by Eddie Pipkin Image by Alexa from Pixabay I wrote last week about my recent trip to Costa Rica. It’s the rainy season in Central America, so we saw rain every day we were there. We were prepared; we had rain gear, so afternoon deluges didn’t slow us down. They don’t slow the [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Photo by Pipkin I had the good fortune to visit Costa Rica for 10 days – go if you get a chance. It’s a wonderful country filled with wonderful people and wonderful wildlife. The animals are spectacular. But seeing them requires more than just careful planning and good luck. It [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Cornell Frühauf from Pixabay A couple of mornings ago, I took my coffee out to the back porch and balanced it on the little table beside my favorite chair for reading the newspaper as the sun comes up. I studied a few articles, took a sip, then, no [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Willfried Wende from Pixabay I had a great Father’s Day last weekend, and if you’re a dad (or a bonus dad), I hope you did, too. I received some fun gifts (a very cool jumbo National Parks themed rubber ducky) and some edible gifts (here’s looking at you, [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by tookapic from Pixabay Last week’s blog episode referenced a podcast from Hidden Brain. This week you get a referral to the Freakonomics universe. An April podcast from the minds that explore weird connections in the world of economics focused on the impacts of unintended consequences. In the ministry [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Katja Riedel from Pixabay Ministry leadership groups love to brainstorm ideas. One of the most popular activities among those who are sketching out their vision for the coming year is to get a bunch of people together in a room with a big whiteboard or a bunch of [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Storme from Pixabay I have a great yard, a Central Florida acre that features some fruit trees, plenty of flowers, and assorted colorful tropical landscape plants. I tend this flora for the serenity of it. I'm a person who needs a regular serenity-inducer to counterbalance my natural impatience. [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Peter H from Pixabay I turned 61 a couple of weeks ago. I know, I know, dear readers, you thought from the tone of my exuberant observations and the recounting of my hyperkinetic adventures that surely I was a much younger man. Some days, I feel like my [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay One of the great strategies for helping people feel empowered is to consistently seek their authentic feedback and engage them in the process of developing programs, events, and initiatives. If they feel that something has been lacking, they can be pivotal in developing new [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Wow Phochiangrak from Pixabay I faced an imminent personal crisis last week. I was at Cracker Barrel with my mom for an early Mother’s Day breakfast, and the menu had been revised (again!). I love those CB buttermilk pancakes – just the plain ol’ pancakes, no blueberries or [...]
