WYSIATI - Other People

In Matthew 7, Jesus commands us not to judge. How can we understand that when making judgments is a necessary part of life? Taking "condemning" as the practice to avoid helps us part of the way. Even more, we want to become the kind of people who so hunger for Christlikeness that we willingly submit to correction by others so we can reach that goal.

WYSIATI - Ourselves

Daniel Kahneman talks about our our "fast thinking" leads is to operate in terms of WYSIATI - What You See Is All There Is. When we are limited in our perspective and don't recognize how much we don't know, we miss God and get mired in despair and worry.

When God Doesn't Consult with You

God not only calls Ananias to meet with the blinded Saul of Tarsus; God also commits him in advance. If Ananias had not gone, there could have been real loss.

On the Road to Fairfield

In Acts 9 we see a pattern for how Jesus changes lives. Saul was deeply religious - even zealous for God - before his encounter with Jesus. It was meeting Jesus, however, that transformed his life.