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  • Tweeting Customer Dissatisfaction

    Tweeting Customer Dissatisfaction

    Know ahead of time that I’m ranting. I know it. I own it. I’m staying at the Doubletree hotel in Orlando for a training event, and found on my arrival that the curved rod holding up the shower curtain was pulling out of the wall in such a way that I could see the threads…

  • On the “Guaranteed Appointment”

    On the “Guaranteed Appointment”

    Many United Methodist clergy are feeling some wonder at how a recent decision by General Conference to end the tradition of “guaranteed appointments” for clergy might affect their futures. Some see hope and others don’t. And many see a broken promise.

  • Bible-Based Sermons

    Bible-Based Sermons

    There seem to be two basic ways that preachers organize their sermons. One group is “topical,” taking a topic and using several scripture texts to support it. The other is “textual,” taking one scripture text and exploring how it applies to the world today. Do you prefer one to the other? I do…

  • Airline Nightmare

    Airline Nightmare

    Ok. So, maybe it’s not exactly a true nightmare. Stuff worse than this happens all the time. And, this sucks. And I have my own blog where I can vent. That’s the space I’m in. So I was flying home from a Continuing Education thing in San Diego yesterday. It was good, and I was…

  • Moving to California in 3 Easy Steps

    Moving to California in 3 Easy Steps

    Moving from Nebraska to California included quite a few adventures. And it started before we moved…

  • Why I Don’t “Get” Ferguson

    Why I Don’t “Get” Ferguson

    If I’m really honest with myself, I just don’t “get” what’s happening in Ferguson, MO. And most of us who are watching all this on the news don’t either. And we need to realize it.

  • Grace in College Football

    Grace in College Football

    With the new playoff system in college football, the decisions on team rankings and playoff games are now up to a committee. Is there room for grace in this process?

  • Communion

    Communion

    What happens when buying someone a tank of gas turns into something way better?

  • RFRA – It’s Not About “Religious Freedom”

    RFRA – It’s Not About “Religious Freedom”

    I’ve been observing some of the backlash that Indiana Governor Mike Pence has faced these last few days. After signing SB101 on this past Thursday, social media exploded and it doesn’t appear to be slowing any time soon. A growing list of major corporations are slamming the law and the legislators for discrimination, notably including…

  • 30 Years

    30 Years

    I honestly never pictured myself as a 30-year-old, mostly because when I was young 30 seemed really old, and when I was actually 30 (and beyond) I still didn’t feel old enough. And so to realize that it’s been 30 years is mind blowing and awkward and tragic and startling. Again. And still. This #tbt…