Living the Dream
Once upon a time (starting in 2010 and running for a little over a year) Ben put in a lot of hours on a blog named “Assume The Best.”
It chronicled his life as a full-time staff member of Campus Crusade for Christ, attempting to make light of and encourage specifically around the process of raising financial support.
We had left staff at that point, and this writing is an interesting look into his process of grieving that loss, with an eye toward “becoming a writer.”
Here, in the order they were released, are those posts.
I’m at work on my break, and just realized that there’s no post scheduled to go live this morning. These things happen, I suppose.
Let’s take this opportunity to click the facebook “like” button on the homepage, and add a comment as to why you would suggest folks read my blog.
Go on, now. I’ll be back with some amazing content this afternoon or tomorrow!
Thanks for being you.
Ever meet somebody and wonder why they are in ministry? Not in a “I can’t believe they got accepted” sort of way, but an “if I were sitting on the goldmine they are, I’d be in the marketplace” sort of way.
That’s how I’ve long felt about John Cliver. He’s a really talented graphic designer. Call me an optimist, but even in a market that makes the word “saturated” feel woefully inadequate, Continue reading “Shout-out Friday: The Clivers.”
This idea was generated via the submissions page. I was tasked with “making it funny” but to be honest, It was already pretty dang funny.
I have an axe to grind. I may catch some flack for it, but I think it’s time someone took the time to call out a practice that should have long ago been outlawed: Continue reading “Pat, Terry, Tracy, and Blaming it on the Labels.”
I like microphones. I once tweeted a picture of my view from the stage at a conference where I was leading the singing. Here it is, for reference: Continue reading “The Name Game FAIL.”
There’s no place in the world like a college campus in spring. The combination of excited young people and pollen, perhaps.
Among my favorite memories of ministry were the impromptu Continue reading “Thankful Thursdays: Spring.”