by Eddie Pipkin Image by Nina Garman from Pixabay My wife and I were in Georgia last month and had the joy of attending the annual Homecoming gathering at the little country church where we were married forty years ago. This congregation was founded in the 1860s, and they have a once-a-year tradition [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by VuNgocQuang from Pixabay We work with a lot of teams to get our jobs done. If we’ve been working for a long time, we remember great teams and dismal teams, fun teams and frustrating teams, teams that supported us and made us stronger and teams that disintegrated into [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay A big part of ministry leadership is convincing people to support your vision. Whether you’re the head honcho of the whole shebang or a foot soldier in charge of arranging chairs, part of the job is leading your team to follow you on the [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Tesa Robbins from Pixabay We went on a recent weekend trip during which we made two stops, a brunch at the home of some relatives we see infrequently and then an overnight stay with some close friends who now live several hours away. At both places, we felt [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Created with ChatGPT image generator My wife and I are avid bird observers. I hesitate to say bird watchers, because true avian hobbyists would not consider us nearly dedicated enough, but we love birds and try to provide some essential habitat to those who pass through our backyard. We love [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Alana Jordan from Pixabay Permission to rant for a second . . . or two? Loyal readers, I simply cannot contain my exasperation. Allow me to share with you a tale told to me which raised my hackles, ruffled my feathers, AND got my dander up. A tale [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Emily Roesly from Pixabay I listened to a fascinating discussion about pain this week on one of my favorite podcasts, Hidden Brain. The expert on hand, psychologist Rachel Zoffness, was explaining that the mind is integral to the way we experience pain and how we can learn to [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Created with ChatGPT (7-13-26) We were watching one of the Tour de France stages this week and as often happens, a small group of riders had established a “breakaway.” That’s when a few brave souls accelerate ahead of the main group and try to get far enough ahead to win [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image by Alexander Fox | PlaNet Fox from Pixabay If you’ve been catching the World Cup action like us, you have been greatly entertained. The highs; the lows; all the spectacle and pathos that a worldwide sporting competition can generate. Of course, as is always for any high-stakes event in [...]
by Eddie Pipkin Image created with ChatGPT (6-30-26) My to-do list is long, as, I am sure, is yours. There are things that must be done; there are things that need to be done, but . . . later; there are things we’d really like to do, but . . . when? Lists [...]
