by Eddie Pipkin Image by Kate Cox from Pixabay I was doing some shopping last week when I picked up a carton of eggs from the case and realized that one was broken. What does one do? Put it back right where you found it (not my problem)? Put it back in the [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by neufal54 from Pixabay Apologies if you eagerly awaited the arrival of this blog last week, because there wasn’t one. I was on a cruise with the family, and while I had initially planned to write last week’s blog in advance so that it could be published while I [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Александра from Pixabay I was riding along with a ministry friend last week, talking about all the good work he has been up to, and the conversation – as it inevitably does – turned to the one volunteer who was gumming things up and driving everybody crazy. We [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Nils from Pixabay If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you may have picked up two things about me. One, I am blind as a bat. Two, I play pickleball. (I know, me and every other old dude.) The overlap of these two truths means that [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Mo Farrelly from Pixabay This week in the blog you get a two-fer. Two stories about the mindset of a winner, one about never being happy with the status quo and one about never assuming the status quo will continue to be the status quo. Whether you are [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay I was flying back from Boston last weekend, and the day had been a little stressful because my phone had decided to blow up at the most inconvenient of times. I got to the terminal and just wanted to catch my breath in the [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Paul C Lee from Pixabay At the pickleball complex last week, my partner and I were deep into a close match, when a foursome arrived and set up two courts down. This included hanging up a portable speaker and triggering their Tom Petty playlist. Now, I’m as big [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Confession time: I am terrible at backing up trailers. If you are one of those human beings who is naturally gifted at reversing a vehicle with a trailer behind it, be it a boat trailer, cargo trailer, or camper, I salute you. I have owned [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Interior Lens from Pixabay Home organizers have plenty of tips about how to keep yourself sane in a house full of people and their constantly expanding stuff. Sometimes the advice is straightforward, like "Tidy up every day!" Sometimes it’s counterintuitive. For instance, the value of empty space. You’d [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Victoria from Pixabay I hope you’ve had some time off this summer, or that you at least have some time off in the next few weeks before fall comes roaring in full-throated and commanding your undivided attention. Summer traditionally marks a slower pace in ministry life (except for [...]
