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September 25, 2008 by kevinstilley

Sitting on the front Porsche

I never felt overly sheltered or deprived, but there were many experiences that were postponed growing up in the poorest county of Oklahoma in the home of a country preacher.  Where I grew up the porsche was the step at your front door.  “Did you see the new swing on their front porsche.”

Now I spend my days in a well to do community north of Dallas and drive by a Porsche dealership nearly everyday.  As I drive by I often think of a conversation I once had with a Porsche owner.  According to him, his Porsche handled so well that it was good to actually speed up as he went around corners because it made his car “hug the road” better.   I don’t know if that is really true or not, because even though I no longer live in the poorest county in Oklahoma, I still have little real life experience with Porsches.  My experience is primarily second hand experience.  Anything I know about driving a Porsche comes vicariously through the accounts of others.

This makes me stop and think about the nature of human experience and wonder how much of what I think I know is really dependent upon what others tell me, what I have read, etc.   No less than four times this week I have said to someone that “I know how you feel, I have been there.”  When I said this, I really did feel as if I understood them better because I had walked a mile in their shoes — or at least in a very similar pair bearing the same brand name.

There is nothing too profound in what I have written above.  But these thoughts have made me stop to consider some important Christological passages.  John 1 – The Logos came and tabernacled among me.  Philippians 2 – Jesus humbled himself and became a man.  And this one;

For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. (Hebrews 4:15)

I like knowing that Jesus understands me — even when I drive by that Porsche dealership and really, really wish I had experience less vicarious.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: automobile, Blog, car, Christology, Dallas, luxury, Porsche, Sports, vehicle, Worldview

May 12, 2008 by kevinstilley

Maintaining Independence – Wheelchair Vans

No one likes to be dependent upon other people. My aging parents struggle with allowing other people to do nice things for them. They spent their whole life investing in the lives of the people in their church and in their kids. But now that they are not able to do everything for themselves it drives them nuts for other people to care for them the same way that they have cared for others.

The fact is that God made us to be interdependent. As John Donne said; (with his spelling retained)

No man is an Iland intire of itselfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; if a clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is thelesse, as well as if a promontorie were, as well as if a mannor of thy friends or of thine owne were; any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

Still, it is difficult to be dependent upon others. When I was pastoring in Arkansas one of the men in our church gradually lost the use of his legs. About every other week I would drive him to Little Rock to see a doctor or therapist. Although, I did not mind doing this, and very much enjoyed his company and the time we got to spend together, I could see the emotional pain in his eyes as we would struggle to load and unload him and his wheelchair from the truck.

A wheelchair van may be an option for some who find themselves in this situation. You can investigate handicap vans at IMED Mobility. Their website has new and used vehicles for sale and products to make transportation more convenient for those with disabilities; chair toppers, vehicle lifts, turning automobile seating, driving aids, and more. For those investigating their options, this is a good place to start.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: automobile, Blog, handicap, mobility, therapy, van, wheelchair

November 6, 2007 by kevinstilley

Flat tire?

How many psychologists does it take to change a flat tire?

Only one, but it has to really want to change.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: automobile, Blog, Humor, psychology

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