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 [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Evgeni Tcherkasski from Pixabay In a crazy moment last week, a baseball manager got kicked out of a game for something he didn’t even do. Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected by the home plate umpire for critical comments – except Boone argued – and video clearly confirmed [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Alexa from Pixabay As a long-suffering Orlando Magic basketball fan, it was worthy of celebration last week when our young, scrappy team made it to the NBA playoffs. They acquitted themselves well this season, finishing in the top five in the Eastern Conference and avoiding the dreaded post-season [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Ray Shrewsberry • from Pixabay Golfer Scottie Scheffler won The Masters in Augusta, Georgia this past weekend, securing his reign as the current top golfer in the world and taking home a cool $3.5 million. The unflappable Scheffler conquered the most famous of golf tournaments by a whopping [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Schorsch from Pixabay It’s my predictable meditation on March Madness and the wonderful lessons that are imparted by coaches and teams as the yearly drama unfolds. This year the focus has been on women’s basketball as female hoop heroes like Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, and Kamilla Cardosa have [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Pavlo from Pixabay Following last week’s “Staple Girl” blog, I continued to think a lot about the nature of ministry. I argued in that blog that our work has impact, even when it’s not obvious and even when it’s not saluted with fireworks. Even so – even as [...]
