On Second Thought Ezra

Author: On Second Thought Ezra

  • Blessing and Legacy — Reckoning with the End: Part 5

    Blessing and Legacy — Reckoning with the End: Part 5

    Genesis as the Story of Every Human Life: Part 5 A part of the ‘On Second Thought‘ series By: Ezra Nadav Previously in the Series: In Part 1: Conception and Innocence, we began in Eden — a space of unearned goodness, pure being, and safety. It is a state we all begin in but cannot…

  • Discomfort is not harm.

    Discomfort is not harm.

    The Discomfort of Learning Is Not a Psychological Crisis Part of the ‘Not Quite What You Meant’ series By: Ezra Nadav Somewhere along the way, we began to confuse learning with comfort. In adult learning environments especially, training rooms, university lecture halls, continuing education seminars, there’s a growing expectation that the space must feel safe.…

  • BREAKING: “Good Morning” Officially Cancelled for Being Emotionally Aggressive

    Part of the ‘Not Quite What You Meant’ series By: Ezra Nadav In today’s latest installment of “Words That Will End Your Career,” saying “Good morning” has now been deemed a microaggression in certain corners of the internet. Apparently, greeting your coworkers with a cheerful salutation before 9am is now considered a violent imposition of mood, a…

  • Dreams and Detours — The Price of Maturity: Part 4

    Dreams and Detours — The Price of Maturity: Part 4

    Genesis as the Story of Every Human Life: Part 4 A part of the ‘On Second Thought‘ series By: Ezra Nadav Previously in the Series: In Part 1: Conception and Innocence, we explored the beginning of life, both in the world and in ourselves. Eden is a place of trust, safety, and unearned goodness. But it…

  • Covenant and Identity – Becoming a Self: Part 3

    Covenant and Identity – Becoming a Self: Part 3

    Genesis as the Story of Every Human Life: Part 3 A part of the ‘On Second Thought‘ series By: Ezra Nadav Previously in the Series: In Part 1: Conception and Innocence, we began with Eden — a symbol of our earliest beginnings, when we live in unconscious trust, gifted goodness, and untested belonging. It is…

  • When Protest Becomes Performance

    When Protest Becomes Performance

    Part of the ‘Not Quite What You Meant’ series By: Ezra Nadav In a time when political conviction is often measured by volume and visibility, it’s easy to forget that how we speak can matter just as much as what we say. This piece isn’t a defence of power or politeness—it’s a call to think…

  • The Audacity Economy: The New Freeloaders Wear Lip Gloss

    The Audacity Economy: The New Freeloaders Wear Lip Gloss

    Part of the ‘Not Quite What You Meant’ series By: Ezra Nadav There’s a new kind of economy gaining traction—and it’s not built on goods or services, but on ego, aesthetic, and the illusion of mutual benefit. It starts innocently enough. A DM, sprinkled with emojis and compliments:“Hey babe! I’m obsessed with your work!”“Would love…

  • Knowledge and Estrangement – The Loss of Innocence: Part 2

    Knowledge and Estrangement – The Loss of Innocence: Part 2

    Genesis as the Story of Every Human Life: Part 2 A part of the ‘On Second Thought‘ series By: Ezra Nadav Previously in the Series:In Part 1, Conception and Innocence, we explored the Edenic beginnings of human life — a time of unearned goodness, unconscious trust, and belonging without condition. But innocence, however beautiful, is…

  • Genesis as the Story of Every Human Life: Part 1

    Genesis as the Story of Every Human Life: Part 1

    Part 1: In the Beginning: Conception and Innocence A part of the ‘On Second Thought‘ series By: Ezra Nadav Genesis Is Our Story Too: A New Series on Growth, Loss, and Becoming. What if Genesis wasn’t just a story about the world’s beginning, but about your beginning too? What if its pages didn’t just tell…

  • It’s Not ‘Offensive,’ It’s a Threat.

    It’s Not ‘Offensive,’ It’s a Threat.

    A part of the ‘Not Quite What You Meant’ series By: Ezra Nadav We need to start calling it what it is. When someone hangs a Nazi flag in a suburban window, scrawls a swastika on a public bench, or wears a patch glorifying white supremacy, the typical response, especially in polite, progressive circles, is…