Be More Human
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Good is the Enemy of Best
The biggest mistake of my youth was in thinking that if I couldn’t do it all right now it wasn’t worth doing. It took a long time for me to learn the value of “the drip.” And then there was the day when I realized “shooting for the moon” was a good idea. Even if Continue reading
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Break the Rules
One of my favorite topics to teach on is Anxiety. If there is anything I believe to be the “human condition” it is that we are anxious creatures. Anxiety can come from inside and outside, but I find it’s the inner ones that are really the buggers. One such way anxiety breeds is we plant Continue reading
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“Expect the worst and you won’t be disappointed.” Really?
Do you live your life always worried the other shoe is going to drop? any people tell us that bracing for the worst will help us get through it when/if it comes. It’s a sign of mental toughness, they say. Bracing has an effect both before and after an event, and it’s not cut and Continue reading
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The problem with verbal shortcuts
I have a problem. My brian moves fairly quickly when I argue, and I don’t want to sacrifice any ground gained by slowing down to explain something. I want to get in, take my pot shots, and get out as the victor. In those moments, I use shortcut phrases to make my point. The thing Continue reading
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We all fail.
I have a few people in my life right now who are in their early to mid-20s. God bless these people. I simply want to take them in my arms and hug them and tell them to chill out cause it’s all gonna be okay. That’s patronizing and I can’t do that, but I wish Continue reading
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RUN, friends, to the Analog hills!
AI, algorithm, and digital OH MY! I’m not being cheeky when I say that I like it when Amazon shows me what I might like to buy next. The Instagram algorithm has made me aware of things I never knew I wanted until I saw them. I like that I can search the last 10 Continue reading
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Do not avoid reading this post
I was once talking to a friend who said they thought they were “conflict avoidant,” and asked me how I would categorize myself. After thinking about it, I responded: “I don’t avoid it. I think I’m more ‘conflict annoyed.’” I don’t want to paint myself out as some super mature human. I avoid things all Continue reading
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Sabbath is a Commandment not a Suggestion
I’m on vacation right now, so I’m taking a bit of a break from writing the blog. But I did want to offer a reflection on something I think about a lot: Sabbath. A theme that seems to keep cropping up in worship at Westminster is this idea that it’s “easy” to be a disciple. Continue reading
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Why did Mozart sell his chickens? Because they kept saying, “Bach, Bach, Bach!”
As I type this, I am listening to Yo-Yo Ma’s 2018 recording of Bach’s Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major. It’s very, very good, but it’s not the one you’re thinking of. That’s this one: For me, it all started, of course, with the Looney Tunes, but ever since I got a copy Continue reading
About Me
My name is Landon Whitsitt. I live in Oklahoma City. I have a wife, four kids, and two dogs.
I’m a pastor and a speaker. I’m a writer and a thinker. I’m a photographer and musician.
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