I don’t fit in. Well, that’s not entirely true. It’s just that the spaces in which I’ve felt I’ve fit in have been so rare that when I say, “I don’t fit in” it feels true. As I’ve said on this blog numerous times, I’m not good with small-talk and social situations make me feel…
Tag: Church
Facing fear
I’ve been pondering a question for a while, “What am I afraid of?” It’s one of those questions people are tempted to give quick answers too, like “spiders!” I’m not sure the quick answers, however, are good reflections of what people are really afraid of. I think people are alarmed by spiders [1]. Fear, however,…
How a church died
Tonight our association held their annual meeting at a church which shut down several years ago. I’ve been in the building several times since it closed down, and it’s always depressed me — the musty smell, the empty space, the sheer amount of lost potential. Until tonight, however, I’d never quite figured out how the…
What is a “Creative?”
Today I read an article about finding the next Steve Jobs. It makes the point that many companies are incapable of finding such a person because “creatives” are natural “non-conformists” who get weeded out by the hiring process. Creative-types tend to throw up red-flags which reveal how they won’t fit in the corporate structure. This…
Going Back
This past weekend I traveled to my almost alma mater to see my Parents, sister, and nieces in a performance of The Music Man. It was the first time my parents ever did something like that, so there was no way I was going to miss it, but it was also the last show of…
Trained Up
Two years ago, the folks who make Accordance graciously accepted an invite to come Central Baptist and offer a training seminar for the folks in South Jersey (and beyond). Just over a month ago, I got an email from those same folks saying they were going to be in a nearby seminary, and wondered if…
