, the garage, the hallways of our dwelling.

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