Nobody Cares About God’s Holiness

We’d almost made it out the door of church on Sunday when I was pulled into a conversation by a friend who was engaged in a discussion with someone I didn’t know. The discussion concerned a “short answer” for those whose response to “God loves us” was to ask where God’s love was when He told Israel to kill all the Canaanites (as one example). According to the person asking the question, this is a common attack point on TikTok, and he wanted a quick comeback that was also TikTok-sized (short).

Flashlights

Ran across this today (emphasis mine).

A teacher is someone who stands with you in the dark and holds their flashlight just long enough for you to find your own flashlight.

—Steve Jobs

The two big problems I’ve observed with teachers (and occasionally parents, but I repeat myself) over the years are:

  1. They think the goal is to commiserate and keep you company in the dark.
  2. They think the goal is to let you bask in the glory of their flashlight for as long as possible.

(I should state the obvious and say that I’ve been guilty of both.)

Be a flashlight.