i wish . . .

● I wish certain Christians would exude a greater openness to the possibility that they may actually be wrong about some things.

● I wish other Christians would stop being wimps when it comes to anything related to truth.

● I wish certain modern types would display more humility by emphasizing not only what they do know but what they don’t.

● I wish certain postmodern types would stop confusing humility with relativism.

● I wish those who think they know it all would pause to truly consider where they derive their conclusions from.

● I wish those who constantly brag about what they don’t know would realize that it is still quite possible to be arrogant in the process.

● I wish that certain segments of the church would stop thinking about themselves and start thinking about the people whom Jesus loves.

● I wish other segments of the church would stop acting like being missional simply means repackaging old ways of doing things.

● I wish we would learn to avoid the “stuck I the mud,” “have already arrived” attitude.

● I also wish we would avoid the reactionary, “throw out the baby with the bath water” mentality.

● I wish certain traditionalists would come to see that some traditions are harmful (or at least outdated).

● I wish certain “cutting edge” individuals would pause before jettisoning everything that comes to us via the modern era.

● I wish certain Christians would recognize that none of their “heros of the faith” were perfect.

● I wish other Christians would recognize that we do have something to learn from our heros of the faith.

● I wish we would all somehow learn to appreciate and make proper use of the past, live with vigor and wisdom in the present, and look with hope to the future.

● I wish I wouldn't be such a hypocrite when writing such things.

● I wish I didn't have to wish.

● I wish . . .