A Trust Score, similar to a Credit Score, provides insight into another's trustworthiness. Determining this score allows one to minimize the hurt when they take a risk on another, much like the Credit Score reduces the risk for a creditor. Trust is not an all or nothing proposal. There are degrees of trust and degrees of trustworthiness. Figuring this out helps one navigate the rapids of life with others.

Pornography is often an attempt to escape uncomfortable circumstances.

What Would Jesus Do when faced with uncomfortable circumstances?

This is the 3rd in the series on WWJD with Porn. It was originally produced on YouTube

What Would Jesus Do with PORN?

If you think he never had to deal with PORN as it was not yet invented, your history is lacking.

In Luke chapter 7 we find an encounter Jesus had with a woman with "a reputation."

This is part 1 in a series of blogs on WWJD with Porn. These were originally published as YouTube videos.

Jesus did not see a person for what they did or their reputation, such as a prostitute or a thieving tax collector. He saw their heart and welcomed those who wanted to change. This video looks at Jesus' encounter with another small person, Zacchaeus, shunned by his society.

Most drivers acknowledge that they have blind spots.   That acknowledgement carries over into life.   Having blind spots acknowledges that one does not perceive the entire picture, the entire truth, but perhaps only 85% of the entire picture. 

 I contend that we actually have vision spots whereby we only perceive a fraction of the entire picture.  Yet often we develop our conclusions based on the assumption that we understand the issue, with the caveat of a few blind spots.  This is particularly true in relationships such as between a teacher and a student.  When the student asks for the teacher’s insight into what on earth is God doing, or perhaps how to overcome a personal struggle, many teachers give confident advice assuming they have understood 85% of the issue.  Yet they may be providing firm direction based on only a few vision spots.  Because they do not take the energy to search out a fuller understanding of the issue, their student often slink into the shadows to conceal their unfixable problem.

Politics - Game or Exorcism—Games are supposed to be fun. In the ‘good old days,’ politics used to be similar. Most of the party members respected their colleagues on the ‘other side of the aisle.’ Often they were caught working together on legislation or a friendly baseball game. Historically, each party has been passionate about their own issues, a tug of war of sorts.

“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is proverb often ignored as the title and cover-art are the basis of one ‘pre-judging’ a book.

In my case, I am highly prejudice in the food I eat. This was reinforced one day in a cafeteria where I picked up a ‘pickle’, chomped down on it, and discovered jalapeno peppers.