{"id":904,"date":"2012-10-01T07:52:44","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T13:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/?p=904"},"modified":"2012-10-01T07:52:44","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T13:52:44","slug":"monday-morning-confessional-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/2012\/10\/monday-morning-confessional-35.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 just after college, I once donated plasma so that I could by a pizza.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that comparison is my favorite sin (you may not think comparison is a sin, but it is the way I do it), and it causes me constant trouble.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that one fourth of all prisoners in American jails are there because of nonviolent drug offenses. I confess that African Americans represent 12% of drug users, but makeup 59% of those in state prison for drug convictions.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that I\u2019m chronically late. I confess that I\u2019m usually tempted to make up an excuse in order to make myself look better.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that I\u2019m worried about several of my friends who are struggling with different issues right now. I confess that I\u2019m afraid that when they come out on the other side of their struggles, they won\u2019t want to be friends anymore.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that I\u2019m trying to become a better listener, and that I\u2019m doing so because I think maybe I\u2019m kind of a lousy listener.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that I\u2019m disillusioned by the intense bipolarity of national politics. I confess that I was used to being able to blame Washington as the center of hatred, but it seems as though the rest of the country has now joined in. I confess that I\u2019m mystified by those who seriously think that the world will be so much better off if their side wins this upcoming election. I confess that I cannot believe how much trust people put in politicians and political parties.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that I am impatient.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that after 6 weeks off from running while I let a leg injury heal, I have not bounced back into the running routine as quickly as I though I would. I confess that I\u2019m a little bit frustrated by this because we\u2019re coming into the best time of year for running.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that I think the most challenging words in the bible are from Matt. 7:1 \u2013 \u201cDo not judge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Okay friends! I made my confession, time for you to make yours!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I confess that just after college, I once donated plasma so that I could by a pizza. 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