Your post captures my difficulty with following Jesus' "judge not" injunction:
"Oswald Chambers simply notes: 'There is always one fact more in every life of which we know nothing.' That sounds like a good putdown of narrow-mindedness, a common criticism of those who disagree with us. But I’m so busy being open-minded, I forget."
I plead guilty.
I love your thoughts on Whitman's statement and on what appears to be a contradiction in how Black Americans process life in the United States.
"To know all is not to forgive all, but to condemn with less confidence." What a thought-provoking aphorism! It's an effective follow-up to your Oswald Chambers quote as well.
I appreciate your ongoing encouragement! I excused some of Chambers' evangelical boilerplate for the times in which he was living. He ended up meaning a lot to me.
Your post captures my difficulty with following Jesus' "judge not" injunction:
"Oswald Chambers simply notes: 'There is always one fact more in every life of which we know nothing.' That sounds like a good putdown of narrow-mindedness, a common criticism of those who disagree with us. But I’m so busy being open-minded, I forget."
I plead guilty.
I love your thoughts on Whitman's statement and on what appears to be a contradiction in how Black Americans process life in the United States.
"To know all is not to forgive all, but to condemn with less confidence." What a thought-provoking aphorism! It's an effective follow-up to your Oswald Chambers quote as well.
Thank you for this gracious reminder!
I appreciate your ongoing encouragement! I excused some of Chambers' evangelical boilerplate for the times in which he was living. He ended up meaning a lot to me.
Exactly! I cut through the same surface and enjoy some of his insights quite a bit
Thank you for your ongoing encouragement!