Dear Humans,
Changing your mind is a very good thing. Minds are made by changing and made to be changed. Our brains are connected to ears and eyes, and as the changing world comes in, our thoughts–how we make sense of the world–should change as well.
But we shouldn’t expect those changing minds ever to land at their final destination. We don’t change our minds so we can be right or so we can be certain. We change them so we can better understand the world we live in.
Because minds are just like light bulbs. We don’t change lightbulbs because the new lightbulb is the right lightbulb or the true lightbulb or the last lightbulb we’ll ever need. We change them simply so we can better see the world around us.
Sincerely,
Mr. Curt
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2 responses to “16 November 2021”
Curt, greetings, I am a colleague of your brother Karl – he did a congregational ministry field ed placement at the church where I worship and I work at Columbia Theological Seminary. He shared your blog some time ago – can’t recall if it was on social media or in an email. Anyway, I”ve been receiving your daily missive since before the pandemic and thoroughly enjoy it. It is always a thought-provoking, often winsome start to my day. Keep up the great works – writing, prompting others to reflect and learn as they go, and teaching and being a human being yourself. Sarah Ericks
Thank you for the kind words, Sarah.