Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Tuesday [March 25, 2013] the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) started having hearings about same-sex marriage laws. In response, the Human Rights Campaign decided to change their logo, and it’s taken Facebook by storm. They normally sport … Continue reading
Category: Faith
I’m a Christian. Here’s some stuff I’ve written about the Bible and my Faith. Guaranteed to incite a flame war.
Grace on Earth
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKeith Miller,our pastor at Missio Dei Fellowship, wanted to take a month off to work on his doctoral thesis and generally get a much needed break from preaching. In order to afford him that break, January became, ‘guest speaker’ month; … Continue reading
The Performative Verb and Jesus
Reading Time: 4 minutesFour or five years ago when I was still considering seminary, I wrote on a few topics within Christianity for the heck of it. So I think it was a Wednesday night around 10:00 pm that I wrote this. About … Continue reading
Politics and Religion: An Evangelical Libertarian’s View on Gay Marriage
Reading Time: 7 minutesI don’t blog much about my faith and I’ve never really talked about politics before. I am a born-again evangelical — just about anyone who’s spent more than 20 minutes talking to me will figure that out. And though I enjoy … Continue reading
Office Politics: Take It or Lead it
Reading Time: 5 minutesA very wise man once told me to expect Office Politics anywhere. He actually didn’t need to tell me, because I kind of suspected it. But regardless, he reminded me that every business is crazy in their own special way; don’t expect crazy to just disappear. I thought that I was okay with that axiom, but as it turns out — I’m not. I accept the existence of Politics as a fundamental nature of humanity. But when it becomes harmful and dangerous to the business, I don’t think that it’s okay to just cough up the phrase, “that’s Office Politics for ya. Take it or leave it.” If someone tells me just to take it, I think I’d rather lead it, than leave it.
What a smiley face taught me about my career
Reading Time: 6 minutesI’d like to introduce you to Jerry. You will see his picture in a second. To you Jerry will look like just a smiley face, but for me he’s a lot more. I’ve taken Jerry to every desk I ever had, and now that I’m moving on to another company, he’s coming, too. You see, Jerry taught me more about business, myself, and God than anyone else ever could. I’d like to share his story.