By Eddie Pipkin Last week I wrote about the need for friendships – now more than ever – and how the local church can be a great way to help people bond in deep relationships. Of course, neighborhood churches have always been associated with friendships. Many of us who grew up in the church or [...]
By Eddie Pipkin As we plan fall campus events and outreach efforts, mission projects, and seasonal music productions, let’s not forget one of the core things needed by people who are hurting and seeking connection and meaning in their lives: the power of friendships. It’s simple; it’s essential; it’s a key component to mental and [...]
By Eddie Pipkin The BBC has a great website called Worklife 101 that they describe as “a global round-up of the people, ideas, and things at the forefront of the new world of work.” It emphasizes new technology, new management philosophies, new productivity strategies, and new ways of staying sane while balancing all that. I [...]
By Eddie Pipkin After attending a recent mid-summer worship service, I was asked by the pastor-in-charge if I thought the energy in the room felt a little low. He had been challenged by the obviously substandard turnout and the way it altered the dynamics of the worship setting. It’s a common challenge for most congregations [...]
By Eddie Pipkin As we mark the 50th anniversary of humanity’s first steps on the moon, it is a great time to reflect on the power of an unambiguous vision. Although the U.S. space program had been actively pushing the boundaries of exploration for more than half a decade, when John F. Kennedy delivered his [...]
By Eddie Pipkin It was shortly after my blog from last week landed in my own inbox when I noticed that – in a blog in which I repeatedly mentioned the importance of always having a way for ministry partners to provide perspective and feedback – there was no way for you, dear reader, to [...]
By Eddie Pipkin Richard Montañez’s rise from janitor to respected global food company executive is American as it gets. He took an idea, backed by hard work and belief, and turned it into an inspirational success story. Montañez is the genius behind Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, and his feel-good tale of triumph is not only a [...]
By Eddie Pipkin Last week, I was is in the small, remote Colorado mountain town of Ouray. As I wandered the hilly streets one morning just after dawn, I came across a grassy hillside with a boulder at the bottom with a bonze plaque affixed to it. I had stumbled upon “Lee’s Ski Hill,” a [...]
By Eddie Pipkin Earlier this week, I had to make an unexpected trip to the doctor’s office. They had been kind enough to squeeze me in for a same-day appointment, but it ended up being the very last slot of the day, and as soon as the front office person had checked me in, she [...]
By Eddie Pipkin We are a bunch of know-it-alls. If we’ve been around a long time, we have it all figured out by virtue of years of hard-won experience. If, on the other hand, we just arrived on the scene, we’re full of fresh, revolutionary passion and the need to throw out all the fuddy-duddies [...]
