Painfully Hopeful

Why “Coffice Hours?”

I’m sitting in the Treehouse. It’s a coffeeshop in Audubon, NJ owned by an acquaintance of mine (who also happens to be a youth minister at a nearby baptist church). I come here every other Thursday to write my sermon, drink coffee, and perhaps get a tasty morsel. It’s always a good time. There are…

Believe Different

The week Steve Jobs died was a bit of a whirlwind for me. I had been at a “vision day” with fresh expressions and came away incredibly encouraged, the next day Steve Jobs pass away and as I looked back on his life and accomplishments I was struck by (infamous?) passion to never compromise on…

Oh the workflow

This past week I went to a local pastor’s luncheon. It’s made up of some wonderful people, but I was reminded again of how alien I am to the world in which my local peers function. Sometimes I find it depressing. What reminded me of my outsider status this past week was the reports in…

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….

From the Garden to the City – Week 3, Reflection

Note: Two weeks ago I had a massive project to finish for my denomination’s annual meeting – because of this, I’ve lost time to read, much less write. I’m slowly getting back to a decent equilibrium, but it’s taking time. I must demand that people stagger their “start-up” events so that September ceases to be…

From the Garden to the City: Imagination

Note: If you’re interested in checking out From the Garden to the City before you buy the book – you can help unlock chapters by clicking here. When the assignments came out for this blog tour I have to confess that I saw my name next to “imagination” and did a little jig. As you…