by Jim Stitzel | May 3, 2005 | General
Seen on a bumper sticker on the way home this evening: bq. “The mind is like a parachute-It only works when it is open.” I find it interesting that the general assumption is that a person is either open-minded or close-minded. It’s like you have to...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 29, 2005 | General
I was scanning through radio stations this afternoon and caught a moment of Rush Limbaugh’s daily broadcast. At that particular moment, he was describing a phenomenon in the political world that we are seeing all to often in our society in general. It seems that...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 18, 2005 | General
Well, Liz requested my thoughts on knowing when to speak up for your beliefs in a post-modern world, so here goes. (Liz, let me know if I’ve addressed your comment adequately.) It’s true. It really is hard sometimes to know when to speak up in a...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 16, 2005 | General
Everyone has certain values, beliefs, and goals that drive them. They serve as the presuppositions and the assumptions behind every thought, behavior, and action. And when these value systems are not clarified, they can hinder communication because people think they...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 7, 2005 | General
It occurs to me this evening that within the Body of Christ, there is less accountability than there ought to be. Everyday I see instances where unbelievers are angry, cynical, and bitter toward Christians because of the general behavior of many they have seen and...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 3, 2005 | General
I don’t like to post about anything personal, about things going on in my life, about my daily goings-on. Frankly, in the long-range scope of things, the details of my life are irrelevant and inconsequential. Just this once, I’m going to break my own rule....
