I Can Do All Things (Phil four thirteen)

Go to church long enough and the same topics and scriptures are repeated. If they use the lectionary it is roughly every three years or so. At most churches it is somewhere between 3 and 5 years…except around Christmas and Easter, they are repeated annually. Rarely do you hear a good sermon about Jael driving […]

Nothing Moves…This Week

This week was a roller coaster ride. Thankfully, it is over. Sunday the world is fresh again. “Gray Day….Everything is gray. I watch. But nothing moves today.”…Dr. Seuss Monday was one of those days that I felt wholly inadequate as a parent. Ethan has struggled with his whole life with urinary continence. What most children […]

Attitude Adjustment

Denial is an interesting phenomenon. After getting my annual review, I was really pissed off that I got dinged for being hostile and abrasive. My reaction was the same as it has always been: Yes, I lose my temper every now and then; but it is no worse than other managers in the organization. Why […]

Mirror Mirror

This is my least favorite time at work. It is the end of our fiscal year and I have to do staff evaluations. Now 8 of my 9 employees received an average to excellent rating. But of course those don’t count. The only one I care about is the one who was struggling. Part of […]