transparency can be scary!
(this "venture in honesty" could really be used to hurt me!!!)
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I find the whole idea of a blog a little pretentious actually. I mean, why would you want to read my rather opinionated thoughts on things that I think are important? Good Question!
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For all my strong opinions and quick conclusions, I trust that somewhere in the tension of conversation lies the gift of wisdom. I will appreciate anyone who finds a little time to comment or respond to my thoughts. be well!
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3 comments:
how so?
hey mike,
to some degree my work and my livelihood (if you consider a salary a "livelihood") depends on my reputation... if the people I seek to serve, and lead, find my honest views offensive, my ability to serve and lead them would be undermined.
for example - some people regard issues like the acceptance of same-sex relationships as "political", illiciting high levels of emotion. Many proponents of the more conservative view (love the sinner, hate the sin), sincere as it may be, seem to be inclined to want to polarise the conversation into "us" and "them" - which means that as soon as you even hint at asking searching questions, you become "one of them".
while i clearly don't care what people think of me (at one level - which is why I am writing), i clearly DO care what people think of me - it's a fairly critical aspect of my work as a "pastor" which has to do with trust and confidence...
ok, so some people might write me off because of my views in an ethical debate... not such a huge problem... but i'm thinking about "transparency" more broadly: what would happen if I were to speak about more personal struggles that i am encountering as a person - like say, an addiction. how much could that information be used to hurt me...
so how possible/practical/advisable etc. IS this value called "transparency"???
your mask is your "livelihood" Being able to "mask" it, is the skill you have aquired and wisdom to overcome certainty.Transparency will empower reality, reality will always be "controversial" Kinda like the way Jesus was perceived as a "drunkerd" and "demon possossed"... He wuld have a problem if he was employed by a "church"... He was transparent and real and yes it got him hurt and into the "SHIT"...
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