by Eddie Pipkin Created with ChatGPT (Open AI), 5-21-26 I had some friends who called on short notice to see if they could come for a visit for a few days. I was busy. There had been a lot going on. My first reaction was that the timing wasn’t great, so maybe next [...]
by Eddie Pipkin I have fish. Or, at least, I had fish. A whole tank of freshwater tropical fish. My little fishy friends. But a couple of months ago, I bought a plant at the local iteration of the big box pet store, and that harmless looking plant harbored an evil seed: the dreaded fish [...]
by Eddie Pipkin My best advice for you on giving advice: Don’t. Unless someone has asked explicitly asked you for it, don’t offer it. That is one of the secrets to a happy existence. Of course, most of you reading this blog are ministry professionals or volunteers, and you are quite comfortable offering opinions, and, [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image generated by ChatGPT Ever have one of those weeks (or months) where everything feels like it’s going against you? No matter how hard you try, things keep going off the rails. Small disasters befall you at every turn. Trouble is your middle name. Even though you are proceeding with [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Hans from Pixabay I wrote a blog a couple of years ago titled “Kinks.” Not the pulp paperback variety; the kind you get in your garden hose. My whole meditation was about my frustration with dragging the hose all the way across the yard only to have a [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Moondance from Pixabay The college basketball season wrapped up this week, with the women’s final on Sunday afternoon and the men’s final on Monday night. As always, the games delivered heroics and heartbreaks. If you don’t follow basketball, allow me to remind you that there are five players [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Colin Behrens from Pixabay Happy Easter week! I know it's been a busy season for you all. Thank you for your hard work, your passion, and your commitment to helping people connect to a deeper spirituality. It's that connection part that I'm always thinking about. All those beautiful [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Pexels from Pixabay I heard a story a couple of days ago in which a highly accomplished man remembered the time he flunked swimming class. The guy had always been a straight A student, so he enrolled in this class thinking he would master it just as he [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay Did you win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics last month or an Oscar the other night? Me neither. So, clearly, neither of those accomplishments is going to be the key to our ultimate happiness. What about if we select the perfect March Madness [...]
It is with a sad heart that I share that Excellence in Ministry Coaching’s founder and leader, Dr. Phil Maynard, died unexpectedly a couple of weeks ago. Phil was a military veteran, medical technician, a musician, second-career local pastor of thriving congregations, discipleship expert at the conference level, multi-volume author, certified coach and trainer, and [...]
