Last night I said goodbye to a friend. Pastor Ronnie and his family had been part of my life since September of 2015, when they showed up in worship and he let me know he was looking to plant a Brazilian Baptist congregation. Central had been one of several churches identified as possible locations by…
Category: Thoughts
An Introspective Heart
As I wrote some notes Wednesday night on the passage I’m preaching this Sunday 1, I found myself listening to music written by Rich Mullins. I don’t typically listen to Christian music, and usually can’t stand any music with lyrics while I write, but there’s something about Rich Mullins’ music which captures my heart. Rich…
Training Day
I spent my day doing tech support for a person who demands to remain unnamed, and since I snapped this picture as some point during the day I just had to turn it into a comic. While I suppose convincing one’s self you aren’t frightened by computers could work for a bit, in the long-run…
Alternatives
This afternoon I began seeing a new Twitter hashtag, #alternativefacts. Given the response of our current administration to the relatively low attendance at the inauguration, I figured it must have something to with the Trump Whitehouse. I chuckled a bit at the hashtag and moved on. Then I learned the hashtag wasn’t actually made up,…
Nothing to Say
I’ve been pondering sharing some thoughts on the inaugural weekend for much of the day, but the more I see how people are treating one another the more frightened I am to say anything. Frightened to say anything because of the fury and disdain I see Donald Trump’s supporters direct toward detractors. Frightened because of…
Embracing the Flow
I’ve been dealing with a bunch of communications shifts among the various groups with which I work as of late. As I watch people struggle with these transitions it’s got me considering how embracing the idea of a workflow is actually more important then mastering any one communication tool. A workflow oriented mentality works, essentially,…
