Despite the stress of working in a church that is struggling a little financially and staffing wise (season of church life), I do work with some amazing people. John Campea and Jeb Runquist are putting together some amazing media for this weekend when I preach on the apostle Homer. I can't wait to see how it comes out.
Another church aside... I have the worst side job in the church. I have to design and print business cards for the staff. It is a painful job. It takes about 10 minutes a sheet and you can only add one sheet at a time. It takes around 2 hours a staff member provided all goes right. As soon as I start printing them out, staff start nagging me for theirs. Look, I meant what I said when I told you they will be on your desk in October 2005 and not a day before. It is kind of funny because I asked Jeb, "Isn't this your job?" and he replied, "I don't do business cards, I got jerked all around last year and I said NO MORE!" At least you have to respect his line in the sand and that he didn't go all passive aggressive or something.
Enough about me, here is some news... In the "I guess one of them is about to find out" department. An argument over who was going to heaven and who was going to hell ended with one Texas man shooting another to death with a shotgun, police said on Monday. Believe it or not, alcohol was involved.
On a more productive note, an interview with Sally Morgenthaller in one small barking dog. This quote hit home, "My own
generation of Americans (baby boomers) suffers from a particularly virile form of narcissism. In our quest for personal fulfillment, we have failed to both teach and know our children well. Truly, our deprioritization of our own offspring is one of the great tragedies of late twentieth century America. The effects are staggering, and I'm not just talking about broken homes. It goes much deeper than that. The cessation of intergenerational narrative is at the core. The exchange of story has been one of the most important roles of family life. But getting involved in that exchange means sacrificing time, listening, and value that our children are actually worth the effort."
They also have an interview with fellow blogger, Jonny Baker.
Another church aside... I have the worst side job in the church. I have to design and print business cards for the staff. It is a painful job. It takes about 10 minutes a sheet and you can only add one sheet at a time. It takes around 2 hours a staff member provided all goes right. As soon as I start printing them out, staff start nagging me for theirs. Look, I meant what I said when I told you they will be on your desk in October 2005 and not a day before. It is kind of funny because I asked Jeb, "Isn't this your job?" and he replied, "I don't do business cards, I got jerked all around last year and I said NO MORE!" At least you have to respect his line in the sand and that he didn't go all passive aggressive or something.
Enough about me, here is some news... In the "I guess one of them is about to find out" department. An argument over who was going to heaven and who was going to hell ended with one Texas man shooting another to death with a shotgun, police said on Monday. Believe it or not, alcohol was involved.
On a more productive note, an interview with Sally Morgenthaller in one small barking dog. This quote hit home, "My own
generation of Americans (baby boomers) suffers from a particularly virile form of narcissism. In our quest for personal fulfillment, we have failed to both teach and know our children well. Truly, our deprioritization of our own offspring is one of the great tragedies of late twentieth century America. The effects are staggering, and I'm not just talking about broken homes. It goes much deeper than that. The cessation of intergenerational narrative is at the core. The exchange of story has been one of the most important roles of family life. But getting involved in that exchange means sacrificing time, listening, and value that our children are actually worth the effort."
They also have an interview with fellow blogger, Jonny Baker.
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