When I was in second grade a friend of mine from school, Tommy, was having a birthday party, but I didn’t find that out till after it happened. I didn’t find out because I wasn’t invited. The fact that I can tell you about that event from so long ago tells you the effect it… Continue reading You’re invited!!!
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Member’s Only
“Members Only.” I was a golf caddy for four years during high school and college, and each day as I arrived at work I was greeted by a number of signs with that message on them. I always wondered, what was behind those doors? What was so special in the member’s only space? Finally in… Continue reading Member’s Only
The Invitation
I remember back in High School when the dreaded turn around dance would come, where the girls would have the chance to ask the guys if they would be their date at the dance. That time each year I painfully learned what it must have felt like for girls to wait around to see if… Continue reading The Invitation
Welcome
Thursday April 29th, 2010 A co-worker has invited you to their home for an office Christmas party, and as you approach their front door you realize that you don’t know a lot about them. As you walk in you take in everything you can about them based on your initial perceptions. Did they ask you… Continue reading Welcome
Do You Remember?
Do you remember your first day at a new church? What did you feel like? What did you notice? For many, those experiences evoke feelings of nervousness and fear. It is scary to be new, whether it is new to a church, a group, or a business. You are entering into someone else’s world. They… Continue reading Do You Remember?