{"id":1277,"date":"2012-12-31T09:15:58","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T16:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2012-12-31T13:43:31","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T20:43:31","slug":"monday-morning-confessional-2012-year-end-confessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/2012\/12\/monday-morning-confessional-2012-year-end-confessions.html","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Confessional – 2012 Year End Confessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Father Adam \u2013 a Benedictine monk who is my spiritual director \u2013 always says \u201cGod is good. People are crazy.\u201d That sums up the year 2012. Here is my year-end confession.<\/p>\n

I confess that I am not a very good celebrator of New Year\u2019s Eve. Growing up my family celebrated with Dick Clark on East Coast time and were usually asleep before 11:30. I confess that I haven\u2019t seen midnight on New Year\u2019s Eve in at least half a decade. I\u2019m going to try and make it this year.<\/p>\n

I confess that on Nov. 30th I predicted<\/a> that the politicians in Washington would take us over the fiscal cliff, and it looks as though I got that one right. I\u2019m not super concerned because I have put my hope in Jesus, not in governments and politicians. Nevertheless, I still maintain that this is a plague on the houses of congress no matter their party or ideology. Shame on you politicians and lobbyists.<\/p>\n

I confess that tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year; college bowl games on New Year\u2019s Day. I confess that this day has been getting better and better as Nicholas has started to tune in with me. Lewis doesn\u2019t love football yet \u2013 I\u2019m still hoping.<\/p>\n

I confess that last year on New Year\u2019s Day I was formulating a plan of attack to try to get a publisher for the book idea I had. I confess that this New Year\u2019s Day I will be feeling very grateful that I have signed the contract with Zondervan. Now all that is left is to write it up. That will by my obsession in 2013!<\/p>\n

I confess that I\u2019m amazed that scientists put an SUV on Mars in 2012.<\/p>\n

I confess that I really enjoyed Nate Silver going 50 out of 50<\/a> on predicting the presidential election \u2013 not because of the outcome, but because a nerdy numbers guy totally gamed nearly ever pundit and so-called political analyst. Score one for the nerds.<\/p>\n

I confess that I think the 2012 presidential election has been a catalyst to a newly vigorous and destructive bout with the culture wars. It saddens me. Our culture is now even more polarized and unfriendly. 2012 was a step back in terms of loving our neighbor and loving our enemies alike.<\/p>\n

I confess that I ran four miles on Christmas day 2012 when the wind was blowing about 13 mph and the temperature was 13 degrees\u2026 and it was awesome. I confess that for some reason, I always remember the runs I take on holidays. They are these odd little milestones, like \u201cI made it to another Christmas without quitting the exercise routine.\u201d It is snowing cats and dogs in KC right now. I hope it lasts long enough for me to get in a late afternoon run in the whiteness on New Year\u2019s Eve 2012. There\u2019s nothing like breathing in snowflakes.<\/p>\n

I confess that while running over the past few weeks I\u2019ve been listening to the unabridged version of\u00a0Les Miserables<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on audiobook. My goal was to try and finish the book before I go see the movie. Not sure I\u2019m going to make it. Still the book is fascinating \u2013 even the sprawling, loquacious, and detailed accounts of things like the different fashion tells of the social classes, or the five chapters he did on the battle of Waterloo. I confess that when I hit those long sections where it should be 4 hours of detail about the French Revolution, I usually turn the speed up to x3. I confess that when I turn up the speed, I usually pick up the pace of the run\u2026 works out well.<\/p>\n

I confess that I was bummed when Lance Armstrong went down in 2012. I wanted to believe. I confess that I read Tyler Hamilton\u2019s memoir The Secret Race in a single day last week. It was intoxicating. Armstrong cheated\u2026<\/p>\n

I confess that I don\u2019t know a single person who thought the end of the world would come on Dec. 21, score one for common sense.<\/p>\n

I confess that I think 2012 was a year of too much suffering: Hurricane Sandy, Gen. Petraeus\u2019 downfall, mass shootings in a movie theater, a grade school, a Sikh\u00a0temple, killing of diplomats in Benghazi\u2026 it\u2019s a mad world. Still I confess that I refuse to despair. I refuse to lose hope. God is good. It\u2019s only that people are crazy, and even that\u2019s not all bad!<\/p>\n

Okay friends \u2013 I made my confession. Time for you to make yours.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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