When I was growing up, there were certain things –– like clothing –– that you just couldn’t buy on Sunday. Entire sections of department stores were simply roped off. And retailers respected the rhythms of the seasons –– you never saw Christmas displays or heard Christmas music or read Christmas newspaper ads until after Thanksgiving...
We need volunteers. Our churches, and churches in general always need volunteers. To serve on leadership. To serve on or head up committees. To run the A/V equipment. To set up for and clean up after Communion. To set up for and clean up after Coffee Hour. To count the offering. To serve as...
I was a late bloomer. Although it seemed at first that I was going to be a fast starter since I was born two months too soon, it took me a while to catch up. I started kindergarten a month before I turned five (when you were supposed to already be five) but needed some help...
Scope creep in project management refers to changes –– or continuous or uncontrolled growth –– in a project’s scope, and which occurs at any point after the project begins. This can occur when the scope of a project is not properly defined, documented, or controlled. It is generally considered harmful. I had some first-hand...
In December 2020, The Weather Channel rolled out a new tagline: Get Into The Out There. This replaced its 2013 tagline: It’s Amazing Out There. And I don’t know if it was wishful thinking, or some confusion on my part, or if I was conflating two things I’d heard, but I thought the 2013...