As a blogger, I spout my opinions frequently and strongly. I think I’m right, but you know, at times I may be wrong or at least my suggestions may not be universally applicable. In Sunday School today we watched a sermon by Andy Stanley on “Big Faith“, the first in a series on five ways that [...]
My wife, my COO, and a director: Perspectives on my sabbatical
Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world. Arthur Schopenhauer Schopenhauer was, as far as I can tell from a quick Internet search, a rather dreary philosopher who wrote that emotional, physical, and sexual desires can never be fulfilled, so he was all about negating those desires, which leads [...]
Curiouser and curiouser
This weekend I’m ending three weeks in the U.K. and I have many good new memories, many of which have to do with places I saw that I had no plans to see. How did that happen? I wanted to practice being curious on this trip. To be more observant so I would maximize every [...]
Thoughts on my last day at work
Friday February 25th was my last day of work. Until June 9th, that is. I am on sabbatical! And I’m surprised to see benefits from the sabbatical before even missing my first workday. I think about CCCC a lot, even on vacation. (Webmail is a terrible thing for vacations and Saturday mornings!) However, over the [...]
Things I’m thinking about
Here’s a list of things I’m thinking about that I’d like you to jump in on before I do. But first, I have a celebration to share. Today’s my anniversary! One year ago today I wrote my first post. I started blogging because Heather Hanson, VP Administration at CCCC, came back from a social media conference [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
