Greet the Brothers with a Holy Kiss

I was reading in Exodus today, and Moses hadn't seen his brother Aaron in awhile, and when he finally was reunited with him he kissed him. In Acts 20 the Ephesian elders have a big group hug and they all literally kiss Paul goodbye. Men kiss each other all the time in the Bible. We're weirded out by this in our culture, or at least I am.

Today I saw that new Will Smith movie (The Pursuit of Happyness) and I admit I was slightly weirded out by Will Smith's character kissing his son. That sucks because I want to be the kind of dad who can experience this kind of intimacy with his son. This sort of thing probably comes at least partially from my relationship to my own father, whom I am very close with and I love him dearly, but I’ve noticed lately that there seems to permanently be distance between us in some places.

How do I overcome that gap, both for my father and I right now and potentially for my son and I one day? I also wonder how this sort of thing touches my relationships with you fine gentlemen. Where do I feel distant? How can we overcome this?

I’m not saying that we should start kissing, but how can I become the type of person who is more comfortable with appropriate levels of intimacy, regardless of cultural norms or expectations?

Moving on up to the West Side

I wanted to share with everyone that I just moved from Redmond, WA to Seattle, WA, and now I have a new, more permanent address:

Cabe Matthews
718 4th Ave N, Apt. #20
Seattle, WA 98109

Mapquest/GoogleEarth me and check out how sweet of a location it is. I finally got a piece of the pie.