A Week Without Opinions, Days 6 and 7: Reflections, Links, Driscoll

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Quote of the Day: “I’m ready for the old Rachel to come back.” – Dan Evans So today is the last day of my week without opinions, and honestly, midnight could not come soon enough!  Even Dan, who seemed to really enjoy the first few days of my fast, seems to have grown tired of all the silence around the house. I think we both realized this week that my propensity for self-expression can have both negative, hurtful l effects and positive, life-giving effects. As the ... read more

A Week Without Opinions, Day 5: Calvinism

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So my final interview during the week without opinions was with a local Reformed pastor about Calvinism.  I was most nervous about this interview, mainly because discussions about predestination, salvation, limited atonement, and sovereignty tend to elicit strong emotional reactions from me.  I actually cried while writing up the questions! Fortunately, no tears were shed during the interview itself. Carter, the pastor, could not have been more kind. He even brewed a pot of coffee for... read more

A Week Without Opinions, Day 4: Politics and Health Care

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So yesterday was the first day of my week without opinions in which I didn’t break a single rule! This gave me a little extra confidence this morning as I embarked on what I knew would be a particularly challenging day. I had two opinion-less interviews scheduled for today—one with a conservative friend regarding politics at 11:30 a.m. and one with a Reformed pastor concerning Calvinism at 4 p.m. (I’ll let you know how my talk with the pastor goes tomorrow.) "Sabrina" on Po... read more

A Week Without Opinions, Day 3: Gender Roles

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As part of my week without opinions, I’ve made an extra effort to listen more carefully to friends with whom I disagree and to increase my exposure to viewpoints other than my own. I’ve tried to focus on issues that I feel passionate about, issues that normally trigger hot-faced tirades or enthusiastic lectures on my part, so as to practice accepting differences of opinion with more gentleness and respect. One such hot-button issue is the role of women in the church and home. Being... read more

A Week Without Opinions, Day 1: Hair-splitting , Humility, Happiness

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Quote of the day: “Quiet people have opinions too.” – Dan Evans Yesterday was the first full day of my “opinion fast,” and I’m genuinely surprised by how much I’ve learned from the experiment already. It’s been strange to see how changing just one habit can impact so many areas of life—attitude, relationships, group dynamics, even scheduling and time management.  It’s been humbling and enlightening to realize just how much I can ... read more

A Week Without Opinions: Can I do it? Could you?

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They say that the first step in overcoming addiction is admitting you have a problem, so here it goes:  Hi, my name is Rachel, and I’m an opinion junkie. As my friends, family, and readers already know, I have an opinion about nearly everything—religion, politics, theology, entertainment, lifestyle, college football, driving, world affairs, and whether or not that coffee mug in the kitchen cabinet is light gray or light blue (it's light blue, I say!) Opinions are not inheren... read more

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