Are You a Perry, Michael, Leslie or Liz? Take this quiz I made to see what type of manager you are! How do you deal with problems? How do you lead people? Which NBC comedy character are you the most
“The Manager” — Finding Your Place
The Four C’s: Setting a New Course
Part 2 of a previous post. To read Part 1, click here. So what can we do? What can we do when we find ourself sailing into the four C’s, becoming Critics, Comedians, Commentators, and Cynics? We must set a new course. We
Critics, Comedians, Commentators and Cynics
The Four C’s. Have you seen this happen? Someone does something, perhaps with excitement and gusto. One person responds, “Well, you should have done it this way…“ Another person cracks a joke about how they did it. A third person
Inaccessible Data
I bet you can’t answer all 5 of these questions.* 1. Who was your first crush? 2. What type of cake did you have at your third birthday? 3. Where did you go for your first sleepover? 4. Who was
Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen shines like a flame through the ages.* She was a woman of her time, speaking to the broken Church, rebuking the sin and encouraging the faithful– and still her words ring true almost nine centuries later. She
At The End Of The Day
How do you sign your name to the end of a wasted day? “St Patrick’s Day” is the nineteenth episode of season six of “The Office.” By this point, a new CEO has come in (played by Kathy Bates, of
Who Feeds You?
Who do you trust? Who do you follow? To what extent do devotionals, news articles, or encyclopedia entries speak absolute truth? I’ll give you the background of my question. As I was preparing some lessons for our Sunday morning Children’s
Seeing the Truth
Well, I never thought I would be writing about a dress. But here we are. 2015. No pizza hydrators, but online debates about the color of a dress. #Winning In case you missed the drama, a photo of a dress
Embarrassing Photos
“If we let it, humiliation can lead to humility.” — Jon Weece A few days ago, a few of my friends had a “Like” war on Facebook. And it was beautiful. It started with Scott, the director of worship arts
Memories & Objects
Over the years, we’ve had computers, external hard drives, flash drives, thumb drives, CDs, DVDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, Mini-CDs, memory cards, SD cards, MicroSD cards, 3.5 Floppy Disks, Floppy Disks, and more… and now, of course, we have “The Cloud”– or
Traveling Companions
It’s Amazing It’s amazing what a difference some time with friends and just a little sleep can make. I am realizing for the millionth time that I need people. I can’t do this alone. I know this to be true,
The Odd Liturgy, Part 4
One of these days, I’m going to show y’all the art of the Odd Liturgy, the little book in which I’ve been inscribing these prayers. The prayer is as much the image as the words… But for now, the words
In Christ You Are…
I have a vision for next year. I honestly want to launch this right now, but there’s this little thing called school– plus work and church and friends and family and home and… Anyway… 2014 January 2014 Get ready. (This
A Line of Grace and Faith
I drew this quite a few years back, while I was studying at Baylor. I think it was partially in response to some of my classes, but it was also just something I was thinking about in in my daily
The Father’s Love
So I watched this video about a boy who was failing math, but had just received a C and was so excited to tell his dad, he recorded the moment on video. As my tears welled up in my eyes
Truth Window
Utterly fascinating. A Truth Window. “A truth window (or truth wall) is an opening in a wall surface, created to reveal the layers or components within the wall.” Taken from http://goo.gl/R6stCQ “In a straw bale house, a truth window is often used to show the walls are
Simple Worship Elements
A while back, I served as the Summer Intern at Cypress Bible Church. Part of my work there that summer was to develop a worship experience during our summer Beach Week. During the worship times, led by the impeccable Tom
Balance In Between
If you know me well, you will know that there’s a word, a key element of life, that I uphold and value and pursue (or at least attempt to pursue) in all my pursuits: balance. Now I’m no dancer nor
Broken
You must remember. I must remember. The reason we all need grace, from God, from others, from ourselves, is because we are all broken. I’m just a well dressed wreck / I’m just a made up mess Working hard trying to
3 Thought Provoking Books
If you need to pick up a good book to get the brain moving again, try one of these– three of my favorite books of all time. A Generous Orthodoxy Brian McLaren looks at the broad spectrum of Christianity and
Perichoresis: Participating in the Love of God
Of late, I have been pondering the mystery of “perichoresis.” Now, I first encountered this idea in Brian McLaren’s A Generous Orthodoxy, which I read in my junior year of high school. Here is how he explains perichoresis, speaking especially
‘EBEN: Stones of Remembrance
Through my years working as a camp counselor at Forest Glen in Huntsville, TX, a number of places stood out as reminders of special moments and memories from my time as a camper and a counselor. The horse shoe pit
The Mystery
One of my favorite creators today is JJ Abrams, for a number of reasons. Yes, he had a strong hand in the formation of some of my favorite TV shows ever– Alias, Fringe, LOST. Yes, he is becoming a household