by Jim Stitzel | Dec 24, 2005 | General
When does “speculation become pointless?”:http://open-dialogue.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1526#1526 Just how many times can one ask, ‘What if…?’ before one ends up beating a dead horse? There are a lot of questions asked within the realm...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 21, 2005 | General
bq. (Whether their points are valid or not is often irrelevant, as their approach to criticizing the generalization usually stonewalls further discussion.) “#”:http://open-dialogue.com/blog/index.php/archives/65/trackback/ “Professional weaker...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 20, 2005 | Writing
It’s always a little bit frightening (read ‘scary’, ‘nerve-wracking’) to “discover”:http://open-dialogue.com/blog/index.php/archives/60#comments you are being read, and then that you are being “taken at least somewhat...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 20, 2005 | General
Scattered Words: Men, , homosexuality and the exgay movement “Ben”:http://scatteredwords.com/ has a written an excellent starting point on determining just what it means to be a man. Before I comment further, however, I highly recommend taking a moment to...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 19, 2005 | General
I have become a firm believer that the worship portion of the church service should come after the message portion of the service. The common philosophy has always been that worship is to prepare one’s heart to receive the message that has been laid upon the...