David Flowers posted a blog entry Aug 18, 2009
My E-Friendship
It has been too long since my last post. I decided in March to stop writing my blog in order to concentrate on the book I am writing. Unfortunately in the months since I stopped writing the blog, I have completed only the foreword to the book, and of course have done nothing with the blog. It... more »
David Flowers posted a blog entry Mar 17, 2009
Dismissing Religion?
Below is a reprint from a post I just did on a Facebook group with some friends of mine._______________________I want to base my life on what I believe is the truth. If I really believed that it's more likely than not that there's no God, I too would be an agnostic. In a heartbeat. Even as a... more »
David Flowers posted a blog entry Mar 2, 2009
Nostalgia
There are no friends like old friends. It's cliche, but of course true in that way cliches often are. The older I get, the more comfort I am finding in friends I have known a long time.The fact is, I'm at that age where the "padding" between death and me is beginning to disappear. The baby... more »
David Flowers posted a blog entry Mar 1, 2009
On changing...
One of the secrets of life is to be honestly who you are. Who others want you to be, who you used to be, and who you may some day become ... these are fantasies. To be honestly who you are is to give up your illusions and face today with courage. -- Bill PurdinI have been going to counseling... more »
David Flowers posted a blog entry Feb 8, 2009
50 Things I'm Good At
It's hard to admit that you're good at things. It feels like bragging. My experience in pastoring and counseling, in fact, has shown me that people are far better at listing their weaknesses than their strengths. But everybody is good at something. Here are some things I am good at. By the way... more »
David Flowers posted a blog entry Feb 3, 2009
Things I Wish...
I WISH...1. ...I lived closer to my brother. He's the only brother I have and he's my closest friend.2. ...I hadn't spent so much of my life unhappy when I have been surrounded by beautiful things all my life.3. ...more people thought more often about their mortality. We're all running out of... more »