Meaningful Conversations With Delicious Beverages
As Christmas draws ever nearer, Brandon shares his frustrations and misgivings about adult gift exchanges and AJ wants to broaden the definition of what a gift is. We talk Red One, love languages, projecting preferences, all in the name Christmas!
As they continue talking about marriage and relationship, both human and divine, Brandon and AJ talk about the importance and difficulty in being vulnerable and establishing intimacy.
This week, AJ and Brandon continue talking about Christ's modeling of marriage, this time focusing on the idea of commitment and why it's not a 50/50 relationship.
This week, Brandon and AJ discuss their discomfort with being celebrated and honored and where that comes from. Is it really humility? Spoiler alert: No, it isn't.
The writer reflects on the challenges of family time during a vacation, discovering old wounds and the need for deeper connection. They realize the importance of extended, uninterrupted time for genuine understanding and growth within the family. The experience highlights the ongoing learning process and the significance of quality time together.
The author has grappled with the tension between God's justice and love, favoring the Old Testament for its focus on loyalty and transactional relationships. However, reading Isaiah led to a realization that God's love has been consistent throughout history, shifting the author's perspective from transactional faith to seeing God as a loving father who disciplines for long-term good.
Progress is rarely linear. I see it in my own life where I spent three years discerning priesthood and then tried to drop back into my "normal" life from before I went to seminary. With a long enough view, you can see the trend upwards, but in the moment, it seems like a series of quick starts and sudden stops.