{"id":206,"date":"2011-12-19T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/2011\/12\/monday-morning-confessional-22\/"},"modified":"2011-12-19T09:18:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T09:18:00","slug":"monday-morning-confessional-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/2011\/12\/monday-morning-confessional-22.html","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Confessional"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>I confess that I woke up in the middle of the night with a fever and a head-cold. I confess that this ticks me off not because I will feel rotten for awhile, but because I need to have a productive day &amp; feeling sick will threaten that. I confess that this is surely a sign of my issues regarding productivity and self-worth. The only upside I can see is that sometimes antihistamines can help me concentrate better \u2013 does that mean I have ADHD? <\/p>\n<p>I confess that I am not a very fast reader, although I wish I were. I confess that I would probably trade an appendage for that skill, I would gladly give any toe on either foot except my big toes \u2013 I need those for making hellacious cuts when playing basketball with my 8 year old son. I would also consider trading my ring finger on my right hand \u2013 that way there would be only minimal limitation on guitar &amp; I could probably find a way to work around it on piano \u2013 although I would rather do the deal w\/a toe. Seriously, I want to trade my toe so as to be able to speed read \u2013 nothing record breaking, I\u2019m talking a book a day kind of speed reading powers.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that I think the word \u201cmissional\u201d is the new \u201cseeker\u201d when it comes to church leadership. I confess that I have issues being cynical about the new trend of mega-churches using missional language in order to appear hip. I confess that I am never more at my worst than when I am being cynical and that it is like poison to my soul. I confess that I\u2019m never more at my best that when I am being hopeful and wanting the best for others \u2013 even those who co-opt the language of mission to become more of a big deal\u2026 there I did it again.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that I would have no problem voting for a Mormon.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that I wish the Chiefs would keep losing so we can get a higher draft pick. I confess that I hate hearing the yearly stories about the 72 Dolphins cracking open Champaign bottles each time the final undefeated team loses.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that I found \u201cGilead\u201d on the clearance shelf at Half Price Books and bought it for one dollar even though I already have a copy, and that I did this solely because I can now give one copy away. So if you want a copy of Gilead, come see me. I confess that I will not charge you a dollar.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I confess that I woke up in the middle of the night with a fever and a head-cold. I confess that this ticks me off not because I will feel rotten for awhile, but because I need to have a productive day &amp; feeling sick will threaten that. 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