All tagged life
For the first time in a decade, I don’t work for the local church. When that change happened in November, it was wild. That first Sunday morning especially, I felt like I was breaking the rules. As if there was some sort of law enforcement officer who was standing behind the curtain waiting to arrest me for my deviance.
“A rut is a grave with no ends.” - Earl Nightingale
And whether we want to admit it or not, we’ve all been there. We’ve been in places that feel redundant, or in spaces that don’t foster growth. So the question becomes: What do we do when we are in a rut?
This week I decided to throw in a bonus blog. This is something way off topic and unlike most of what I write about on a regular basis. This is all about technology and the way it can be used as a tool to impact the way I work.
Last week I took part in celebrating the life of an incredible man. He was the kind of guy who oozed fun and, at the same time, could have the best conversations with you. Pat Kiefer was one of the most amazing men I’ve ever met.
At the last funeral I was presiding over, the co-celebrant made a great statement about joy and pain. He said, “Without the depth of pain we could never celebrate the fullness of joy.”
This past weekend our family celebrated ninety years of life for my wife’s Oma (grandmother). Oma’s party was an absolute success, and the smile on her face looked like it was built on a foundation of a lifetime of happiness. Generation after generation of the family filled the room, and it was good....
