Frank's Blog

In 2014, I will always remember the fear in the face of my father and in all our family as we anticipated the open heart surgery in the next 24hrs.   That night, my father, in a quiet moment of solitude whispered "How did I get here?".   (The operation was a success but my father's health was never the same.    Still we had a few more great years together. ) As we face the church's admin board meeting (Aug/2023) on disaffiliation I feel that same fear  is strangling so many in our community.   The words from from the song "Don't Cry For Me" came to me as we consider separation from our connectionalism.   It won't be easy, you'll think it strange When I try to explain how I feel That I still need your love after all that I've done Don't cry for me, UMC The truth is, I never left you... All through my journey days, my prayers I kept my promise Don't keep your distance... They (views of GMC/independence allies) are illusions,  the...

The Political Circle post (see below) got me thinking.    What if we (humanity) have it all wrong? Ie. labels and categories are a natural human tendency to bring order. But they also obscure the reality of our world. Just as "RACE" was introduced with labels and categories -- and we got that ALL wrong. Just as the original theories on Relativity relied on constants that ultimately needed vectorization (matrix calculus) to see further. Source: Facebook Post - (link lost) Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory I prefer to think in terms of Power, Narrative and Wealth as living in their own dimensions. While Life, Liberty and Happiness exist in their own dimensions. And Representation, Law and Justice as the another dimension. And Energy, Natural Resources, and Technologies in their own dimension. The 4 pillars of reality x 3 elements per pillar gives a kaleidoscope of 12 colors to view our world for every single human being. (I did not bring in the Theologica...