Assume incompetence not conspiracy

Recently I was reflecting here on making yourself vulnerable. One of the lessons I was taught many years ago now was that we should ‘assume incompetence, not conspiracy’ when we are hurt by people. Obviously this has its limits because there are clearly times when we have to acknowledge that someone has intent to hurt [...]

Unity in Community

I’ve been reading Jean Vanier’s Community and Growth and came across this interesting quote which I wanted to share.
A community becomes truly and radiantly one when all its members have a sense of urgency. There are too many people in the world who have no hope. There are too many cries in the world which [...]

The pain and privilege of making yourself vulnerable

I’ve become convinced that if you want to powerfully show love to someone the way Jesus did then you need make yourself vulnerable. In fact I think there is a direct relationship between how vulnerable you make yourself and the impact of your actions. People notice (sometimes not consciously, but at a deeper level) when [...]