Vista Community Church

Adam facilitates today's podcast. We talk about Bloomington, me (not my idea), and then get started on some of R9.

Adam and I finish our reflections on Romans 10 by discussing how an acceptance of God's standard for righteousness can lead us right into self-denial (with regard to how far off from righteous we are)...

Adam and I wonder (aloud) if righteousness is a concept generally understood...let alone aspired to.

Adam and I continue to have fun with the Russo & Schoemaker "Overconfidence Quiz." The quiz from their book, Decision Traps, illustrates part of past Sunday's argument that we tend to be self-deception (ie., overconfidence) – which the Apostle Paul says keeps us from apprehending God's righteousness.

We actually get to the test answers today...among other things.

Overconfidence is a problem for almost everybody, almost everywhere. In the weekend message regarding Romans 1o I mentioned a quiz that aims to prove it. It's fun and eye-opening. In the weekend message we mentioned two things that keep us from the righteousness from God: The Performance Trap and Self-Deception. Essentially, when we fail to perform, we deny it and convince ourselves otherwise, which leads to overconfidence. To illustrate that fact in leaders and/or managers, Russo and Schoemaker use an "Overconfidence Quiz." They mention it in their book Decision Traps (1989), which I read decades ago. Yes, decades. And even then it was 10 years old! I walk you through it in this podcast.

It was a privilege and a pleasure to help our youngest move to Charlotte with his new bride of just 4 weeks. It included pulling a Uhaul through the Appalachians, cobbling together IKEA furniture, and discovering the charm of the South End. Oh, and I thought of something...