Since the blogosphere will be lit up with Thanksgiving Day posts tomorrow I thought I’d beat everyone by a day 🙂 The past year has had its ups and downs for sure, but we definitely have a lot to be thankful for. Here’s what comes to mind: Jobs for both of us. Being financially able…
Good Leadership vs. Bad Leadership
We’re all leaders in some capacity. Whether it be parenthood, workplace related, or amongst friends, leadership is essentially influence. Each of us has influence in some way, whether it be big or small. I have been given a pretty large leadership responsibility at my job, and this year I’ve been extremely focused on intentionality. I’m…
Fortuitous Bouncing
Really looking forward to next week. I’ve worked too many over 50 hour work weeks in a row, and I need the break. The entire city of Portland is glad the Ducks are good this year because the Blazers will be lucky to make the playoffs after losing Oden and likely Roy soon too. Instead…
Not Something You See Everyday
It is quite common for churches to dissolve or to hand over their building to another church they trust in their area. What is entirely uncommon is when 2 churches in a city join together to become one church. Through some friends I recently heard about 2 churches in the Phoenix area who are large,…
The Danger of Passion
I’ve noticed something about my generation. It might be an over-generalization but I do think some truth can be found. We love passion. Look at the musicians who are huge: Jay-Z, Mumford and Sons, Kings of Leon, John Mayer. There is nothing in any of their music that isn’t passionate. This isn’t to say that…
Fortuitous Bouncing
Winter sure came fast here in Portland. Just over a week ago it was 71* and this entire week its been right around 50*. I guess its better than the below freezing weather everyone in the midwest and northeast has already. I’ve had a crazy week at work so this list is a bit shorter…