by Eddie Pipkin Image by Bob Dmyt from Pixabay It’s that time of year when we are either eager to give gifts or compelled to give gifts or, most likely, experiencing both compulsion and obligation in the giving of gifts, depending on the recipient. There are people we have been excited about sharing [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by M W from Pixabay We’ve been sampling the wide range of local Christmas events that our metro area has to offer, from formal orchestral performances to school holiday concerts, and it’s been a blast so far. From fancy synchronized light presentations to neighborhood decorating contests, carefully curated Festivals [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by mcmurryjulie from Pixabay I was catching up on the sports news from the weekend – don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I loooove sports – and in reading about the Kansas City vs. Green Bay football game on Sunday night from the storied frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Keith Johnston from Pixabay My wife and I attended our last home football game of the year last week. It’s been a fun inaugural year in the Big 12 for my beloved UCF Knights. Lots of ups and downs, but we ended on happy note with a victory [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Alexa from Pixabay Do you ever get worked over a mistake someone else made – just to realize upon reflection that it’s your own darn fault? Apologies to the late, great Jimmy Buffett for paraphrasing his stolen “Margaritaville” lyric, but he captures the thought process so well: the [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by 愚木混株 Cdd20 from Pixabay We like to keep things running smoothly. We like to keep things drama free. We like a day characterized by the smiley-faced emoji, not that dude with the grumpy frowny-face. We like a day when there are no hiccups, hangups, or complications. This is [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay I was reminded this week of the power that connections can have for older people and the capacity we have to facilitate those connections. I was reminded of these things because of an article I had read (of course), but then I had a personal [...]
By Eddie Pipkin Image by Guy from Pixabay I got to attend my first Formula One race last weekend in Texas. Aside from all the fast cars and great music (it being Austin, after all), it’s impossible for an old ministry event organizer like me to go to any major shindig without analyzing [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay There are lots of things that local churches do well. There are plenty of things that local churches don’t do well at all (and while I was tempted to add there, “not for lack of trying,” the sad truth is that often [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Dee from Pixabay Even if you don’t watch pro football, and even if you don’t follow pop music, you may have been unable to avoid one of the stories that dominated national newsfeeds last week: Taylor Swift’s visit to MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands to watch her new [...]
