I tend to avoid malls between “Black Friday” and January 1. Â I dislike pushy crowds of individuals, all pushing through the mass pursing their own agenda – it’s overwhelmingly stressful. Â For some reason, however, I thought it would be a good idea to head to Cherry Hill Mall on “Boxing Day” to see if I…
Category: Thoughts
Just my general thoughts on things.
Welcome to my domain
Over the last few months I’ve been contemplating acquiring a domain name for Painfully Hopeful. Â This morning I finally pulled the trigger and purchased a domain which, I feel, captures the ethos of what I post here. Â So, welcome to painfullyhopeful.me! Â Come, gaze at the irony.
Pleasantly Disrupted
I remember watching the initial iPad announcement and thinking, “Well, it’s kinda cool, but underwhelming.” It didn’t have a camera, and it really looked like nothing more than a big iPod Touch. As I already had an iPhone, I saw no need for “another device.” Then my neighbor got one to be his “take along…
Annual obligation – It’s called “Advent” people…
It seems like the annual tradition of Christian snarkiness gets earlier every year. Â First it starts with e-mails which follow the general theme of, “Make sure you say ‘Merry Christmas’ this year and let people know the real reason for the season!” I usually get upwards of ten of these e-mails, eventually I’ll get a…
If I could plant a church
I’m a small church pastor. In a lot of ways I like being a small church pastor. After all, the smaller environment allows me a lot more freedom to experiment and see what catches on. Larger congregations tend to be more corporate minded. I don’t do well in an environment which brings cubicles to mind….
Thanks for the Memories
“To do what I do well, I need a Mac.” It was with those words that I requested to have a MacBook purchased for me by Central Baptist in the next year’s budget. I explained how, with the media creation and presentation we were doing at the Church, a Mac would make the work-flow easier….
