• Life Is the In-Between

    Life Is the In-Between

    A few days ago, I was talking to a friend of mine who was talking about what they had scheduled for that day. It was one of those covnersations we often have where we each talk about how busy we are and how much we have going on (I think it’s often a prideful…

  • Memorial Day Reflections

    Memorial Day was originally known as ‘Decoration Day.’ On May 5, 1862, General John A. Logan, leader of an organization for Northern Civil War veterans, called for a nationwide day of remembrance later that month. “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves…

  • Welcome the Opportunities

    Working for any organization….. a business a church a restaurant a school anything, You’ll definitely have opportunities presented to you that are out of your knowledge base… out of your area of wisdom and comfort. It can be easy to try to avoid these assignments, to not be available, to shun them as ‘not…

  • 5 Blogs You Should Be Reading

    5 Blogs You Should Be Reading

    When it comes to blogs and internet content, there’s a lot of it to be found. The problem? It’s often not that good or not that well written. For that reason, I’m always looking for new stuff to add to my Google Reader to browse during downtime and early morning. Here are 5 blogs…

  • Mostly Minority: How the Church Must Adapt

    I don’t know if you saw, but last week, new Census data showed that more minority births were reported than non-hispanic white births. It’s the first time ever that over 50% of births have been minorities. First off, I love this. I love that we’re becoming more diverse ethnically as a society. I think…